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Originally Posted by Carpenter
I have been away for a while, and so I don't know if anyone has mentioned this TV Show. It is about a family with 17 kids, natural born between one man and one woman (pregnant with number 18) and they look EXACRY Like Apostolics.
I believe they do church in the home, no TV, and all the other stuff, but ironically they have their own little real-life TV show.
Does anyone know anything about this family and what they believe. Seeing their every day lives, they could be Apostolic, except for the most part everyone is always happy and smiling...http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/17-kids-...ar-family.html |
Well, yeah, but so were the Stepford wives...
Anyhow, I have friends that move in the same (religious) circles as they do, they are of the "house church" movement. They have a lot of similar beliefs as far as "standards" go, but I think the theology is very different.
Actually, the group that my friends are in live a VERY separated lifestyle, much more than most UC apostolics, with a few variations. They do believe in cutting the hair (trimming), and simple jewelery, but all of them home school and keep their children completely away from any outside influences.
Most believe in the "courtship" method of teenagers dating, it is a lot like arranged marriages. They like to have their own businesses, working for other people or companies is not common.
It is a very odd group from the outside looking in, but I do know that my friends are some of the most godly people that I know. It also has given me greater perspective on how the rest of the world sees traditional Apostolics.