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Originally Posted by Pastor G
Melody, I think we are just appalled that you found a picture of a sweet, God used, Holy Ghost filled, Jesus name baptized, one God believing girl, that showed a little more of her arms than you think is appropriate and you then tried to link her to Brittney Spears... You may have apologized but then in this post you somehow link her to worshipping a false God...
After apologizing you still try and prove your point... You will never prove your point on here because you are very wrong... The more you talk on this subject, the less response you are going to get because you keep diggin and sounding like the type of judgmental UPCer that has given it a bad name to a lot of people... Even most UPCers are trying to distance themselves from that attitude...
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Brother,
I was a member of the General Youth Divisionuntil this past May when I aged out.
As such, I have been very reticent to speak of the issue that is now being discussed.
But the pictures that surfaced showed considerably more than just some upper arms.
I think it is a travesty that this young lady, whom none of us posting probably know personally, became the subject of debate on an internet forum.
This, however, would never have been the case had the powers that be done a little more homework.
As cool as some might think it is that this young lady is in the Hollywood industry, most of us in the grassroots really don't want that lifestyle and direction portrayed as the example we want our kids pursuing.
I choose to trust in God's grace and her pastor's wisdom, as well as the process of time and maturity and the working of the Holy Ghost to lead this young lady in days to come. She has no doubt been subject to pressures and influences that we would have a hard time fathoming. Hopefully things will work out for her.
Having said that, given the controversial and very public nature of her lifestyle, she might not have been the best choice for a youth congress testimony.