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Re: UPC, ALJC, PAW, etc.
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Originally Posted by Costeon
Hometown guy, I think, misunderstood what I had written. You may have seen my response to him. I was not claiming that I had great knowledge. I did listen intently to my pastor and friends. There were standards that were only supported by basically one passage (pants on women and uncut hair for women, e.g.). That didn't seem like a strong scriptural foundation. It struck me that since these standards so separated the church members from the larger culture it would seem like there would be multiple passages to base the standard on. At any rate, I deeply respected those I had come to know in those early days and admired their willingness to be separate from the world.
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Christianity itself, separates the church members from the larger culture.
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