a couple friends pointed me to some info on the sabbath and i just plain like it, being the workaholic i am it's a lifesaver for me and gives me the motivation to be more balanced about my business and work schedule.
so from there i looked into the adventists and found a hall near my place and went last week.
i honestly enjoyed myself and the meeting time is not disruptive and the people were great and pretty laid back.
My family and I have become Anglican but I still think some SDA churches are OK depends on the church. Being brought up SDA and my father an elder I always used to argue the point with the ministers. I disagree with the way they interpret revelation and how they arrive at 1844 was a point of contention.
Many Adventists support indépendant ministres some agree with the official church doctrine some do not. 'Good News Unlimited' is a great gospel centred ministry
a couple friends pointed me to some info on the sabbath and i just plain like it, being the workaholic i am it's a lifesaver for me and gives me the motivation to be more balanced about my business and work schedule.
so from there i looked into the adventists and found a hall near my place and went last week.
i honestly enjoyed myself and the meeting time is not disruptive and the people were great and pretty laid back.
I was brought up an SDA so maybe I can have some input here.
There is no shunning in the SDA church they used to drop names for apostasy but since 2000 names are simply dropped from church membership. The reason apostasy is no longer used is because negative conotations it implies.
JWs may be confused by this but their are different SDAs with different beliefs but that doesn't make then apostates. Traditional or conservative Adventists are in some ways like the JW religion.
There are also evangelicals and liberal Adventists. The liberals may believe in Gay marriage, evolution etc.
There has been controversy in the church regarding womens ordination,
since geoffrey jackson's appearance before the australian royal commission on friday there has for some been an expressed feeling of anticlimax.
it is as though he was given too much latitude to preach, to claim ignorance and to skirt questions.
more to the point, as much as i myself thought i would never have expected to say this, gj actually came across as likeable and - don't throttle me please!
since geoffrey jackson's appearance before the australian royal commission on friday there has for some been an expressed feeling of anticlimax.
it is as though he was given too much latitude to preach, to claim ignorance and to skirt questions.
more to the point, as much as i myself thought i would never have expected to say this, gj actually came across as likeable and - don't throttle me please!
Xanthippe, According to His worship McCellan the WT had to make changes 1 year from now. The WT lawyer complained somewhat but McCellan reiterated he would see him in about 1 year.
A Royal Commission has more power than a normal court or Judge that why the government has to be very specific and detail the RC powers
since geoffrey jackson's appearance before the australian royal commission on friday there has for some been an expressed feeling of anticlimax.
it is as though he was given too much latitude to preach, to claim ignorance and to skirt questions.
more to the point, as much as i myself thought i would never have expected to say this, gj actually came across as likeable and - don't throttle me please!
since geoffrey jackson's appearance before the australian royal commission on friday there has for some been an expressed feeling of anticlimax.
it is as though he was given too much latitude to preach, to claim ignorance and to skirt questions.
more to the point, as much as i myself thought i would never have expected to say this, gj actually came across as likeable and - don't throttle me please!
There will be no excuses after the royal commission and every church and institution will have to follow best practice. The royal commission personal probed extensively to see if there was a desire for the WT to make changes .
Ultimately there will be no excuses because the WT will have to comply or go out of business so I because the penalties will be just too great.
There ail be different rules in Australia different to the rest of the world to enforce best practice
well worth listening to if you have not already.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smerwqrw6no.
ive been for holidays to california and i didn't get in trouble with the law but there is a question i would like to put to our american friends are there other names you use for a lawyer.. here in australia mostly a lawyer is called a solicitor and i herd of a businessman who visited the states.
he went to an event where there were a lot of lawyers and he called the lawyers solicitors.
his american friends thought he meant prostitutes.
Ive been for holidays to California and I didn't get in trouble with the law but there is a question I would like to put to our American friends are there other names you use for a Lawyer.
Here in Australia mostly a Lawyer is called a Solicitor and I herd of a businessman who visited the states. He went to an event where there were a lot of Lawyers and he called the Lawyers Solicitors. His American friends thought he meant Prostitutes.
since geoffrey jackson's appearance before the australian royal commission on friday there has for some been an expressed feeling of anticlimax.
it is as though he was given too much latitude to preach, to claim ignorance and to skirt questions.
more to the point, as much as i myself thought i would never have expected to say this, gj actually came across as likeable and - don't throttle me please!
