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At 02:24 PM 10/15/96 +0200, you wrote:
>I'm looking at the Web-site right now, forgive me for analysing, but the
>first thing I noticed was this:
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>"Come and hear the world's foremost minister, Bible analyst and authority=
 on
>the divinely inspired Word of God, Bishop Shelton
>Rapha Chabash Luke."
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>Sorry, but I had to chuckle a bit when I read the Foremost minister, bible
>analyst and authority....he is putting it on a bit thick, don't you think?
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>Dear Sis,
         I believe this church is one of the splinter churches from what was
originally "the Church of the Lord Jesus Chirst of the Apostolic Faith Inc."
The general overseer was Bishop S.C. Johnson.  The group headed by Shelton
is not as tight on standards as Johnson was.  There are two or three groups
that exist with the same lineage, and that hold to the same doctrinal
standards as S.C. did.  One is headed out of New York, I think it is called
the "Holy Temple Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith" The
general overseer, whose name slips me, was a member of S.C Johnson's Church.
The other group is out of Washington D.C. and is called "The Whole Truth
Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith"  This group is
unique, in that, in its services they only listen to tapes of the late
bishop Johnson.  The title "foremost minister...etc.." is not original with
shelton, but was used of Johnson when he was alive..The New York group uses
it too :)  [alot of foremost authorities] :)
>Next thing I noticed was this:
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>"We ask however, that you abide by our Apostolic rules and the women not
>wear pants."
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>To me that is a bit harsh....if I was in the world and someone would tell=
 me
>"May I invite you to my church, but you can't come unless you were a skirt"
>my reply would be a big question-mark and then I would say "Thanks but no
>thanks" I mean if you tell an unbeliever to "abide by our Apostolic faith"
>is that not like saying: "you can only be a part of our "exclusive" club,=
 if
>you abide by the rules, regardless whether you know them or not"?
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>Hey, I was just reading their "Apostolic succession"....all those that hang
>out in the #Apostolic IRC channel....do you remember that guy called
>prophet? remember that he belonged to this church and then the old bishop
>died and a new bishop was installed and he turned the church into the=
 "House
>of Shelton"??? Could this be the same church he's talking about? I tried to
>copy their "Rules of succession" but apparently you can't copy something
>that is scanned. Anyway it mentiones a couple of times the "House of
>Shelton" that is why I wondered. I have one more question to this whole
>thing....why do they call each other by biblical names? Actually, you ought
>to read this really....it also says that the wives of the Elders are to be
>called "Ladies" and "Princess". The head of the House of Shelton who is=
 also
>THE BLESSEDNESS and General Overseer.....(??) and I quote this one, "Our
>daughter, Mariana...(can't read her last name), in her lifetime shall
>continue to enjoy the distinction of "First Lady", her Serene Highness and
>First Princess. No titles of any wives or daughters or descendents shall be
>higher than hers at any time." (???) This whole thing is signed by "His=
 Holy
>Apostolic Blessedness".=20
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>What do you people think about this? I can't help it, and I don't want to
>put them down, but that sounds a bit fishy to me? Doris
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>Dos-User
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