Texas Tornado Over Pastor with TV

[Nahum]

This one was enough to bring me out of two weeks of full lurker mode.

What in the world is going on down there? It seems the DS is threatening to remove a pastor who openly admitting having a tv on his website. The DS is supposedly bringing an entourage to remove this man within a couple of weeks. He can do this because the church is affiliated.

In the meantime, the church board has voted to disaffiliate immediately. Now the full body is going to vote on it.

Couple of thoughts here.

1. It was silly for the man to go against the bylaws he agreed to follow.
2. It was silly for him to admit it on the web.
3. I can not believe they are going to prosecute, considering the current political climate.
4. The org is about to lose another church, and lots of money, over tv.

The whole thing is crazy. All over a little box that will soon be called a computer.

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

This one was enough to bring me out of two weeks of full lurker mode.

What in the world is going on down there? It seems the DS is threatening to remove a pastor who openly admitting having a tv on his website. The DS is supposedly bringing an entourage to remove this man within a couple of weeks. He can do this because the church is affiliated.

In the meantime, the church board has voted to disaffiliate immediately. Now the full body is going to vote on it.

Couple of thoughts here.

1. It was silly for the man to go against the bylaws he agreed to follow.
2. It was silly for him to admit it on the web.
3. I can not believe they are going to prosecute, considering the current political climate.
4. The org is about to lose another church, and lots of money, over tv.

The whole thing is crazy. All over a little box that will soon be called a computer.

Wait it out it probably won't happen.

[Nahum]

Remarkable when you consider that we are consistently told that the org would never prosecute anyone over tv.

[rgcraig]

Speechless.

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Remarkable when you consider that we are consistently told that the org would never prosecute anyone over tv.

Well it hasn't happened yet. So hold your horses. I will be shocked if they follow through.

[Nahum]

This is a fairly large church. The pastor has been there for decades.

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

Well it hasn't happened yet. So hold your horses. I will be shocked if they follow through.

I think that church is going to see to it that they can't follow through. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot? muey loco

[revrandy]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

I think that church is going to see to it that they can't follow through. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot? muey loco

Sounds like it's more the District than the Organization??

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by revrandy

Sounds like it's more the District than the Organization??

Absolutely. But the district IS the org. No?

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

Well it hasn't happened yet. So hold your horses. I will be shocked if they follow through.

For once, we agree. The UPC is going <------------------------> that-away.