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- From: c9037395@jupiter.newcastle.edu.au (Helen Lee)
- Subject: Re: Worldwide Church of God mailing list.
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- Organization: Uni of Newcastle, Australia
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 02:59:33 GMT
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- rpitts@emperor.gatech.edu (Richard Pitts) writes:
-
- >Could you tell us about some of the reforms that have taken place
- >in WCoG, since Herbert W. Armstrong passed away.
-
- g'day :)
-
- [HWA was the Pastor General of WCoG until he passed away in Jan '86]
- All the Church's doctrines are (& always were) under constant review;
- external input is always welcome.
- I've only been a member since '88, so I can't tell u everything,
- but basically we've tried to focus more on the "trunk-of-the-tree" issues
- (love, mercy, putting God first, etc. etc.) whereas before we tended to
- get caught up with the branches - which are still important, but in
- perspective, of course. There is also more emphasis placed on the
- responsibility of the individual Christian rather than having the Church
- maintain strict specifics. (eg. A man should not have long hair vs a man
- should have hair length no longer than 1.2cm at the back.)
- My memory is pretty lousy, so anyone else got any details?
-
- A Statement of Beliefs of WCoG is available free by writing to:
- Worldwide Church of God
- 300 West Green St
- Pasadena, California 91129
-
- (PO Box 202, Burleigh Heads, Qld 4220 in Oz)
- Hooroo,
- Helen
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