User talk:Gregsy

When adding a new section to a talk page, don't insert it at the top

I saw that you inserted a new section to Talk:Exclusive Brethren. I have moved it to the end of the page, which is the proper place for new discussion sections. Please remember this in future. By the way, it is not a good idea to post your telephone number and address in Wikipedia. Just sign edits to talk pages using the four tilde characters, ~~~~. DFH 20:39, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice. Point taken. Kind Regards. Greg

Brethren history chart showing various divisions

Greg - a few weeks ago, a friend passed on to me a photocopy of a handwritten chart on A3 paper showing the various historic divisions in Plymouth Brethren history. There are no references given, and the friend did not give me any clues regarding its pedigree. Even so, it seems to have been compiled with a fair amount of diligence. The photocopy quality is rather poor. Would you be interested ? DFH 16:12, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Dear Greg, - Thanks for your reply in my user talk page. I forgot to mention that the latest date in the chart is 1960, so it doesn't shed any light on EBs "after Aberdeen". The chart was provided by someone who lectures at Manchester University, and came to me via a mutual friend. I will post you a copy later this week. Best regards, David. DFH 18:23, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Disguised vandalism in the Plymouth Brethren article

Greg, The most recent edit to Plymouth Brethren removed absolutely all of the External links, under the pretence of following WP:EL. I suspect the person who did this has a hidden agenda. Even so, I'm reluctant to get involved in a revert war. DFH 14:04, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

I have since restored all the deleted links and added a new discussion topic in Talk:Plymouth Brethren. DFH 16:36, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

exclusive brethren are no same thing as closed brethren

Greetings Mister Gregsy:

I´m an Evangelical Baptist (but my mother is P.B.), from Venezuela, a

country in South America, ruled by Hugo Chávez, a darling from communists ; but this time I want to tell you on another completely different issue: An Article in wikipedia, where I works, on Plymouth Brethren falsely claim Closed P.B. are same group as Exclusive Brethren or Taylorites. My sources are: http://www.apologeticsindex.org http://www.brethrenonline.org/ http://www.cultwatch.org is a ministry by baptists and presbyterians evangelizing to Exclusives. My mother is a Closed Plymouth Brethren, her group NEVER talk on Taylor or teach any doctrine linked to him. I work as columnist/colaborator for a Spanish Closed Brethren Magazine, Gethsemaní, led by Joan Soler i Rius. I have tried to fix it, but many users delete my work, my references to sources and links proving this. I think there are political reasons behind it, because Exclusives- nowithstanding any heresy a Christian can find in them- are supporters and endorsing right-wing politicians and candidates. This situation ofuscate and irritate so much to comunists, that these people tries to create guilt by association on Closed Brethren. Help me with the article please.

  At the present time, I don't have any new information to add to

these and related articles. 10:45, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

The editions from users as by example Rholton and Big DT are absurd and are patent vandalism. This article makes it sound like Open Brethren and Exclusive Brethren have only minor differences. Exclusive Brethren makes it sound like the Exclusive Brethren are a cult. Open Brethren makes it sound like they are the only real Plymouth Brethren. This article posits that the Closed Brethren are something other than just another name for the Exclusive Brethren. Really, the three articles aren't much more than POV forks.

  From reading the links on this article, I'm inclined to believe

that the Open Brethren and Exclusive Brethren articles (Point of View problems with the latter aside) are correct and that this article has some issues. 03:52, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

      From my own experiences in the early 1970s, there were huge

differences between the Taylorite Exclusive Brethren and other Darbyite brethren groups, herein referred to as Closed Brethren. Because of the leadership scandals, some people left the Taylor meetings and joined meetings of the Glanton Brethren or Kelly Brethren, etc. A lot of these earlier divisions among Closed Brethren were healed in the later 1970s. 21:27, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

  I agree with you, this Plymouth Brethren history must to be more known.

      I have made a lot of corrections to the main overview which I

hope will be acceptable. This section seems to be dealing with differences between Open and Exclusive whereas I would have thought that could be put lower down in the article with an account of the early history of Plymouth Brethren should come first as this will contain references the things which all PBs have in common. I am not much good at these mega changes so will leave that to someone else.

      The terms Exclusive and Closed are interchangable and the

variations need not really be discussed in this article since they are addressed in more detail sub Exclusive Brethren. What is of interest is the differences between Open and Exclusive both in ecclesiology and theology but also in worship styles etc as it seems clear from both Shuff and Grass that there is a wide spectrum of practice and doctrinal belief in both groups which often coincide. However I can't help thinking that a few more headings would be helpful.

      The meeting my parents attend is an Ex Taylorite EB meeting

which at one time was looking to be drawn into the Kelly Lowe Glanton group. However it is now a mix of Open/Exclusive and new Brethren and they have had to learn to get on with and learn from each other and so far it has worked. The doctrinal differences though quite significant are not crucial and make for very lively readings. The cultic differences are more marked.

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Little Flock hymnbook

Dear Greg,

This is a fine article, one which I was really pleased to discover today. I would like to renew contact with you. btw. My wife and I have visited St Deiniol's on several occasions within the last two years, mainly to use the restaurant. DFH (talk) 06:45, 20 June 2010 (UTC)