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05-30-2007, 09:37 PM
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just lurking...
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,808
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Originally Posted by Rico
Pathetic is what came to my mind.
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Originally Posted by Ronzo
That fits too.
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When I read this threads, I can never decide if I should laugh at the absurdity, cry at the fact that they really believe it, or bang my head in frustration at the stupidity of it all.
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05-30-2007, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Michlow
When I read this threads, I can never decide if I should laugh at the absurdity, cry at the fact that they really believe it, or bang my head in frustration at the stupidity of it all.
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Do all three. I have.
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05-30-2007, 09:38 PM
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Shaking the dust off my shoes.
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Nunya bidness
Posts: 9,004
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Originally Posted by Steve Epley
I pastor here they can go to any Pentecostal church around us but it is NOT going to happen here. That is why.
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Brother, the fact of the matter is that if a bearded man wanted to start going to your church there is very little you could to do to stop him. If you denied him entrance you would be leaving yourself open to a lawsuit that could cost your church its tax free status. You can not deny people their right to worship, even if they have beards. You just don't have that much power, hard as it may be for you to accept.
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05-30-2007, 09:39 PM
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just lurking...
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Originally Posted by Ronzo
Do all three. I have.
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Between this and the tattoo thread, I pretty much have! 
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05-30-2007, 09:39 PM
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Registered Member
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Portage la Prairie, MB CANADA
Posts: 38,161
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Originally Posted by Steve Epley
Bump Bro. Blume.
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You are not offended. Offended people cannot serve God due to the offense. Romans 14.  You're just part of a group that is cultic in their stands about appearance.  I do not think that affects your salvation, though. But God's gonna snap you for this sort of stuff. Serious business.
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05-30-2007, 09:42 PM
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Registered Member
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 11,903
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Originally Posted by Rico
Brother, the fact of the matter is that if a bearded man wanted to start going to your church there is very little you could to do to stop him. If you denied him entrance you would be leaving yourself open to a lawsuit that could cost your church its tax free status. You can not deny people their right to worship, even if they have beards. You just don't have that much power, hard as it may be for you to accept.
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No I would NOT have the power to stop them from attending but they would NEVER be accepted as a member. I would treat them as a visitor until they died or left. They would not have any priviledge as a member.The congregation would know they are not a member and they would know they are not a member. Anyone can sit in the building but not everyone can be a member.
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05-30-2007, 09:42 PM
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Shaking the dust off my shoes.
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Nunya bidness
Posts: 9,004
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Originally Posted by H2H
How many have you seen Rico?
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Black women with unshaved underarms? Plenty. I was born and raised in Gary, IN, a predominantly black town. Why?
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05-30-2007, 09:43 PM
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05-30-2007, 09:44 PM
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uncharismatic conservative maverick
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Indiana
Posts: 5,356
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Originally Posted by Ronzo
Because it's STUPID
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Ronzo, are you saying this because you have a beard????? What if your wife suddenly decided to let her hair grow all over her body?? Would that be stupid? Personally, I don't care one way or another if anyone was to have a beard. But there are people attacking a pastor who will give an account to God for those he pastors. If he feels more comfortable with his saints not having a beard, why question his motives?
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05-30-2007, 09:45 PM
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Saved & Shaved
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: SOUTH ZION
Posts: 10,795
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Originally Posted by Steve Epley
No I would NOT have the power to stop them from attending but they would NEVER be accepted as a member. I would treat them as a visitor until they died or left. They would not have any priviledge as a member.The congregation would know they are not a member and they would know they are not a member. Anyone can sit in the building but not everyone can be a member.
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Thanks for the clarity! It's akin to a "platform" standard!! Soon you will go charismatic.
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