UPC Pastor Convicted of Slander in Pulpit! - Page 77

DAII · #**761** 07-14-2010, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mizpeh

What???????????

It's going in circles.

Pressing-On · #**762** 07-14-2010, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mizpeh

And I feel equally uncomfortable labeling the bikini wearer as a fornicator.

I was looking at that as viewing her mindset in dressing that way in mixed company being married to an Apostolic man. And if the pastor is very conservative with standards as someone stated, that doesn't surprise me.

Well, we don't know the whole of the story. We just know what she wanted presented at court. I don't know the testimony from the other side. I don't care that a jury ruled in her favor. It was a secular court.

DAII · #**763** 07-14-2010, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweet Pea

I agree - I'm not "emphatically" taking that view - I'm sure that the media didn't give the full version and that we ARE missing a whole lot of facts!

I don't know any of the parties involved - so I can't really speculate on the whys and wherefores of any of their actions and/or words.

I'm going to bow out by simply saying that none of us on this forum know the full truth of all that happened to bring these people to divorce.

Bottom line - I am sad that the Pastor (for whatever reason) named this lady from the pulpit and made the statements that he did - whether she attended his church or not and whether his daughter dated and/or married the man. JMHO

Sometimes you make sense.

DAII · #**764** 07-14-2010, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I was looking at that as viewing her mindset in dressing that way in mixed company being married to an Apostolic man. And if the pastor is very conservative with standards as someone stated, that doesn't surprise me.

Well, we don't know the whole of the story. We just know what she wanted presented at court. I don't know the testimony from the other side. I don't care that a jury ruled in her favor. It was a secular court.

It should've been judged by the other 14 members of the Executive Board ... I agree.

allstate1 · #**765** 07-14-2010, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I was looking at that as viewing her mindset in dressing that way in mixed company being married to an Apostolic man. And if the pastor is very conservative with standards as someone stated, that doesn't surprise me.

Well, we don't know the whole of the story. We just know what she wanted presented at court. I don't know the testimony from the other side. I don't care that a jury ruled in her favor. It was a secular court.

And the marriage license is a secular document!

Sweet Pea · #**766** 07-14-2010, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DAII

Sometimes you make sense.

If you knew me, you'd realize that I make sense a lot more times than you give me credit for!

DAII · #**767** 07-14-2010, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by allstate1

And the marriage license is a secular document!

Some these folks have blurred the line so much ... they want a theocracy ... like in Iran.

Sharia law or Apostolica law.

Pressing-On · #**768** 07-14-2010, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyWayne

I agree in that when it comes down to it nearly everything has been left out, detail wise.

However I find it funny (and sad) that an episode involving a bikini has been the prime area of debate and the real story is one of slander, lawsuits, and white washing a daughters actions with a divorcee to a conservative congregation.

But, Randy, at the basis we had a women not dressed properly, according to Apostolic dress and than we have a divorce. We also have a person commenting about the woman being "unhappy". To say we can't turn around and look backward, would be an oversight, IMO. What happened before this church meeting? That's what I've been looking at, or at least, trying to understand.