Whatever anyone outside thinks, I was raised in Seventh Day Adventism, and in my opinion, it's a cult.
It has not reformed into some mainstream religion; in fact, the current president, Ted Wilson, is making all upper-level employees of the church (physicians, professors, lawyers, college presidents) sign a "loyalty contract" in order to keep their jobs.
It reminds me of the
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