Interesting...

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by jfrog

Is it wrong for Ford to send you a magazine about Fords if they desired even if you currently own a Chevrolet. Really what is the harm? Some will say nope Chevy has treated me good in the past I'm going to stick with them. Others will say, hey I like how these Fords look I'm going to give them a try. The gospel of Jesus Christ is not about building an organization on this earth. It is about saving souls and upholding principles. Who cares what organization a person belongs to.

In fact it could be argued just as strongly that since the gospel is not about an organization why would an organization about Christ not want to give its members every opportunity to find the perfect place to serve God. In other words theres just as strong of a case that the UPCI acted unethically by not freely offering the name and addresses of all their members to another organization that wanted them.

The real problem here is that the WPF (or whatever unnamed org this is) has consistently said that they are not and would not "go after" UPC ministers and solicit their membership.

It's not like Lady Rev is getting Betty Crocker coupons in the mail when she prefers to bake with Duncan's cake mixes. As a UPC minister she and thousands of others are being solicited to join another org in contravention to the rules of the UPCI Manual.

[Justin]

Originally Posted by pelathais

The real problem here is that the WPF (or whatever unnamed org this is) has consistently said that they are not and would not "go after" UPC ministers and solicit their membership.

It's not like Lady Rev is getting Betty Crocker coupons in the mail when she prefers to bake with Duncan's cake mixes. As a UPC minister she and thousands of others are being solicited to join another org in contravention to the rules of the UPCI Manual.

My Pastor is UPCi, and from what I gather has no interest in WPF. Yet, he receives the monthly WPF magazine also (to the best of my knowledge: without asking for them).

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by pelathais

The real problem here is that the WPF (or whatever unnamed org this is) has consistently said that they are not and would not "go after" UPC ministers and solicit their membership.

It's not like Lady Rev is getting Betty Crocker coupons in the mail when she prefers to bake with Duncan's cake mixes. As a UPC minister she and thousands of others are being solicited to join another org in contravention to the rules of the UPCI Manual.

If they said they wouldn't come after UPC ministers then they lied. Other than that though, telling others about a program or organization or anything else you think they might be interested in is quite normal and should be allowed and even encouraged. So what if the UPC loses a few members if those members found an organization they enjoy/like more elsewhere. It shouldn't be about whose a part of which organization and that's my point. So to accuse them of doing something unethical by merely soliciting the memebers of the UPC about their new organization brings into question the ethical grounds that the UPC has in not wanting their members to be solicited by similar organizations.

Like I said though, if they said they would not target the UPC members, then the new organization lied and that is very clear and to the point and should be the focus when anyone wants to discredit them.