Frequently Asked Questions
Posted: May 28th, 2012, 9:41 pm
1. Is this really a church putting you in jail? Isn't it just the state doing it for disobeying the law?
2. Have you confused anyone by using the name Creation 7th Day Adventist, and is it true that you were impersonating, or stealing the identity of, the Seventh-day Adventist Church?
3. Is this really a religious liberty issue?
4. Is religious conviction a valid grounds for disobeying a neutral law? Couldn't that lead to anyone claiming religious liberty as a grounds to violate any law, such as those against murder or theft?
5. According to a press release by the General Conference, they made several attempts to resolve this dispute amicably, but you refused. Is that true?
6. According to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, they first asked you to cease using the name in 2005 and only initiated the lawsuit as a last resort. Is this true?
7. Why did Pastor McGill refuse to attend mediation in this case? Doesn't that constitute an "amicable attempt to resolve the case" on the part of the Plaintiffs?
2. Have you confused anyone by using the name Creation 7th Day Adventist, and is it true that you were impersonating, or stealing the identity of, the Seventh-day Adventist Church?
3. Is this really a religious liberty issue?
4. Is religious conviction a valid grounds for disobeying a neutral law? Couldn't that lead to anyone claiming religious liberty as a grounds to violate any law, such as those against murder or theft?
5. According to a press release by the General Conference, they made several attempts to resolve this dispute amicably, but you refused. Is that true?
6. According to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, they first asked you to cease using the name in 2005 and only initiated the lawsuit as a last resort. Is this true?
7. Why did Pastor McGill refuse to attend mediation in this case? Doesn't that constitute an "amicable attempt to resolve the case" on the part of the Plaintiffs?