Shopping for General Conference

Jason B · #1 09-23-2010, 09:56 PM

This is one of the biggest reason I quit going to conferences years before I ever left the UPC.

I thought I was going with people who were seeking God, only to find out it was an excuse for a fashion show.

The world looks for any holiday or excuse they can find to party and get wasted. Apostolics look for any any excuse they can find to play dress up.

Sam · #2 09-23-2010, 10:02 PM

and doesn't the UPC manual list GC as an official religious holiday so people can get off work and off school?

jfrog · #3 09-23-2010, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason Badejo

This is one of the biggest reason I quit going to conferences years before I ever left the UPC.

I thought I was going with people who were seeking God, only to find out it was an excuse for a fashion show.

The world looks for any holiday or excuse they can find to party and get wasted. Apostolics look for any any excuse they can find to play dress up.

Maybe dress up isnt such a bad alternative to parying?

Socialite · #4 09-24-2010, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by jfrog

Maybe dress up isnt such a bad alternative to parying?

I guess if that's what your options are

Brad Murphy · #5 09-24-2010, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Jason Badejo

This is one of the biggest reason I quit going to conferences years before I ever left the UPC.

I thought I was going with people who were seeking God, only to find out it was an excuse for a fashion show.

The world looks for any holiday or excuse they can find to party and get wasted. Apostolics look for any any excuse they can find to play dress up.

And ironically they keep the same hours as the people who party until late into the night! The last time I went to an evening service, I was annoyed that I would have normally been in bed by 9pm, but instead was having to be awake and social afterwards (and frankly didn't do a very good job of it...). I can't believe I used to regularly go out to supper at 10 or 11pm, now I eat before 7pm the majority of the time.

btw - ignore my posting time as I'm in a different time zone at the moment, but rest assured, the sun is shining here...