User talk:Richard Abrahams

Speedy deletion
It does look a little rash to me, especially since the article had been edited by several people over the last two years. I think it would have been better to nominate the article for deletion, so its problems could be discussed. My first reaction is that it could use some citations and sources that help show that it is a notable subject. I think the notability is implied by the fact that it has produced programs shown on major networks, but a third party mention of this would help solidify the case. I suggest that you discuss the deletion with User:Pegasus, the admin who deleted the article. I don't like to overstep other admins without a bit of discussion first. If Pegasus does not want to recreate the article, I'd be happy to move it to your user space if you'd like to work on it further. --10:53, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

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Here's the article without the quotes. You can try recreating it without copyrighted material...

The Church of God, an International Community, seeks to follow the original teachings of Jesus Christ as taught by the first-century Church. It is based in Pasadena, California and has members worldwide.

About
The Church of God, an International Community has regional offices in Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, the Philippines, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Neither Protestant nor Catholic in heritage, the Church of God adheres to the teachings of the first followers of Jesus Christ, and traces its roots through European Sabbatarians to the first-century Church at Jerusalem.

The activities of the Church of God are primarily educational. It adheres to the commitment that Matthew 24:14 is a biblical injunction for followers of Jesus Christ to preach the Gospel (defined as the good news of the coming Kingdom of God) to all nations. Since it sees this as an educational instruction rather than a command to convert others, the Church of God does not attempt to proselytize through its outreach or to solicit financial support. It teaches more than one day of salvation and points to a future period of reconciliation between God and all of mankind.

Work
The Church publishes the quarterly print journal Vision: Insights and New Horizons and its companion Web site. In both outlets Vision explores a variety of social, moral and philosophical issues that are relevant to the world today and aims to present the Bible as a viable source of solutions to the world's problems. As it examines basic biblical principles, it challenges many of traditional Christianity's long-held assumptions, suggesting that Christianity’s roots have largely been forgotten and that much of Jesus Christ’s actual belief, practice and teaching has been misunderstood or misrepresented.

The Church of God has produced three television documentaries: Cheating God Out of Christianity, which aired on The Discovery Channel and CNBC in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Asia; Quest for the Real Paul and Message to the Seven Churches. In conjunction with the Oxford International Biomedical Centre (OIBC), Vision.org Foundation (one of the Church's educational and humanitarian foundations) produced an interdisciplinary conference in early 2008 titled What Makes Us Human?. The Church also publishes an online biblical study course called Foundations.

The Church's president, David Hulme, holds a doctorate in International Relations with a focus on the Middle East. Hulme frequently interviews key Middle East peace negotiators such as Uri Savir, Shimon Peres and Abu Ala (Ahmed Qurei).

Nomination of Church of God, an International Community for deletion
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