Posts by barry

I will be traveling to Tucson Arizona arriving next wednesday 31st August. We are looking forward to some warmth because of winter here in Australia .

If there is anyone out there in the area of Tucson drop me a message.

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What Do You Think About The Police?

by minimus in

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some people are very suspicious of the police.

some folks value policemen and women.

i’ve had experience with some.

Ill be going to Arizona at the end of July for a couple of weeks and will be driving there. I thought I may put a sign on the car saying something to the effect 'Australian driver " so the police and other drivers may be more forgiving. Is this a good idea?

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Seventh Day Adventists

by HappyBlessedFree in

so i was doing some research on the russell’s origin which we all know is advetism.

i live close to the mecca of advetists and wanted to learn more about them.

wow is it interesting!

barry

I'm an ex Adventist born in, now an Anglican. I would say the items in the book by Dale Razcliff have not been used in my lifetime to discipline members.

I can agree with some of Dale's theology but I believe he overstepped with saying the church uses those tactics today. There are theological issues I would have a problem with and had a problem with when I was a member and I can say I wasn't backward in expressing those opinions such as Historicism the belief in the day =year and the historical implications. Also the investigative judgment issue the only SDA contribution to theology.

I have raised these issues many time in church bible study meetings and have never been disciplined. I do respect the SDAs for there tolerance but then there are many divisions and it would be impossible to control such a diverse range of opinions.

Some Advents don't believe the trinity and support ministries that agree with there stands on this , There is a group which are perfectionists called the LGT [last generation theology ] which I believe the president of the General conference is a member, There is the Concerned brethren group who which believe in going to war and retain many of the original doctrines, the liberals in the SDAs believe in womens ordination and don't believe in going to war, many are evangelicals and believe very much the same as evangelicals as in other denominations.

My list could go on but is an example of the large tent of SDA opinions .

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Interesting observations at an SDA church

by joe134cd in

i’ve just attended a sda church service today.

i have to say the attendance was similar to what i would expect to see in a jw service.

the style and nature of the service was also very jwish (formal, drab and boring).

barry

https://youtu.be/P4mS85Vbvks This is from 'The road to Wellville ' and Dr John Harvey Kellogg a prominent SDA and close friend of Ellen White. Kellogg founded the SDA Sanitoriums and introduced many crazy medical treatments. This video may explain why Ellen White was so against bicycle riding

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Interesting observations at an SDA church

by joe134cd in

i’ve just attended a sda church service today.

i have to say the attendance was similar to what i would expect to see in a jw service.

the style and nature of the service was also very jwish (formal, drab and boring).

barry

This is from the Movie ' The road to Wellville' About john Harvey Kellogg a famous SDA and close friend of Ellen White. I think this is why Ellen White was against bicycle riding

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Interesting observations at an SDA church

by joe134cd in

i’ve just attended a sda church service today.

i have to say the attendance was similar to what i would expect to see in a jw service.

the style and nature of the service was also very jwish (formal, drab and boring).

barry

https://youtu.be/BsqrzcQ3n2A

This is Sam Leonor speaking at Belleville SDA church.

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Interesting observations at an SDA church

by joe134cd in

i’ve just attended a sda church service today.

i have to say the attendance was similar to what i would expect to see in a jw service.

the style and nature of the service was also very jwish (formal, drab and boring).

barry

My family and I attended and SDA church over Easter at Belleville in Sydney and the church was filled with young people. We attended to meet many of my relatives so we didn't have to travel all around Sydney.

My family and I have attended the Anglican church for about 8 years now because the SDA church here in Canberra is very right wing.

The Kellyville SDA church in Sydney is very evangelical and charismatic and they had a band the drummer was housed in a plastic cage and we were undecided if it was for the sound quality or we would be in danger if he were to escape. My Aunty is very traditional to the right of centre and only goes because of her daughter and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. It is a great church for the younger generation the pastor is Swedish and his wife is also a pastor. The SDA General Conference leaders do have a problem with women pastors.

Steve 2 Ellen White plagiarised from mostly Anglican writers

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Climate Change - True Believer or Skeptic?

by Simon in

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climate change ... who doesn't believe it?

crazy fools and science deniers ... right?.

it seems like it's become the new religion, the new orthodoxy, that must be accepted and believed as gospel and preached to all.. is it ok to be skeptical?.

barry

https://youtu.be/gJwayalLpYY This I believe is a fair appraisal of the so called climate debate without the hysteria and frothing at the mouth by the lunatic fringe. Well worth the time for your consideration