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Date Posted: 13/07/10 5:17:33pm
Author: the artist formerly known as anon
Subject: Re: when did things change?
In reply to: Peter Eveleigh 's message, "Re: when did things change?" on 13/07/10 4:54:35pm

I was there in the early nineties and I do remember the "Only true church attitude" I dont think JA would deny that it was there and real.

As for how members took the change of heart - I think you must know that whatever came from Noel was considered pretty much gospel. Obviously some members didnt drop the idea for some time and you would probably find the odd member who still holds that opinion. However, I do remember people being publically rebuked for expressing the only church thing several times over the years

>Thanks for that insight, the artist formerly known as
>anon. Were you there BEFORE the mid 90's? Can you say
>what brought about the change and how it was greeted
>initially by those who had long held the more
>entrenched "one church" attitude?
>
>
>>I think things really started to change in the mid
>>1990s and by the time I first left in late 1999 I was
>>urged not to lose my faith because of the church and
>>to go and find a church elsewhere. By 2005 or so, the
>>only church attitude was rare and frowned upon when
>>expressed by individuals

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Noel -- Peter Eveleigh, 13/07/10 5:30:06pm
- Re: Noel -- the artist formerly known as anon, 13/07/10 5:53:46pm
  - Re: Noel -- Peter Eveleigh, 13/07/10 6:33:50pm
    - Re: Noel -- the artist formerly known as anon, 13/07/10 6:47:58pm

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>I was there in the early nineties and I do remember >the "Only true church attitude" I dont think JA would >deny that it was there and real. > >As for how members took the change of heart - I think >you must know that whatever came from Noel was >considered pretty much gospel. Obviously some members >didnt drop the idea for some time and you would >probably find the odd member who still holds that >opinion. However, I do remember people being >publically rebuked for expressing the only church >thing several times over the years > >>Thanks for that insight, the artist formerly known as >>anon. Were you there BEFORE the mid 90's? Can you say >>what brought about the change and how it was greeted >>initially by those who had long held the more >>entrenched "one church" attitude? >> >> >>>I think things really started to change in the mid >>>1990s and by the time I first left in late 1999 I was >>>urged not to lose my faith because of the church and >>>to go and find a church elsewhere. By 2005 or so, the >>>only church attitude was rare and frowned upon when >>>expressed by individuals
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