
12-31-2008, 07:36 PM
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Re: God is All Knowing So Why Does it Matter?
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Originally Posted by Michael Phelps
Mark, without realizing it, you've hit the nail right on the head here.
I notice you didn't say they looked very holy, or godly, or modest, you said "they look very UPC".
This is all that matters to many people, not that it's Biblical, but that their appearance is in line with the organization's standards.
This is why they don't need scripture to back up their beliefs, or can even misinterpret scripture to back them up.
I can't count the times as a kid when I'd ask "WHY" we didn't do certain things, I was told "It's against our religion".
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Originally Posted by Esther
That was our answer. 
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Sorta like the Amish telling you that they don't do things because it's against the Ordnung, eh?
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