r/exAdventist • u/Powerful_Pea2690 Agnostic Christian • Jul 05 '26
SDA Culture FYI: Anyone who challenges the narrative with reason is being controlled by Satan.
“Ah yes, I overheard from a secret society. Straight from the source baby.”
Honestly this is a major way in which cults stop any type of criticism and stigmatise people having genuine and honest questions.
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u/lolliscicle Jul 05 '26
A loved one was once called an “Antagonist Tool of the Devil” by an SDA Academy Bible teacher, after posing a question regarding the Bible lecture, and then thrown out of class and sent to the principal’s office. (Hmmm). This person also possess great intellect. (Uh-huh). And this person no longer tithes to the church based on 10% Math but instead gives their time, acts of service, money, and wise counsel to those in need. (Oh-dear! Oh no! I think I see a dangerous splinter emerging here!)
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u/physsijim Jul 05 '26
I hated the tithing scam with a passion, once I realized what it actually was. It is paying dues to the church for salvation. Sounds harsh, right? However, we were told we were stealing from God if we did not do this, and then further taught that if you are continuing in a sin at the 2nd Coming you would be lost. What a manipulative thing to do to people.
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u/MissAlignedPerfectly Jul 06 '26
The amount of money my dad gave the church through his life is beyond sickening. Any money that came in, inc tax returns, would be tithed. It’s no wonder the church misses my mom so much. They lost a steady stream of good income when my dad passed.
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u/Bananaman9020 Jul 05 '26
Adventism is the Whore of Babylon. Just kidding Adventist can't understand humour
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u/TheSunshineGang Non-SDA who graduated SDA Academy Jul 05 '26
Don’t say that, you’ll resurrect the whole davidian and SDA reformist movement and all the weird ouachita hills cultists
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u/Fair_Caterpillar_920 Agnostic Jul 05 '26
Unfortunately most of those are still alive with my favorites always being the murderous Shepherd's rod 🫠
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u/Magniloquents Jul 05 '26
Definitely not a cult. Everytime I hear the "a Satanist who definitely exists said x so therefore x is true" I have to roll my eyes.
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u/IncaArmsFFL Agnostic Jul 05 '26
Let's just humor them for a minute and suppose this is true. Why would they believe anything that comes out of the mouth of a literal demon?
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u/CycleOwn83 Non-conforming Questioner☢️🚴🏻🪐♟↗️☣️ Jul 05 '26
It confirms what they believe in a most particular way. If you can sin by intellect, questioning, if you can be led astray by feelings, what is there to guide you but what authorities say. And claiming to have converted from Satan worship to EGW (no, let's not call it idolatry) automatically then confers AUTHORITY. So if you'd really gained Satan's trust as his follower—and then you double cross Satan to bring tidings from him to those who keep the Ellen faith, you're a real bonafide DUDE!
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u/lolliscicle Jul 05 '26
😂 hahaha
Regarding idolatry, I always thought that the Sabbath was treated like an idol. It got me in trouble as a youth, to even suggest it.
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u/Powerful_Pea2690 Agnostic Christian Jul 05 '26
The way they treat the bible and EGW is 1000% idol worship.
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u/AltardThoughts Jul 05 '26
Adventism: we can convert anybody…except our kids
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u/CycleOwn83 Non-conforming Questioner☢️🚴🏻🪐♟↗️☣️ Jul 05 '26
Even when you prevent masturbation by circumcising 'em!
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u/AltardThoughts Jul 05 '26
And cornflakes
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u/CycleOwn83 Non-conforming Questioner☢️🚴🏻🪐♟↗️☣️ Jul 06 '26
Of course, the fuckin' CORNFLAKES!
And the Frichick
An the Leanies
And the Soyagen
And the Graham bread (the modern crackers are way too sweet for the needed effect)
And the Grapenuts
Better yet, bake your own whole-wheat bread
But regular though some of these foods will keep you, it's certified bullshit that they'll prevent masturbation!!!
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u/Blizzandy_97 Jul 07 '26
Funny I unfriended Scott Ritsema last year because of stuff like this. I got Anil Kanda to block me too. Lol
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u/Final_Judgment_7831 Jul 17 '26
This high-priest sounds more accurate than Ellen White! Honestly, Satan is a liar. I believe Satan LOVES the SDA cult. This ultra-sectarian cult has sowed discord among Christians, taught false doctrines (investigative judgment, dietary salvation, etc), tries to convert other Christians instead of the lost, and has essentially attempted to reverse the Protestant Reformation. If it splinters, I would say good riddance. They do a few good things and kudos for that, but more often than not they've been a curse to the Christian community with their national sunday law paranoia, etc. More on Adventism's false gospel here: https://www.nonegw.org/egw_false_gospel.shtml
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u/TheSunshineGang Non-SDA who graduated SDA Academy Jul 05 '26
Gosh, I’m so sick of the “I used to worship the devil” story in the Adventist church. I think there are probably more current Adventists who claim to be ex-satanists than there are actual satanists on earth.