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Pastor @ABAdventist, #YEG Central. ThD student @AndrewsUniv. I aim to post thought-provoking content. My views are my own.
Apr 6, 2023 12 tweets 4 min read
This part of the @adventistchurch's Reaffirmation statement is a disaster for those of us who care about uniting the church behind it's traditional sexual ethic whether, the author(s) know it or not.

adventistreview.org/release/reaffi… Image 1. Always stop and check whether those who accuse others of being unduly influenced by culture and society are blind to how they are influenced by culture and society.

Not that that's a bad thing: adventistreview.org/commentary/cha…

It's the pretending we're not that's a bad thing.
Oct 15, 2019 15 tweets 6 min read
Thread on why the #GCAC19 "Recommendations Resulting from the 2018 Annual Council Compliance Action" document is non-compliant with the "Regard for and Practice of General Conference Session and General Conference Executive Committee Actions" document voted at #GCAC18: "Recommendations" is an attempt to make an end run around the compliance committee process outlined in the "Regard"—or an attempt to bend a free kick around them if you prefer association football metaphors. #GCAC19

The rationale is set forth lines 27–31 of "Recommendations":