I would kindly ask him if he penned those words himself, or if he wouldn't mind naming the author. Just to see what he'd say about it...LOL!
Too bad I'm not a member there or I'd do it for ya!!
Lol, no, it's ok.
I was going to send him a message, but he doesn't have his page set up for messages. And, I won't post something like that publicly. Maybe someone will read the message and say, hey, my friend preached that! Lol.
Actually, that's what I worry about - if someone sees his name on it, and then later sees MY name somewhere else, they might think I took it from HIM!
__________________ "Many people view their relationship with God like a "color by number" picture. It's easier to let someone else define the boundaries, tell them which blanks to fill in, and what color to use than it is for them to take a blank canvas and seek inspiration from the Source in order to paint their own masterpiece"
A few years ago when I was pastoring, I posted several of my messages on a website called www.preachit.org. Obviously, I am no longer pastoring, but I still get calls quite frequently from preachers all over the country thanking me for the messages, etc. I am very happy that even though I'm not preaching them, they are still being broadcast and being a blessing to others.
Today I logged onto EA, and was scanning the front page. I was quite surprised to see one of my sermon titles listed on the right side of the page, and I thought, "Hmm, maybe someone posted it from the other website".
Well, I clicked on it, and it was my message - word for word, but another preacher had taken credit for it!
Now, I don't mind telling you, I was a bit miffed. But, should I have been? I never copywrited the message, so maybe I really can't complain.
What are your thoughts on this issue?
Kill em!
Not sure what you can do now but a Trademark would help.
My understanding is that you don't have to do anything explicit to copyright your own work. It is automatic. No need to register it anywhere. It's good practice to include a copyright notice in your work, but even that isn't legally required. (That's my understanding, anyway.)
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I was going to send him a message, but he doesn't have his page set up for messages. And, I won't post something like that publicly. Maybe someone will read the message and say, hey, my friend preached that! Lol.
Actually, that's what I worry about - if someone sees his name on it, and then later sees MY name somewhere else, they might think I took it from HIM!
LOL!
Maybe I'll sign up as a member and say to him, Hey, my friend Bro. Phelps preached that once. I knew that message was too good for him to have penned himself!!
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I've gone and done it now! I'm on Facebook!!!
- It is always proper to give attribution when using someone elses material
- Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
The reality is;
-Putting your name on a written manuscript or transcript from a sermon that is not yours is LYING and you need to repent!!!!!!!
__________________ "I think some people love spiritual bondage just the way some people love physical bondage. It makes them feel secure. In the end though it is not healthy for the one who is lost over it or the one who is lives under the oppression even if by their own choice"
Titus2woman on AFF
"We did not wear uniforms. The lady workers dressed in the current fashions of the day, ...silks...satins...jewels or whatever they happened to possess. They were very smartly turned out, so that they made an impressive appearance on the streets where a large part of our work was conducted in the early years.
"It was not until long after, when former Holiness preachers had become part of us, that strict plainness of dress began to be taught.
"Although Entire Sanctification was preached at the beginning of the Movement, it was from a Wesleyan viewpoint, and had in it very little of the later Holiness Movement characteristics. Nothing was ever said about apparel, for everyone was so taken up with the Lord that mode of dress seemingly never occurred to any of us."
Quote from Ethel Goss (widow of 1st UPC Gen Supt. Howard Goss) book "The Winds of God"
I think someone should give credit where credit is due. Everyone borrows from someone, but to take it word for word and claim authenticity is just wrong and deceitful. I guess only in Christian circles is it acceptable........not in my book though!
Ditto!
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Difficult moments, SEEK GOD.
Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD.
Painful moments, TRUST GOD.
Every moment, THANK GOD.
- It is always proper to give attribution when using someone elses material
- Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
The reality is;
-Putting your name on a written manuscript or transcript from a sermon that is not yours is LYING and you need to repent!!!!!!!
Ok, so when I read this, I thought it was a sermon that had been preached.
MP if this is a print manuscript of your sermon notes, that he got, then changed the authorship to himself and offered it that way on the internet... and you can prove that, its plagerism and I just might call his hand.
Now if he preached your sermon and linked to his version, I likely wouldnt do anything.
while it isnt law, we certainly have a stong tradition against plagerism.
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Ok, so when I read this, I thought it was a sermon that had been preached.
MP if this is a print manuscript of your sermon notes, that he got, then changed the authorship to himself and offered it that way on the internet... and you can prove that, its plagerism and I just might call his hand.
Now if he preached your sermon and linked to his version, I likely wouldnt do anything.
while it isnt law, we certainly have a stong tradition against plagerism.
It is printed.
I have the date I posted it on the other website, which was around 2002, and then there is the date he posted it on EA, which is like yesterday!
However, I'm not out for blood, mainly I was out for a sanity check.......I don't want to be carnal about this!
__________________ "Many people view their relationship with God like a "color by number" picture. It's easier to let someone else define the boundaries, tell them which blanks to fill in, and what color to use than it is for them to take a blank canvas and seek inspiration from the Source in order to paint their own masterpiece"
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