The REAL Reason CONS have left or rarely post

[Apocrypha]

I would think the google and yahoo search results would be more offensive to them than this forum.

Type "United Pentecostal" in google and your #3, #4, #6, ad #7 results come up with websites calling it a cult.

Type in "UPCI" in google and your #7 search result is a anti-cult site.

type in "United Pentecostal Church International" in google and your #5, #6, and #7 search result are once again anti-cult sites with the denominations info in it.

but lets go to yahoo for the other 1/3rd of the internet usage

type in "United Pentecostal" and #7 and #10 are anti-cult sites

type in "United Pentecostal Church International" in yahoo and #10 is anti-cult.


I would imagine that this board has less effect on people finding reasons to question things than simply using Google and Yahoo in their daily search. Thats why our church simply sticks with the term "Apostolic" since its not so tainted and has less of a chance of blowing out new believers who are researching what they are getting into. Why should we pay for the bad teaching of others?

[StMark]

Originally Posted by erikwebster

I would think the google and yahoo search results would be more offensive to them than this forum.

Type "United Pentecostal" in google and your #3, #4, #6, ad #7 results come up with websites calling it a cult.

Type in "UPCI" in google and your #7 search result is a anti-cult site.

type in "United Pentecostal Church International" in google and your #5, #6, and #7 search result are once again anti-cult sites with the denominations info in it.

but lets go to yahoo for the other 1/3rd of the internet usage

type in "United Pentecostal" and #7 and #10 are anti-cult sites

type in "United Pentecostal Church International" in yahoo and #10 is anti-cult.


I would imagine that this board has less effect on people finding reasons to question things than simply using Google and Yahoo in their daily search. Thats why our church simply sticks with the term "Apostolic" since its not so tainted and has less of a chance of blowing out new believers who are researching what they are getting into. Why should we pay for the bad teaching of others?

This is different though. UPCers have known about these groups
for years from literature, books radio, debates, etc.
If anything, they rallied Oneness people together for the most
part.

The forum is more personal and the talk is from those we either
know or have the same background.

[Michael Phelps]

Originally Posted by StMark

This is different though. UPCers have known about these groups
for years from literature, books radio, debates, etc.
If anything, they rallied Oneness people together for the most
part.

The forum is more personal and the talk is from those we either
know or have the same background.

I would agree with that.

But, this has been going on for years, it used to take place in people's kitchens, with cups of coffee.

The internet, again just a tool, has made it possible for us to have a virtual cup of coffee with people all around the globe.

[StMark]

Originally Posted by Michael Phelps

I would agree with that.

But, this has been going on for years, it used to take place in people's kitchens, with cups of coffee.

The internet, again just a tool, has made it possible for us to have a virtual cup of coffee with people all around the globe.

Mike is there something in the water?? this is getting
scary with us agreeing on so many things!!

Of course you still don't agree with my first initial post
that the cons are upset over people falling away from the
truth due to the internet aka /forum

[Michael Phelps]

Originally Posted by StMark

Mike is there something in the water?? this is getting
scary with us agreeing on so many things!!

Of course you still don't agree with my first initial post
that the cons are upset over people falling away from the
truth due to the internet aka /forum

No, you need to go back and read my posts. I said I believed that there was some truth to what you posted, but I was interested in knowing how many people told you that. Not names, just numbers. One Con telling you that is just a personal opinion, 30 Cons telling you that constitutes an epidemic.

Because I think that may be part of the reason, but let's look at it another way - let's pretend this is a game, and it's the "Pros vs. Cons".

As long as the Cons were "winning" and converting people, they stayed in force. Once they started losing, they left.

At least that's the way I read it............maybe I misinterpreted.