Umuntu ozohlola iBandla lamaSeventh-day Adventist

Kusanda kufika ezindlebeni zethu ukuthi iBandla lamaSeventh-day Adventist libhekene nenkinga enkulu yezomthetho nezezimali. Ingase ilahlekelwe isimo sayo sokungenzi nzuzo ngenxa yokucwasa. Ngifaka izixhumanisi eziningi kulesi sihloko, kwesinye isikhathi kuya ezintweni ezijulile ongase ukuthole kukuvula amehlo. Ukuze uthole ukuqonda okuphelele, sicela uzinike isikhathi sokuhlola ngokugcwele izinto ezixhumene.

Umthetho we-Federal uyalela izinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo ukuthi zisebenze ngendlela engacwasi. Izinhlangano ezitholakala ngokwephula ubungozi bokuhoxiswa kwesimo sazo sokungenzi nzuzo. Lolu daba lwamabandla jikelele lwavezwa ngesikhathi iNkantolo Ephakeme yase-United States ichitha uMthetho Wokuvikela Imishado (DOMA) ngonyaka odlule, njengoba imibiko ngemuva kwesinqumo sixwayise.

Okwenza lokhu kube ukukhathazeka okukhethekile kweBandla lamaSeventh-day Adventist ukuthi selinolwazi oluthile lwezomthetho kule ndaba. IBandla labhalisa igama lalo ne Ihhovisi le-Patent ne-Trademark yase-United States ngo-1981, ongaqinisekisa ngokusebenzisa indawo yabo yokusesha uphawu lokuthengisa nge-“Seventh-day Adventist” njengamagama okusesha. Njengoba kungenakwenzeka ukuxhuma emiphumeleni yangempela, ngicaphuna izinkambu zedatha ezilandelayo:

Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi lokhu kubhaliswa kufaka nesitatimende sokuzihlangula. Umshwana wokuzihlangula wengezwe ngenxa yokuthi amagama athi “Seventh-day Adventist” ayachaza ngokwemvelo, futhi imithetho yezimpawu zokuhweba ayivikeli ukusetshenziswa kwamagama ngendlela echazayo. Nokho, umthetho ungavikela ekwephuleni umthetho uma incazelo isithuthukisiwe engqondweni yomphakathi ehlobanisa amagama achazayo nomkhiqizo noma isevisi ethile (noma iBandla kulokhu).

Ukuze libe nalesi sivikelo, iBandla likhethe ukuvumela isikhathi sokulinda seminyaka emihlanu ngoba kucatshangwa ukuthi ngemva kweminyaka emihlanu, sekusungulwe incazelo yesibili engqondweni yomphakathi. Ngemva kwalokho ngisho namagama achazayo angavikelwa ngezinga elithile ngaphansi komthetho wezimpawu zokuhweba.

Ungaqiniseka ukuthi iBandla lalingenzi lutho kuleyo minyaka emihlanu; ibiqoqa uhlu oluningi lwabaphula umthetho ukuze bashushiswe uma isikhathi sokulinda sesiphelile. Ukwenza izibalo, imaki leminyaka emihlanu ngemva kosuku lokubhalisa lizongena Novemba, i-1986. Qaphela ukuthi igama elithi “Seventh-day Adventist” kwakungelona kuphela ukubhaliswa; iBandla lishicilela ezabo uhlu olude lwezimpawu zokuthengisa ezibhalisiwe kwiwebhusayithi yabo.

Izinsuku zokugubha iminyaka emihlanu zijabulisa kakhulu ngoba zihlangana ngoSuku Lokuhlawulela ngo-1986, usuku olumakwe inkanyezi u-Rigel ewashini le-Orion, kanye nango-1986, '87,'88 triplet ku-HSL. Kunezifundo ezijulile okufanele zithathwe kulokhu.

Isikhalo seBandla sokuthi amandla ombuso avikele igama lalo sabizwa owokuqala phakathi kwamasonto amaProthestani okungenani umthombo owodwa. Lokhu kunxusa emandleni ombuso kuphambene nomgomo wokuhlukaniswa kwesonto nombuso, futhi kukhombisa umqondo weBandla laseRoma. Kukhona igama lokuba mqondo munye neRoma: i-ecumenism. Futhi yileso kanye isono seBandla sika-1986 esalimaza uJesu kabusha, njengoba kuboniswa iwashi le-Orion.

I-HSL ikhombisa ukuthi inhlangano yamasonto ihlanganisa ukwenqaba uMoya oNgcwele (yize ihlose ukuphelezelwa futhi iphefumulelwe uMoya oNgcwele). Umuntu angaholwa kanjani nguMoya oNgcwele ngesikhathi esifanayo lapho esekela ukwakheka kwamandla obufascist? Abakwazi! UMoya oNgcwele usebenza ngokusola unembeza womuntu ngamunye mayelana neqiniso, hhayi ngegunya eliphansi elicabanga ukuthi lilawula umhlaba wonke phezu kukanembeza womuntu.

IBandla alichithanga sikhathi. Ngokushesha nje lapho iminyaka emihlanu isiphelile, baqala ngokushesha ukuhlukumeza nokushushisa "abephula" izimpawu zayo zokuthengisa. Icala lesonto elincane eHawaii livame ukucashunwa njengelokuqala. Imininingwane ethokozisayo yendaba ixoxwa futhi ilandiswa kabusha ngu imithombo ehlukahlukene eku-inthanethi. The I-LA Times ibike leli cala ngoNovemba 27, 1988.

Nakuba kungase kubonakale sengathi iBandla libe nempumelelo ekusebenziseni amandla kahulumeni ukuze livikele igama lalo ekusetshenzisweni kabi ngamabandla “angenacala,” lehlulekisiwe okuyibika. Ngo-1987, maphakathi ne-HSL triplet, bamangalela iqembu lobungqingili okuthiwa i-Seventh-day Adventist Kinship International. futhi walahlekelwa. Babeweqe umngcele wamalungelo abo.

I-Kinship iyiqembu elisekelayo hhayi ibandla, ngakho-ke ukusebenzisa kwayo igama elithi “Seventh-day Adventist” kwakubhekwa njengegama elichazayo hhayi ukwephulwa kophawu lweSonto.

Ngakho-ke lokhu kulahlekelwa kweqembu lezitabane kusebenza kanjani njengebika?

The ireferensi yokuqala yomthetho yokukhululwa enteleni yethulwe ku- Ama-1890, ngemuva nje kokuzulazula kwasehlane iminyaka eyi-120, futhi isimo sesimanje sentela esingu-501(c)(3) sethulwa ngeminyaka yawo-1950 njengoba iBandla laliyekethisa ngesimo sikaJesu.

Uma nje imithetho yayingangqubuzani nemithetho kaNkulunkulu, kwakungekho nkinga. Kusukela iNkantolo Ephakeme yachitha i-DOMA, nokho, abantu baye bavikelwa ngaphansi komthetho wenhlangano ekubandlululweni okusekelwe ekukhetheni ubulili. Ngokwesibonelo, kuye kwaba namacala aphawulekayo amabhikawozi nabathwebuli bezithombe, abaye bazithola bephula umthetho ngenxa nje yokumelela onembeza babo emfundisweni yeBhayibheli emelene nemikhuba yongqingili, benqaba ukukhonza emishadweni yongqingili.

Ukugcina isimo salo sama-501(c)(3), iBandla libophekile (njengo esedlule qinisekisa) ukuthobela imithetho elawula lezo zinhlangano, futhi leyo mithetho iyalela ukuthi zilandele imikhuba engacwasi. Ezweni lezamabhizinisi, ukucwaswa kwabesifazane (noma idlanzana) ebuholini akuvunyelwe, futhi eminyakeni yamuva lokhu kuye kwanda kwafinyelela ongqingili. Kodwa ingabe iBandla lingakwazi ukuhlala linokuma okuhle nezwe elimithetho yalo eyenziwe umuntu ephikisana nemithetho kaNkulunkulu, futhi libe yiqiniso eBhayibhelini elichaza izindima ezahlukene zabesilisa nabesifazane futhi eligxeka ukuziphatha kongqingili?

Lokhu kuveza ukukhanya okuhlukile endabeni yokugcotshwa kwabesifazane, akunjalo? I-NAD ingaba nezici ezikhuthazayo ezihilelekile. Okungadingeka nje ukuthi umuntu asukume ayise iBandla enkantolo ngenxa yokucwasa, futhi ngokusobala angase alahlekelwe yisimo sakhe sika-501(c)(3) ngenxa yalokho, futhi lokho kungase kuholele ekukweleni izizumbulu zemali yentela, okungase kuholele ekushaqweni kwempahla uma bengakwazi ukukhokha. Sikhuluma lapha ngamanani ezigidigidi zamadola!

Ukugcotshwa kwabesifazane akususi-ke ukucwaswa kwezitabane ebuholini. Kodwa empeleni, ngicabanga ukuthi "iqhinga" likwenye indawo. Kunamanye amabandla ayinkulungwane agxeka ubungqingili nawo, futhi cishe ngeke ashintshe lowo mbono ngokuphazima kweso.

Noma kunjalo, iqiniso lokuthi iBandla libophekile ukuba lilungise inqubomgomo yalo ekuguquleni imithetho ukuze lilondoloze isimo salo 501(c)(3) liyishiya esimweni esibucayi. Lapho indaba ifika ekugcinweni kweSonto, kukho konke ukuyekethisa kwayo kwezenkolo iyosala yodwa nezinto ezimbili ongakhetha kuzo: ukushintshela ngeSonto, noma ukulahlekelwa yikho konke—imali, impahla, amasonto, izikole, izibhedlela—ukusho lokho. Iya ngqo ejele-ungadluli GO, ungaqoqi u-$200. I-Seventh-day Adventist ethembekile izoqaphela ukuthi noma iyiphi indlela, iBandla elihlelekile ngeke lifinyelele emasangweni amaparele.

Manje njengoba sesikhulume ngesihloko somthetho wangeSonto, ngingase ngisho ukuthi usuvele ulungile njengalapho. Iza ne-Obamacare, ukuguqulwa kwezempilo noma umsebenzi "wokuzithiba nenguquko" u-Ellen G. White aprofetha ngayo. Usuku oluqondile lukhonjwe ezifundweni zethu zomugqa wesikhathi, kodwa ngizogodla incazelo enemininingwane yalokho kwenye indatshana. Kwanele ukusho ukuthi ukufakwa kwezikweletu kwakuyisithiyo sokugcina esithembekile esasivimbela i-Obamacare, futhi manje akusavimbeki.

Umfundisi u-Andrew Henriques uhlola ezinye izici eziphawulekayo zalesi siprofetho sika-Ellen G. White intshumayelo yakamuva. Futhi siyaphinda futhi singabona ngokubheka emuva ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele wawuqondisa kanjani uJohn Scotram kulokho akusho entshumayelweni yakhe mayelana Umthetho wangeSonto uza ngo-2013. Kungenzeka akubukekanga njengalokhu wena noma ebesikulindele, kodwa izinto zenzeke ngesikhathi esifanele.

Ngakho-ke, ukuziphatha kwendaba ukuthi akukhokhisi ukuyekethisa okulungile ngenxa yenzuzo yezimali noma lokho okubizwa ngokuthi ubunye. Uzogcina uyena ozosuka kwesokudla, noma uzozithola usengozini yilabo osuke uxegise nabo.