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Did you know any Seventh-day Adventists? How did those compare if so

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i was raised SDA so i’ll try to provide some comparisons. SDA churches don’t do the door-to-door evangelism thing nearly as much as JW churches do; they’re much closer to other protestant sects doctrinally (main differences are going to church on Saturday and that they don’t believe in hell or that you go to heaven immediately after you die). they kind of have a Joseph Smith equivalent in Ellen G White (who claimed to have visions and wrote a bunch of books) but they don’t have the same reverence for her that Mormons do for Smith; a lot of the younger members kind of ignore her entirely. most adventist churches are pretty small and insular; their membership is mostly elderly. a lot of adventists are vegetarian which I respect. my church was a bit larger, less conservative, and less insular than most SDA churches and was pretty diverse. based on my experience in the church i wouldn’t classify it as a cult; people aren’t really ostracized for leaving and the church doesn’t beg for your money more than any other church would.

edit: oh yeah we got holidays too, sucks for you guys lol

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How often did people confuse you with Mormons? Whenever I traveled outside of Utah, people always thought Mormons and JWs were the same thing.

Solidarity on being raised in an American cult :solidarity:

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So just a literal interpretation of Revelation?

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I’ve never once participated in the national anthem or flag.

I am super jealous of this solid flex. God, I wish it were me.

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JWs are pacifists. The reasoning for not saluting the flag is kind of meh, but the fact they don’t is awesome.

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yeah I always hear about JWs getting in trouble in Russia. I actually watched a few of their recent vids because I got a written letter in my mailbox lol, guess with the Covid pandemic they weren’t gonna be knocking :)

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