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Re: Is the UPC a Den of Incest?
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Originally Posted by Jekyll
http://www.apostolicfriendsforum.com...&postcount=183
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Before I left the UPC, I was rising in the ranks primarily because I had an influential pastor and could preach "fearful" obedience and standards messages!
The UPC, IMO, is an "incestuous" organization. What I mean by that is that it primarily multiplies from within and not without.
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What do you think?
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I think it is bleak and negative. It is, however, quite novel in its assertion that the UPC might be disintegrating.  
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Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover
You can PM me about the drinking if you need support. 
Yes, I too can see some have difficulty adapting to our standards on women's facial hair. TIC
Here is the one thing that gives me pause concerning your theory... If women are leaving in droves and can't adapt to standards etc., why is it that women outnumber the men 2-1 in most of our churches? |
A very penetrating question. Leave it to Brother Steve to drag out the big guns and blow the slow gators out of the water. A worldly woman may need to make some "adjustments" to become acclimated to the UPC, but a worldly man must give up a great deal, chiefly pride, to become acclimated to the UPC and the feminized church services offered by most.
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