I am renewing my subscription because I want to know what the critics and revisionists are griping about, not because I agree with much you have to say. Unfortunately, this group sustains the financial operation of the entire worldwide church organization. Let s look at women s ordination as an example. In my experience with members of third-world countries, a glaring ideological dissimilarity has become obvious. For lack of better terminology, Americans might relate to a 1940s or 1950s mentality.
Women know their place and accept it, readily.
Some American Adventists also still subscribe to these beliefs, but not many. The majority lie outside American borders. In a church where the majority rules, North America is being forced to follow the rules, readily. Maybe we could view this problem like the dreaded wedding band issue of previous decades. This dichotomy lasted for years.