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Old 10-16-2008, 03:57 PM
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Re: UPC General Conference updates
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Originally Posted by A_PoMo View Post
True dat. The UPC is a ministerial association, thus a members only club of sorts. Technically, as you say, if you don't have a card you're not "UPC".
I wonder what if any affect this can have on the over all health and number of the UPC to have an alienated class of people who are tithing to support such a group but have no voice whatsoever nor even a passive participation...knowing a lot of things are done in secret.
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