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Charles Stanley, Patrick Franklin, & BEL
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patman
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The latest updates are here:
http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=91200407
P'S OPPOSITION/RESPONSE TO MOTION is a good read.
There isn't much to comment on right now. The only thing "new" was their attempt to get a summary judgement, which failed. You can read the USTPO Decision here:
http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=91200407&pty=OPP&eno=15
Whoever wants to pray, please do so. This whole thing could be resolved peacefully.
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patman
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I can't find fault in this divorce thing at all. I can see how you say he said one thing and then did another - but the thing he did wasn't wrong.
I think about it like this: Which is worst, divorce or murder?
Murder is.
Paul, when he was Saul, murdered many Christians. Yet he went on to be an apostle. Grace was able to cover even murder, to the point that he became the greatest minister for Jesus to ever have lived.
How much more could grace cover divorce? More over, there isn't much public info on the divorce that I can't tell if he was responsible for it.
When faced with a decision like "stay or leave" and it wouldn't be hard for someone to arrive at the correct decision after being forced to reconsider.
I do, however, take issue with the "loophole" the organization found in 1 Timothy 3:12 and Titus 1:5-9 and their decision to keep him... they said he couldn't remarry so he would remain the husband of one wife.
Their decision wasn't based on "grace" it was "Oh, just don't get remarried." The point of the one wife statement in those verses is explained in 1 Timothy 3:5 (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?). The real question that should have been asked was "is he a good leader in his own home?" not "did he get a divorce."
I am on the outside looking in, and I do not have the inside info that you do, but none-the-less I find myself finding no problem with the divorce issue. If there is something else there, I am unable to see it (obviously, I don't know the man).
patman
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Yeah. Still ongoing.
Thanks for asking about the scleroderma. I am doing very well, especially considering where I was, and where I was headed. I am still in the SCOT study, only one more visit in August and I am done with that one. They are going to talk about another study, which sounds very interesting and also pretty scary (it would take my brother's stem cells, wipe mine out, and then give me his - which could cure it if I can survive it). It's a lot to think about.
Whatever you decide I hope you are around for a long time to come.:thumb:
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Strefanash
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God grief, brothers taking brothers to Law. Do they not care that the Bible speaks against this?
Clearly not. They judge money and ego more important
Clearly not. They judge money and ego more important
patman
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August 13, 2012 – In Touch Ministries and Mr. Patrick Franklin, creator of the Touch Bible software application, are pleased to announce that they have amicably resolved their disagreement related to Mr. Franklin’s use and registration of the trademark “Touch Bible”. The terms of the resolution remain confidential between the parties.
:thumb:August 13, 2012 – In Touch Ministries and Mr. Patrick Franklin, creator of the Touch Bible software application, are pleased to announce that they have amicably resolved their disagreement related to Mr. Franklin’s use and registration of the trademark “Touch Bible”. The terms of the resolution remain confidential between the parties.
August 13, 2012 – In Touch Ministries and Mr. Patrick Franklin, creator of the Touch Bible software application, are pleased to announce that they have amicably resolved their disagreement related to Mr. Franklin’s use and registration of the trademark “Touch Bible”. The terms of the resolution remain confidential between the parties.
Glad to hear its done, the whole thing sounded really lame.
Great news, Pat!
