Resolution #4: What it's NOT About!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Sissy

Pretty strong words - how about this...

The minister that doesn't own a television in his home but will watch in a motel/condo/restaurant/department store/family or friends home are they doomed to hell, according to you, as well?

I'm still waiting for a response. Please think very carefully about this before responding - because when you are against something you do not partake of it no matter where, why and when. In other words, do not watch a video tape of a tv program rather it is sports, news, history, documentary, animal planet, recaps of 9/11 or whatever.

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Originally Posted by Pianoman

TV was banned in it's infant stage, and it's banning has become part of the DNA of the UPCI because it's been banned for so long. In fact, the TV banning has reached to the level of doctrine.

That is why it is the "line in the sand" for some. They feel that it's on the same level as abandoning the Apostolic Oneness doctrine. They can't seperate TV banning from oneness doctrine.

Right.

It's like one minister who is actually on this forum. When commenting about the TV issue, he said, "We'd have to admit we were wrong if we changed our view on TV."

Hey, what's wrong with admisison of error??????

Another preacher also once similarly said, "We cannot let them know we're just human beings, too."

Originally Posted by Sissy

I'm still waiting for a response. Please think very carefully about this before responding - because when you are against something you do not partake of it no matter where, why and when. In other words, do not watch a video tape of a tv program rather it is sports, news, history, documentary, animal planet, recaps of 9/11 or whatever.

I believe this and preach this. You will not find me watching a TV at my house, at a motel, at a reasurant, or anywhere else. I also believe that anything that comes out of Hellywood is wrong including cartoons or anything else. We don't watch DVD, VHS, or Youtube. I don't watch preaching videos either.

You can stop waiting now.

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by UltraCon

I believe this and preach this. You will not find me watching a TV at my house, at a motel, at a reasurant, or anywhere else. I also believe that anything that comes out of Hellywood is wrong including cartoons or anything else. We don't watch DVD, VHS, or Youtube. I don't watch preaching videos either.

You can stop waiting now.

It's good you keep to your personal convictions.

But why no conviction against the Internet? Doesn't that seem to be a bit inconsistent?

Originally Posted by UltraCon

I believe this and preach this. You will not find me watching a TV at my house, at a motel, at a reasurant, or anywhere else. I also believe that anything that comes out of Hellywood is wrong including cartoons or anything else. We don't watch DVD, VHS, or Youtube. I don't watch preaching videos either.

You can stop waiting now.

Excellent - I'm glad you're consistent, however, I'm sure there are others (matter of fact, I know there are) hypocrites that aren't and IMO there would be know difference than what your previous statement for those ministers that have television. As far as Heaven and Hell issue - that would be for disobeying those that have rule over you, not for having a television per say. How many ministers absolutely follow the manual word for word? If not, then that would be disobedience. Unfortunately, for some people getting forgiveness is easier than permission.

As far as UC and liberals go, there will never be an agreement on certain issues - we must remember there are gray areas in life that are not black & white. Need to learn balance. Instead of being a right wing or left wing its good for some to be the middle of the plane that carries the passengers to their destinations

Originally Posted by RevDWW

It's good you keep to your personal convictions.

But why no conviction against the Internet? Doesn't that seem to be a it inconsistent?

Exactly - I'm afraid that people are depending too much on what a manal says than to have personal convictions. Instead of reading a library full of books, the BIBLE is good place to start and there are commentary books that helps with the understanding.

(I am UPC and have been for 35 years) - like anything else you will agree and disagree. I honestly cannot think of any areas of my life that I ALWAYS agree with whatever it is: work, church, friends, family. How dulll this world would be if we all agreed and had the same thought process.

Originally Posted by OP_Carl

There you have it folks.oloroid

Even if I was making stuff up I couldn't top this!

lalalalalalala I'm not listening lalalala

All I can say is . . . WOW.

read the rest of my post...

I know good and well how advertising works and how tv works... I've taken classes on advertising and communication and psychology...

I probably know more about the topic than you do (even though you read your precious book)

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by redeemedcynic84

read the rest of my post...

I know good and well how advertising works and how tv works... I've taken classes on advertising and communication and psychology...

I probably know more about the topic than you do (even though you read your precious book)

Self praise stinks...............

Originally Posted by UltraCon

I believe this and preach this. You will not find me watching a TV at my house, at a motel, at a reasurant, or anywhere else. I also believe that anything that comes out of Hellywood is wrong including cartoons or anything else. We don't watch DVD, VHS, or Youtube. I don't watch preaching videos either.

You can stop waiting now.

do you leave threads when someone has an avatar from TV?? (like I believe someone has a South Park character as thier avatar here)

What if that tv avatar was actually a moving second or two long clip from a tv show?? Would that make you leave threads where that is showing???

What about smilies??? Some of those smilies have appeared on television... I think you shouldn't go in threads where the smilies have been used...

Originally Posted by RevDWW

Self praise stinks...............

yeah, I hated saying that... but I couldn't come up with any other way to say it...