RevJohnG

I believe he did...not the entire Rite but he liberated this man from something evil. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/05/22/vatican-denies-that-pope-francis-performed-exorcism/?test=latestnews

ULC textbook?

Atwater you are a gentleman and a scholar! I 100% agree with what you said in the above post my friend. Peace and Blessings.

I was being snarky.

You are a Theist. (as opposed to Atheist) Welcome back.

Are there polytheistic based atheists who say I don't believe in "gods"? lol

Prayers.

All very interesting. Thanks guys for sharing your stuff.

I also asked Dyan about my ordain me button on my site. Here is her response: Hi John, That is excellent. As long as the ordination requests goes directly to ulc headquarters. Dyan Dyan Silva ULC Headquarters 601 3rd St. Modesto, CA 95351 fax: 209-527-8116 phone: 209-527-8111 www.ulchq.com email: dyan-at-ulchq.com

Here is a response from Dyan at HQ regarding registering a church with them. I'll share this so everyone can know about this: Hi John, Well, you don’t need to register your church with our church in order to have a church of your own. We do offer a service where we will keep an extra set of church records for your church if you want. Again you do not have to have this service with us if you choose not to. This service is called a “congregational agreement” with us. You will need to fill out a congregational agreement form and have 3 people total sign the agreement, which would be a minister, a secretary and a treasurer. We will need their original signatures on this form. You would then have to mail back the original form with $35.00 to start the agreement with us. Then is would be $5.00 monthly, $15.00 a quarter, or $60.00 for the year to keep this agreement going. You would also have to file your church paperwork to keep the agreement active. You can either file monthly, quarterly or wait and file the 12 months once a year. In turn, we keep an extra set of your paperwork, like quarterly reports, minutes, how much you take in and how much goes out of the church, etc. We will also send you a “congregation certificate” showing your church Has this agreement with our church. You would still have to get from the IRS your own 501C3 paperwork. There is a very good book we recommend you get called “Church and Non Profit Tax and Financial Guide” which you can pick up at any major bookstore with a tax section, or most Christian Bookstores. You can also purchase the book at amazon.com or our authorized website at www.ulc.net. You can also check your local library to see if they have the latest version of the book that you can check out. I have attached the congregational agreement form, instructions on “how to start a congregation” and a flyer telling you about the books I recommended. Dyan Dyan Silva ULC Headquarters 601 3rd St. Modesto, CA 95351 fax: 209-527-8116 phone: 209-527-8111 www.ulchq.com email: dyan-at-ulchq.com

Thanks Bro. Hex for your insight. Registering as we speak and also I do not offer ordinations. That button links to the HQ ordination page.

Hi all...I just added three sections to my website....one on Druidism, one on Paganism and one on Universalism. Right now they are general overviews. Please tell me what you think. Accurate? No? thanks. wiregrassulc.webs.com

I am glad this thread was created. I grew up Christian and did wonder about this very subject. Paul IMHO did insert his own agenda into the overall message of Jesus of Nazareth.

Has anyone gone to a service yet?

I must apologize for my name calling of Mr. Kirby in this post!!!! He was far from a "nut". He found his faith and stuck by it 100%. I admire that. I reread his D.Univ study material. I must've been in a bad mood or something the day I wrote that. Again my apologies.

Yeah you're right. Can't win for losin huh.

I am not sure if they take that number as an allegorical device or if it's a literal thing for them. OH and thank you Coolhand for sharing your experience.

I wonder what happens if there are more than 144,000 "good and active" JWs?

*Subscribes*

That is awesome. Thanks for giving us a bit of insight on the mother church.

I'm curious as well.

In what way do you feel strongly about the St. Malachy "prophecies"? (perhaps another thread to discuss?)

::thumbsup::

I am a Doctor of the Universe!! ahem...anyway while taking that course I became convinced that Kirby was a nut (in a good way, but nevertheless).

Just to add....Pope Francis came out of nowhere...he wasn't ever mentioned as a "top contender" to the papacy. I like that.