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Free2dance
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Posted on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - 9:16 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

OK, so they may not like to hear from us, but there is a discussion brewing on an Adventist Facebook page after a page administrator posted a Christianity Today article that stated that while 1 in 3 Adventists leave the organization it is NOT over doctrinal issues.

Of course the Adventists in the FB room are telling themselves that we never understood Adventism. If you want a chance to be heard by these people who are being lied to by the organization and to let them know that in fact there is a community of people out there who love Jesus and who once thought like they did here is a chance.

I'll paste in the article, and then the link to the FB page where it was posted and is being discussed.

http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2013/december/seventh-day-adventists-assess-why-1-in-3-members-leave-sda.html

https://www.facebook.com/pages/SNEC-MinisterialEvangelism/1533952030183964

Nikki
Colleentinker
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Posted on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - 11:08 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Oh, good grief! I'll check out the discussion...but these reports (I noticed it was from 2013 but it's just now getting attention) are so misleading! Christianity Today treats Adventism as if it were a real Christian church. It's past editor was a former Adventist pastor turned Episcopalian, I believe, and from everything I read, he was no longer SDA or sabbatarian, but he remained somewhat sympathetic to Adventism.

Thanks for the links, Free2dance!
Colleen
Asurprise
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Posted on Monday, March 16, 2015 - 3:35 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I just replied to it in the form of MY experience! (Now I just clicked on the link again and my comment was gone, so I commented AGAIN!)
Asurprise
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Posted on Monday, March 16, 2015 - 3:41 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

They just deleted my comment AGAIN, so I wrote again! That pastor doesn't seem to be honest in heart!
Asurprise
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Posted on Monday, March 16, 2015 - 3:44 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Sigh! My comment was deleted AGAIN! Oh well.... no use trying to comment if it keeps being deleted!

(I haven't been on here much, because I've found a whole lot of SDAs and others in facebook to talk to, trying to convince them of the gospel!)

(Message edited by Asurprise on March 16, 2015)
Asurprise
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Posted on Monday, March 16, 2015 - 4:05 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Oh good! I found a way to reply. I replied to some of the replies! :-)
Mjcmcook
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Posted on Monday, March 16, 2015 - 4:23 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Asurprise~

I Miss You commenting here on the 'Forum'!
I find your commentary insightful~

Don't be a Stranger!

~mj~
Asurprise
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Posted on Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 3:28 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks Mj;

I've been spending all my time on Facebook, but yesterday I couldn't get into it anymore. It's like they took down my access, but I have no idea why... maybe I was too vigorous in defending the gospel! I had lots of Seventh-day Adventists, Catholics and one Muslim to argue with!

I think I'll try to get into facebook again... maybe in a few days.
Colleentinker
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Posted on Monday, March 23, 2015 - 11:34 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Asurprise, I miss you, too! Please come around!

Colleen
Asurprise
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Posted on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 3:25 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thank-you Colleen! :-)
Thalarian
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Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2015 - 11:58 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Interesting article, however I did stop going to the SDA church due to doctrinal conflicts with the EGW Dogma vs the Bible Doctrines..

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