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Important Oct. 2006 update:Please see the amazon description of this published book: Authority, Accountability, and the Apostolic Movement by Stephen Crosby This is the only printed book on this subject that I recommend. It is useful for all groups. See my amazon review of it!
About Wagner's Apostles
Below is a reproduction of the GI Newsletter,
Jan/Feb. 2000, which was once published at:
http://www.generals.org/news_main_1.htm on the Generals of Intercession site.
Cindy Jacobs is well-known to be closely connected with C. Peter Wagner. They hold many conferences together (A 'sample' of Wagner and group's conference content is seen at About Apostolic Summits page). At the Light The Nation conference of 1998, I have witnessed her publicly stating her submission to Wagner . She also stated her appreciation for his involvement in the starting of her Generals of Intercession, because he "allowed" (quoting) her to start that ministry. Quoting also from the Generals of Intercession site of "Get to Know Us (Faqs)" part of website: "Mike and Cindy Jacobs co-founded Generals of Intercession in 1985 with a mission of developing intercessory prayer strategies to unlock harvest throughout the nations of the world...Additionally, Cindy serves as the United States coordinator of the Spiritual Warfare Network, headed globally by C. Peter Wagner...Mike and Cindy are active members of Springs Harvest Fellowship, pastored by Dutch Sheets."
This interview between "Generals of Intercession"
(Jacobs) and C. Peter Wagner is reproduced in full. The highlighted portions
(in brown) were not originally highlighted on the web publication at GI, but are my own
highlights. Brief comments are below this reproduced newsletter. These
contain a very
brief synopsis of concerns to watch for.
|GI Newsletter
Jan/Feb 2000
Joining Forces, Blazing Trails:
In the woods behind the Wagner homestead runs an old stagecoach trail that, a century ago, brought countless pioneers to newfound destinations. Most of the trail is so overgrown that it remains virtually indistinguishable from the rest of the forest-except for the portion that runs through the Wagner property.
In sharing on the role of apostolic and prophetic ministry, one gets the feeling of being on a similar trail-a fresh discovery of an ancient path, overgrown with thorns and brush, but leading to new horizons and fresh promise for the pioneering church of this new millennium. Much of Peter Wagner's life work is focused on clearing the trail. In the interview that follows, he shares discoveries made along the way.
GI: You've just finished writing a book on how the apostolic and prophetic ministries relate to each other...
CPW: We have had good literature on apostles and on prophets over the past few years. What I found is that in a number of books on prophets, apostles are mentioned; and in a number of books on apostles, prophets are mentioned. But none of the literature has any kind of grappling on how apostles and prophets are to relate to each other in ongoing ministry. And so because all who are in this field agree we need to apply Ephesians 2:20, which says that apostles and prophets lay the foundation of the church, it's very important that we understand what apostles are, what prophets are, and also understand how apostles and prophets relate to each other.
GI: How, in a nutshell, do you define these ministry offices?
CPW: Apostles are anointed by God to set the things of the body of Christ and the kingdom of God in order. For them to accomplish that, and for the rest of the church to accept their work, they need an incredible amount of authority. But that authority can only be an authority that God gives-not self-produced. Prophets are the members of the body of Christ who hear the voice of God more than average, and who communicate messages from God to the body of Christ... That doesn't mean that apostles don't hear from God. But apostles who attempt to hear from God only by themselves without bringing prophets into their ongoing ministry sphere are at a disadvantage. Because that's what the prophets do-they hear the voice of God and communicate these messages to the apostle.
GI: There sometimes seems to be some confusion about the borders of these giftings...
CPW: Prophets hardly ever go out-side the lines and try to set things in order. Prophets are not known for setting things in order, so they usually don't infringe on the territory of the apostle. But the apostle sometimes neglects the ministry of the prophet. This is one of the problems I've found when I first began associating with prophets and apostles. I began to understand they're the ones making up the new wineskin for the body of Christ, which I call the New Apostolic Reformation. Yet I was very surprised to find that many prophets don't even trust or like apostles around; and vice versa, many apostles don't trust or like prophets around.
GI: Have you discovered why? Or what actually works?
CPW: I thought I would simply analyze the relationships that are now in place, but I found very few existing positive relationships. What I discovered is that in terms of the prophets, the way they relate to apostles is that first they must submit to apostles. When I found that many prophets didn't want to submit to any apostle, I began asking why, and most of the responses I got had roots in the discipling movement. A lot of the prophets were very deeply wounded by some of the controlling spirits that had entered that movement, and because of those wounds they had chosen not to submit at all, rather than change the way they submitted. I would say that is the major factor inhibiting prophets from relating to apostles.
GI: And the apostolic?
CPW: My conclusion is that apostles simply haven't understood the role of prophets. It's not that they have under-stood it well and rejected it, it's that they just haven't understood it. Some of them, true, have been burned by flaky prophecy. Some of the things Dr. Bill Hamon warns about in his book Prophets Pitfalls and Principals have wounded a lot of apostles. And so rather than saying 'this is a mistake and we need to correct it,' they've just generalized it and said 'this is the way all prophets must be' and have therefore not desired to relate very closely to prophets.
GI: Not a surprise then that the barriers are up. So how do you get apostles and prophets together? Has the Lord given you a strategy?
CPW: First of all, I try to give a positive interpretation to different streams and different styles of implementing the apostolic and prophetic movement rather than setting a standard and criticizing all those who don't meet the standard that I have set. That in itself gives me a rapport with various different streams that others don't have. Furthermore, the way I've been proceeding is to get apostles together with each other as peers. Once they begin to get together in a meaningful way as peers, then the issue of how we relate to prophets will come up. And I'm prepared to give guidance to the way that issue is handled.
GI: So your gifting is also your strategy-to bring peers together.
CPW: I have the advantage of being a horizontal apostle, and a horizontal apostle is one who can bring together vertical apostles, whereas it is very difficult for vertical apostles to call other vertical apostles together (note: vertical apostles are leaders of apostolic networks, whereas horizontal apostles are graced by God to give apostolic leadership and direction to certain spheres of the body of Christ as a whole). But if apostles don't first have relationships with each other, it's going to be very difficult to communicate broadly about relationships with prophets.
GI: Now the same principles probably apply to prophets.. .
CPW: As an apostle, I have naturally begun to develop relationships between apostles. Since I'm not a prophet, that never entered my mind until Cindy (Jacobs) started saying that she as a prophet saw the need for prophets to relate to each other. She began to push the gathering of prophets and brought me into it as an apostle. And finally the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders took shape.
GI: Which is...
CPW: The Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders is a peer-level group of prophets, now under my apostolic leader-ship. This to me is an example of how prophets relate to apostles on the broader scale. (At a recent prayer conference), six of the prophets were on the platform sharing, and an apostle led the meeting. (note: see the prophetic word issued by the ACPE, read by Peter Wagner at the recent conference, following this article). As to how they relate to each other in different apostolic networks... the jury is still out on that.
GI: You're hoping that what you're modeling will eventually catch on.
CPW: There are many apostolic net-works where prophets and intercessors do not have the position to exercise the role that God has given them. This is what will be changed as we continue to move these different groups forward. I think these are the proper first steps on a broader scale-apostles getting together, prophets getting together, and intercessors getting together as well. From meeting together will come relationships, and from relationships emerges mutual accountability.
GI: In that regard, you're starting a global council of apostles...
CPW: This year, we're starting the International Coalition of Apostles. John Kelly is the administrative apostle, Chuck Pierce is the prophetic voice, and I am the presiding apostle. We just sent out 200 invitations to selected people around the world to become charter members of this coalition.
GI: Is part of your goal in this to help the body of Christ to identify true apostles?
CPW: Absolutely. The goal is to raise the integrity of apostolic ministry around the world. And part of doing that is to exercise some sort of mutually agreeable "quality control." That's part of what we're doing.
GI: How do you see apostles and intercessors relating together? I know you have a book...
CPW: Prayer Shield is a manual that apostles need to use, and whenever they see the word "pastor," fill in the word "apostle." I would hope that every prophet and every apostle has a group of intercessors who are mutually known, who have the gift of intercession, and who are committed to pray for these individuals.
GI: And if they don't...
CPW: Apostles who do not have a team of personal intercessors-I don't believe they can fulfill everything God wants to do in their lives. Because the higher a person goes in the leadership of the body of Christ, the higher they go on satan's hit list. And the intercessors are the ones who stand in the gap!
GI: You have concentrated so much of your focus and effort on establishing
the integrity of the apostolic, the integrity of the
CPW: I think one of the hindrances to God's sending the revival we've been praying for has been that the government of the church has not been properly in place. And now that the government of the church is coming into place, we're already seeing God trusting the body of Christ with things we were totally unaware of previous to this. Once the government comes into place, then God can do what He wants with the body of Christ, and one of the things most of us agree on is that He wants to send the great outpouring of the Holy Spirit that we would call the worldwide revival.So my commitment for the rest of my career is to use the gifts God has given me to help the development of the worldwide New Apostolic Reformation. And this (linking of apostles and prophets) is an essential part!
Comments regarding the interview above:
Contradictory Practices:
(Note: the following is not meant to accuse Wagner of intentionally contradicting himself. However, the results of double-talking or contradictions are the same, whether intentional or not.)
Apostles are anointed by God to set the things of the body of Christ and the kingdom of God in order. For them to accomplish that, and for the rest of the church to accept their work, they need an incredible amount of authority. But that authority can only be an authority that God gives-not self-produced....I have the advantage of being a horizontal apostle,....Reminder: C. Jacobs is "under" Wagner, AND, regarding the International Coalition of Apostles, Wager is the "presiding apostle."
It could be said that Wagner has just self-produced his role over others, while denying the extent of that role, while also admitting to it. He has just called for "apostles" to have an "incredible amount of authority", while shortly thereafter introducing himself as a "presiding apostle" or an organization that he has just sent out 200 invitations for others to come under him as such. Earlier introductions of being a "horizontal apostle" (an extra-Biblical term that implies less authority), is contradictory to himself as a "presiding" apostle.
From meeting together will come relationships, and from relationships emerges mutual accountability...GI: In that regard, you're starting a global council of apostles...CPW: This year, we're starting the International Coalition of Apostles. John Kelly is the administrative apostle, Chuck Pierce is the prophetic voice, and I am the presiding apostle. We just sent out 200 invitations to selected people around the world to become charter members of this coalition.If Wagner has a close relationship of trust and mutual accountability with over 200 "selected" people, he is a miracle worker. Charter members and an organization of hundreds of people under his apostolic presidingship could be seen as an anti-thesis to relationship based upon mutual accountability.
Playing fast and loose with the word "apostles":
(Note: the following is not meant to accuse Wagner of intentionally playing "fast and loose." However, the results of such a thing would be the same, whether intentional or not.)
...and a horizontal apostle is one who can bring together vertical apostles, whereas it is very difficult for vertical apostles to call other vertical apostles together (note: vertical apostles are leaders of apostolic networks, whereas horizontal apostles are graced by God to give apostolic leadership and direction to certain spheres of the body of Christ as a whole)."Horizontal apostles" and "vertical apostles" are extra-Biblical, man-made terms which were created in an attempt to describe "Biblical" practices. "Horizontal" implies a mutual-accountability or "horizontal" relationship with other apostles, yet as Wagner describes, they give "apostolic leadership and direction to certain spheres of the body of Christ," and, if they are C. Peter Wagner, they "preside" over these "vertical apostles" who are "leaders of apostolic networks" --the very thing Wagner just began (International Coalition of Apostles). So, Wagner is apparently the most "vertical apostle" of all---over all the other "vertical apostles" --In the end we have a hierarchy of Wagner over all others..
CPW: Prayer Shield is a manual that apostles need to use, and whenever they see the word "pastor," fill in the word "apostle." I would hope that every prophet and every apostle has a group of intercessors who are mutually known, who have the gift of intercession, and who are committed to pray for these individuals.
Discounting of Shepherding Movement concerns:
In this GI interview, Wagner states that he believes that the barriers of 'prophets' relating to 'apostles' as he proposes is solely due to the 'prophets' themselves, and not due to his teachings or presentations. He proposes they 'miss it' because they are suspicious due to woundings from the Discipleship or Shepherding movement. He also mentions they need to "change the way they submit" as the 'solution' to relating to 'apostles' ("how" they are to submit is not defined in this short interview, but may be defined by Tedd Haggard's local protocol and Wagner's own description of submitting all "words" to the apostle for total discernment and execution at the National School of the Prophets: January 28 -30, 1999, in Colorado).
Wagner attempts to define the role of the apostle and just how important it is to submit to them. There are also phrases mentioned like 'horizontal apostle' and 'vertical apostle', with an emphasis on 'spheres' of control these leaders have (the 'prophet' is consigned as usually not setting anything in order-- presumably because they have little or no leadership role/gifting as an 'apostle' would have, and therefore wouldn't ordinarily "infringe" on the apostle's 'territory')
After all of this, suddenly the semantics change and it seems that 'apostles' can really mean, in effect, local pastors. (If 'apostles' were really that different than a local pastor, then they would have their OWN 'prayer manual'), which are "shepherds". The result of this is that for a few years now (as of year 2000), Wagner and his group have promised a "restoration" of apostles. Yet at the close of that, he simply says that pastors are apostles. This is like playing a shell game, because the word "apostles" goes all around the block just to end up being a Pastor or Sr. Pastor again.
In the context of 1) confusing semantics and practices like this, 2) what is being taught or promoted at conferences, 3) the complaints I have heard from shocked older Christians who have read recent books by Wagner and C. Jacob and say they sound like rehashed 'Shepherding Movement' doctrines, and the quotes from the books in some book reviews, and 4) my own reading of one of the books that Wagner has enthusiastically endorsed (See also: Quick quotes and review of the book, "The Last Apostles on Earth" -- a book C. Peter Wagner is quoted as endorsing, and a page on Wagner's own Churchquake book reviews and NAR (New Apostolic Reformation)), I cannot agree with him that the 'prophet's' concerns are unwarranted or should be dismissed as being based on 'woundings.'
(On a related side note, I was directly familiar with a friend of the original leaders of the discipleship movement, Jamie Buckingham, now deceased. He was my pastor for 5 years at his church. During that time and afterwards, nothing of the discipleship movement heresies ever harmed me or mine. In fact, I attended two churches total that were directly 'related' to these teachers. Many were harmed by the Discipleship movement, but I was not, because I never belonged to a group or church that employed 'Shepherding Movement' teachings in a way that other, abusive churches or fellowships did. Even so, I am concerned by the content of Wagner and company's teachings and practice. The main teachers of the Discipleship Movement as I knew them did NOT announce themselves as head of an international coalition of "selected" people. And, they were far more careful with their use of the scriptures than Wagner and company are, as I have observed.)
Even if one were 'wounded' in the Discipleship Movement, no one should take on this accusation of being 'wounded' as the sole reason for their concern. Learning wisdom from the past is not the same as being permanently crippled. Phrases such as "mutual accountability" aside, C. Peter Wagner's New Apostolic Reformation teachings and practices need to be carefully evaluated for scriptural integrity and the end results.
Promises of what will happen if you obey:
The 'promise' of a world-wide revival, (now that the 'real' Church government is coming into place, which is apparently themselves), should definitely be taken note of! (See our Revival and Reformation pages for many links regarding the subjects of both revival, and reformation)
WHY WAS "ICA" CREATED?This ICA FAQ proclaims an exclusiveness in membership, and yet also denies and justifies it by saying (quoting) of ICA:
Given the worldwide multiplication of individuals recognized by other Christian leaders as apostles, a strong desire has been expressed by many of them to be able to relate, in some structured way, to peer-level apostles in their own nations and internationally. Since autonomy is a high value for members of differing apostolic networks, the apostolic leaders of these networks, who technically are "vertical" apostles, had little access to mechanisms designed to fulfill that lingering "horizontal" desire to meet with their peers in anything other than a casual way....
Membership in ICA is restricted to individuals who have been recognized by a significant segment of the church, including peer-level apostles, to have the gift and office of apostle and who have been ministering through this gift for a period of time. It is not intended to be a training ground for would-be apostles, but rather it should be seen as a professional society in which confirmed apostles are able to relate to each other...
Membership is attained only by official invitation from ICA leadership. Nominations may be received through any active ICA member. They are then processed through the Colorado Springs ICA office and decisions are made on a case-by-case basis as to whether official invitations will be extended.
It is not an exclusive organization since other similar groups are forming in different parts of the world, much to the delight of ICA, as a response to what the Spirit currently seems to be saying to the churches of the 21st Century.Many Christians would not accept the formation of other exclusive groups as justification to form yet another "club." It can also not be assumed that this exclusiveness is led by the Spirit or as even being necessary for fellowship. Apostles of the early church interrelated without being a "professional society". In the same way, Christians today, including leaders of any type, can interrelate and fellowship without the baggage of exclusiveness. In other words, an exclusive group edict is not necessary to find fellowship, and an organization can connect up others without forcing people to apply for membership and acceptance and entrance into the "club" before they can fellowship. Therefore, it is my contention that the formation of exclusive groups of 'apostles' are not necessarily an example of wisdom at all, but rather could serve as an example of the fact that 'Charismatic' Protestantism, even "post-modernistic" Protestantism, can find themselves carelessly repeating the same elitist mentality they usually denounce the restrictive Roman Catholic priesthood for.
These, "Random Notes by C. Peter Wagner (Revised March 16, 2001)" were published at: http://www.globalharvestminist
|Understanding How Apostles Minister in Different Spheres
Definition of apostle:
An apostle is a Christian leader gifted, taught, commissioned, and sent by God with the authority to establish the foundational government of the church within an assigned sphere of ministry by hearing what the Spirit is saying to the churches and by setting things in order accordingly for the growth and maturity of the church.
What I have excluded in this definition: There are three biblical characteristics of apostles which some include in their definition of apostle, but which I have chosen not to include: (1) signs and wonders (2 Cor. 12:12), (2) seeing Jesus personally (1 Cor. 9:1), and (3) planting churches (1 Cor. 3:10). My reason for this is that I do not understand these three qualities to be non-negotiables. They characterize many, perhaps most, apostles. But if a given individual lacks the anointing for one or more of them, this, in my opinion, would not exclude that individual from being a legitimate apostle.
Hyphenated apostles: Before considering the different ways that apostles minister in different spheres, it is important to recognize that many apostles are "hyphenated apostles." They are frequently hyphenated with other government offices, such as Apostle-Prophet or Pastor-Apostle or Apostle-Evangelist, etc. They can also be hyphenated within the different ministry categories pertaining to apostles, such as horizontal apostle- vertical apostle or convening apostle-mobilizing apostle, etc....
...Among practicing apostles, I have found a relatively low level of practical understanding of apostolic spheres. All apostles recognize that they have divine authority, but not all are aware that this authority is only activated within a divinely-appointed sphere. Once apostles get outside of their sphere, they have no more authority than any other member of the body of Christ. Paul relates spheres to authority in 2 Cor. 10. In verse 8 he "boasts" of his authority, leading to verses 13-16 in which he deals with spheres. He says, for example, "We, however, will not boast beyond measure, but within the limits of the sphere which God appointed us—a sphere which especially includes you" (2 Cor. 10:13). This reflects Paul's remarkable statement in 1 Cor. 9:2: "If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you."
Toward a useful terminology. The current apostolic movement is
so new, and it is developing at such a dizzying speed, that a considerable
amount of confusion has arisen. Who is an apostle? Are all apostles
the same? How do bona fide apostles minister? I believe that
the answers to these and other similar questions will emerge through a
phenomenological approach. This is the methodology that I have used
to arrive at a continually-developing set of conclusions. Terminology that
accurately describes current apostolic phenomena will greatly help dispel
the confusion. Here is a terminology that seems to me to be helpful,
at least
Vertical Apostles
Ecclesiastical apostles. Apostles who are given authority over a sphere which includes a number of churches, presumably in an apostolic network headed up by the apostle.
Functional apostles. Apostles who are given authority over those who have an ongoing ministry in a certain specific sphere of service which has defined boundaries of participation.
Apostolic Team Members. Apostles whose apostolic ministry functions in conjunction with an apostle who is seen as the leader of a team of one or more other peer-level vertical apostles. They may be assigned specific spheres by the leading apostle. These are more than administrators or assistants or armor-bearers.
Congregational apostles. Apostles functioning as senior pastors of dynamic, growing churches of more than 700-800.
Horizontal Apostles
Convening apostles. Apostles who have authority to call together on a regular basis peer-level leaders who minister in a defined field.
Ambassadorial apostles. Apostles who have itinerant, frequently international, ministries of catalyzing and nurturing apostolic movements on a broad scale.
Mobilizing apostles. Apostles who have the authority to take leadership in bringing together qualified leaders in the body of Christ for a specific cause or project.
Territorial apostles. Apostles who have been given authority for leading a certain segment of the body of Christ in a given territorial sphere such as a city or state.
Marketplace Apostles It seems clear that some marketplace apostles would be vertical (perhaps within a large company) while others would be horizontal (bringing together peer-level marketplace apostles). The more we work with marketplace apostles, the more clarity will come in due time.
These "random notes" by C. Peter Wagner are also quite possibly published in one of his book. His book, Apostles and Prophets : The Foundation of the Church, has this as part of the book description at Amazon:
... C. Peter Wagner, who has studied the restoration of apostles and prophets to the Church in recent years, now takes a closer look at how the people called to these crucial roles are meant to function in order to fulfill their divine purpose.The index at Amazon of this book shows subjects such as:
|Apostolic Council of Educational Accountability, 50-52
Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders, 122-127,136-139
International Coalition of Apostles, 53, 66-67
New Apostolic Reformation, 21-24, 40-43, 53, 57, 64-67, 69, 114, 117, 136
New Apostolic Roundtable, 69-70, 82
Wagner Leadership Institute, 55,115-120
|apostle, vertical: pp. 42-45,65, 82, 130, 137-138
apostle, horizontal pp 42, 45-52,65, 82, 130, 137-138
apostle, sphere of pp.25,38-40
You may notice that many of the pages in the above subjects overlap. However, since I do not have a copy of the book, I do not know what is said in it.
Here's a list of the names most prominently mentioned, which are of course similar or same names as those that run with Wagner at his conferences: Bickle, Paul Cain, Jack Deere, John Paul Jackson, Chuck Pierce, Bill Hamon, John Kelly, Cindy Jacobs, Dutch Sheets.
John Wimber and the Vineyard, and Kansas City Fellowship and Kansas City Prophets are also mentioned rather prominently in the index of the book. Discipleship movement or Shepherding Movement are only mentioned on pp. 93-95
Scriptural commentary on Wagner's "Random" Notes (above):
The first and second letter to the Corinth church, written by the apostle Paul, must be taken in their contexts. Over all, the apostle is introducing or reintroducing concepts and wisdom that the Corinth church has missed along the way. He must deal with their pride, immaturity, and divisiveness throughout. For instance, he complains about the factions they have created as they claim allegiance to various people other than Christ. He also addresses their misunderstandings regarding the gifts of the Spirit and their unfortunate treatment of the gifts as compared to love and their initial complacency to a false brother in sin. Eventually, he thoroughly rebukes their nonsupport of himself as an apostle, and finally, he reveals the presence of false apostles in their midst.
In the context of both epistles, and in the context of the particular chapters mentioned by C. Peter Wagner, it is clear that 1 Corinthians 9 is one of the complaints by the apostle Paul that his apostleship is unrecognized. There is no proof of "spheres" there, because he is defending his apostleship as a fact, and not as a particular fact within a "sphere". In other words, some people (probably the false apostles and anyone who listened to them), did not recognize Paul as an apostle AT ALL. Therefore it was not about "spheres."
2 Corinthians 10 seems to be a stronger argument toward "spheres," yet again it must be taken in its context, as well as in the Biblical context as a whole. Paul is still speaking to a people who have listened to false apostles as they attacked his apostleship. He uses the results of his ministry there at Corinth, as proof positive of the fact that he is an apostle. He could have used his ministry to other regions or people as proof also (and in fact he did), but he is speaking to a stubborn audience of some amount of spiritual blindness (for they can't even recognize a false apostle), so he starts there. He is chiding them and even shaming them somewhat, for rejecting their 'father' in the Lord. By the time he reaches his particular crescendo over false apostles in 2 Corinthians chapter 11, he has become extremely sarcastic. He is telling them that basically, they are so foolish as to force him to speak to them about all of these things (to boast).
The fact is, Paul did not speak as though he is only an apostle to the believers in Corinth. Furthermore, he spoke of "apostolic" sufferings in many regions as he served Christ (see 2 Corinth. 23-32). He traveled a lot and often does not stay in one place for long, yet still he was an apostle. Indeed, the book of Acts shows that Paul is an apostle everywhere he goes. He was a "marketplace" apostle when he preached in the marketplace, he was a "Gentile apostle" (Acts 13:47) when he preached to the gentiles, and yet he was a "Jewish apostle" when the converted Jews were listening to his exhortations (Acts 13:42), as well when he went got expelled from their region thanks to the unconverted Jews (14:50). But before that (or, at the same time), he was an "apostle of miracles" when he healed the crippled man (14:9-11), and an "Elder appointing apostle" when he choose elders with prayer and fasting (14:23). Then he really graduated in his apostleship to a "functional" apostle when he got in such sharp debate with Barnabas over John Mark, so much so that they parted (15:37-41), and he traveled with Silas instead.
And this is all within the space of a few chapters! Didn't the apostle Paul know where his "sphere" was? Yet it seems as though Paul lived out these "spheres" for us in a very mixed up, over-lapping way, if indeed we were to strain to come up with such definitions. Didn't he go past his "territory" as "territorial apostle"? Why, he went all over the map! Or should we find yet another definition for that practice (traveling apostle?). Or should Paul have listened to Agabus and the weeping congregation, and stayed out of Jerusalem instead (Acts 21: 10-14)? Wasn't that the 'territory' of the apostle James anyhow? And when did the apostle James have to hit the 700-800 mark for the number of people in his congregation, so that he could finally apply for apostleship as a "Congregational Apostle"?
All kidding aside, according to the historical account of Paul's own words, Christ called Paul to be an Apostle to the Gentiles (see Galatians 1:11-24). Why did he not stick with the Gentiles in his ministry, then? Yet, C. Peter Wagner clearly implies it was wrong of Paul to cross over to other spheres. Certainly, an "Ecclesiastical Apostle" (Pope, according to the Catholic Church) would have saved Paul from his own "sphere-crossing" mania! Paul himself would have been spared some hardship if he had only known better! He would have been short a few beatings and maybe even an execution, by not traveling to Jerusalem. Or, perhaps whenever he traveled to Jerusalem, he was led by the Spirit of God (Galatians 2:1-2). Perhaps Paul, because he was led by the Spirit, needed no one's permission and no one's definitions of limitations or expansions, not even according to man's understanding or previous callings or directions.
If being Spirit-led is not good enough, then we would have to conclude that Paul is offensive to these wiser, smarter, 'horizontal' or 'verticle' apostles of today. Why, the book of Acts testifies that he violated his own self-proclaimed ministry!
Indeed, if we were to take this 'offense' all that seriously, then we would have to conclude that certain epistles authored by this rogue apostle should be cut out and not even read. Surely, we would have to conclude that we need to learn or take direction from those who are so much smarter than he, and from those with so much more revelation than he regarding apostleship.
Or, we could solve the problem as C. Peter Wagner might, by hyphenating! As he stated,
They can also be hyphenated within the different ministry categories pertaining to apostles, such as horizontal apostle- vertical apostle or convening apostle-mobilizing apostle, etc....Therefore, Paul could have been a "horizontal - vertical, convening - ambassadorial - mobilizing apostle, called- by- God- to- the- Gentiles- yet- also- to- the- Jews- and- anyone- else, an evangelist-prophet-teacher wherever he preached and churchplanted"
The Problems with definitions:
C. Peter Wagner's critique of the AOG's paper, "Endtime Revival—Spirit-Led and Spirit-Controlled: A Response Paper to Resolution 16, included this quote from that paper:
Under a subsection, "Deviant Teachings Disapproved," one of what is referred to as a departure from scripture which threatens the life and stability of local churches is "The problematic teaching that present-day offices of apostles and prophets should govern church ministries at all levels." This teaching is attributed to "persons with an independent spirit and an exaggerated estimate of their importance to the kingdom of God." Such persons are "wrongly interpreting 1 Corinthians 12:28 and Ephesians 2:20 and 4:11." This paper argues that "The leadership of the local church, according to the Pastoral Epistles, is in the hands of elders/presbyters and deacons. There is no indication in these last writings of continuing offices of apostles and prophets, though the ministry functions still continue." The section ends by arguing for the adjective, not the noun: "We affirm that there are, and ought to be, apostolic- and prophetic-type ministries in the Church, without individuals being identified as filling such an office."Wagner objects to this and the whole idea of just keeping to an adjective as opposed to a 'title'. To be fair, it is well known that those who occupy the present-day 'office' of Pastor are the ones most often to "govern church ministries at all levels." Therefore, it could be said that they most of all are prone to having "an independent spirit and an exaggerated estimate of their importance to the kingdom of God." Yet, the AOG does not mention Pastors, and instead they write as if only those who are prophets and apostles believe this or might practice it, which is simply not true.
To suggest that rejecting only a few titles while keeping more common titles (Pastor) saves us from those who would 'Lording-it-over' with false teachings and superior attitude, is in my opinion, quite naive. By their logic, the only way to avoid having people who would "exaggerated estimate of their importance to the kingdom of God," would be to get rid of ALL biblically-bases 'titles' or descriptive adjectives: Apostles, Prophets, and most of all --since they are the ones who very often teach and the governance of all church ministries at all levels as a one-man rule -- Pastors and teachers. Truly anyone can have the superior attitude they complain of, regardless of which sheep's clothing they wear.
Presently, we have a problem in today's Christianity. The Church today fusses over Biblical titles as if that will solve the problem. It attacks the simplicity of the transliterated word, "apostle" with extra additions that are not found in Scripture. It strains and sputters and in the end coughs up the results of what it missed. It missed the fact that authority and spiritual authority itself needs to be defined and understood, so that we know what should be accepted or rejected as what represents Christ or does not.
Self-promotion and other forms of pride and competition certainly do not represent the Christ-like spirit. Without an understanding of how authority should be practiced in the Body of Christ, we will end up practicing the same type of hierarchy system that we promise others we are not a part of.
According to the Bible, a true Christian leader gives up all in order to love and serve. They follow Christ and are despised and dismissed and not featured in the "who's who" of popularized Christendom of the Hollywood style. They minister to the poor and the dispossessed and even the ungrateful, yet they know who they are and know there is a heavy cost to them, and not to their charges.
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A new software upgrade has been installed at the Duluth WSR-88D radar that will enable the radar to obtain low-level scans more frequently in severe weather events. Previously, the WSR-88D scanned the atmosphere at progressively higher angles to create a 3D profile of a storm. These scans would begin at 0.5° above the horizon (the lowest angle possible) and end at a maximum angle of 19.5 degrees. These scans form what is known as a Volume Coverage Pattern, or VCP. This maximum angle can vary depending on the distance the storms are from the radar. Last year, a feature called AVSET (Automatic Volume Scan Elevation Termination) was installed that allows the radar to terminate a VCP early (at a lower tilt) if the radar beam is overshooting the pertinent weather features.
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When it comes to severe weather, frequent low-level radar scans are crucial to observe the development of tornadoes, which can form in a matter of seconds. With this latest upgrade, a new feature called SAILS (Supplemental Adaptive Intra-Volume Lowâ��Level Scan) will enable the radar to insert an additional 0.5° scan in the middle of a VCP. Thus, SAILS allows the forecasters to observe rapidly changing weather phenomenon with a greater degree of precision and issue more timely severe weather warnings and statements. Currently, the WSR-88D radar completes its lowest scan in 3 to 4.5 minutes (during severe weather), depending on the range of the storms from the radar (AVSET). With SAILS, the radar will now perform this low-level scan every 1.8 to 2.5 minutes, giving us low-level data almost twice as fast as before. SAILS is only available in the two severe weather VCPs, 12 and 212.
See the illustrations below for more details.
(Images courtesy of NWS Des Moines)
Other New Features
This upgrade will also bring several new enhancements in addition to SAILS. One new addition will be a radial noise filter, which will greatly reduce the "spikes" seen on the radar image at sunrise and sunset (see example from the Minneapolis radar below). Forecasters will also have additional options for "uncovering" storms that are moving through the velocity data "Purple Haze" or range folding. One new option enables the radar software to automatically determine the best settings for viewing velocity data for the three strongest storms in the radar's coverage area. This upgrade also includes an adjustment to the old manual mode, which allows the forecasters to "manually" uncover the relevant storms in certain VCPs (211, 212, and 221). With the previous radar software updates, those VCPs required automatic settings for viewing velocity data.
A "sun spike" removed from the Minneapolis radar while radars at Sioux Falls and Duluth (which had not been upgraded yet) still contain these spikes.
(Image courtesy of Minneapolis NWS)
The NWS Warning Decision Training Branch has a webpage dedicated to this software update, including training videos, available for anyone interested. You can visit the site at www.wdtb.noaa.gov/buildTraining/Build14/index.php
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Famed billionaire investor David Tepper appears to have turned bullish on stocks at the end of last year, particularly in the beaten down oil and gas sector, as his hedge fund Appaloosa Management LP boosted the value of its equity holdings during the fourth quarter, regulatory filings show.
Some new share stakes Appaloosa acquired in the energy sector included 10.9 million shares of Kinder Morgan Inc. KMI, +0.73% 5.1 million shares of Energy Transfer Partners L.P. ETP, +3.47% 4.4 million shares of Southwestern Energy Co. SWN, +0.39% 2.4 million shares of Williams Partners L.P., 1.6 million shares of oil and gas company Range Resources Corp. RRC, +1.57% and 1.4 million shares of oil and gas company Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. COG, +0.43% COG, +0.43% COG, +0.43% the hedge fund disclosed late Friday.
The SPDR Energy Select Sector exchange trade fund XLE, +0.25% ended the third quarter of 2015 with a year-to-date loss of 23% as oil prices extended their tumble. During the fourth quarter, the energy ETF (XLE) lost another 1.4%.
On Tuesday, the XLE was up 0.8% in afternoon trade, and has lost 7.7% year to date, while the S&P 500 has slipped 7.4%.
Appaloosa also owned as of Dec. 31 a new 3.6-million-share stake in mining company Freeport-McMoRan Inc. FCX, +1.45% which saw its stock close at a 13-year low in mid December, before falling further to a 16-year low last month.
Separately, Appaloosa sold off its entire 4.5 million share stake in JetBlue Airways Corp. JBLU, +0.75% during the quarter ended Dec. 31, while increasing slightly its holdings of fellow air carriers Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL, +0.36% Southwest Airlines Co. LUV, +0.27% and United Continental Holdings Inc. UAL, +0.13%
Among other moves Tepper's Appaloosa made, it trimmed its holding in Apple Inc. AAPL, +2.00% to 1.26 million shares from 1.31 million shares, it added a new 3.7 million-share stake in Hewlett-Packard Enterprises Co. HPE, +2.46% and it slashed its bet in Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. GT, +1.27% to 2.14 million shares from 5.93 million shares. Appaloosa owned about 536,000 Class C shares of Google parent Alphabet Inc. GOOG, -0.46% as of Dec. 31, up from about 187,000 shares at the end of September.
As a result of Appaloosa's moves during the quarter, the value of its equity holdings as of Dec. 31 stood at $5.01 billion, the latest filings show.
In early September, Tepper said in an interview with CNBC that he wasn't as bullish on the stock market as he could be because of concerns over earnings growth and valuations. He backed up his call, as the value of Appaloosa's equity holdings fell to $2.86 billion from a 2015 high of $5.7 billion at the end of the first quarter.
Tepper, who rarely appears publicly, gained notoriety after scoring big on bank stocks in 2009 and after saying he was bullish on airlines in late 2013.


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Published on September 12th, 2009 | by Wenona Napolitano9
Bejeweled Black Cat Made from Laundry Detergent Bottle
Here's a cute way to upcycle plastic laundry detergent bottles into fun Halloween decor.
You can use different size plastic bottles to create an assortment of black cat decorations for your green Halloween party.
Supply List:
Large Plastic Laundry Detergent Bottle
Fine Grit Sandpaper
Black Spray Paint for Plastic
Glue Gun
Glue Sticks
1 Black Sheet of Craft Foam for the ears
1 Piece of Black Craft Felt for the tail
Assorted Collection of Flat Backed Faceted Acrylic Jewels
(I used Jewelry Essentials Jewels Item #JC11378-123purchased from Michaels for a previous project with my daughter and had a whole box left)
The jewels are used for eyes, nose, inside of ears, collar, paws, and tail tip. Used 2 yellow cat eye shaped jewels for the eyes, 3 clear/silver triangle jewels for inside each ear and tip of tail, two pink upside down teardrops for the nose (a pink heart could also be used), 1 clear/silver square and 8 clear/silver small octagon jewels for the collar, and 2 large round clear/silver jewels and 4 tear drop shape jewels for the paws.
Silver Fine Tipped Paint Pen (I used Elmer's Painters Metallic Ultra Fine Silver) to draw the mouth
3 Silver Metallic Pipe Cleaners for whiskers and tail
Approximate Time Needed to Complete Project: Around an hour total, not including dry time for paint
1) Grab a large plastic laundry detergent bottle that is empty and clean it out really well. Allow to dry.
2) Gently sand bottle with a fine grit sandpaper to rough it up so the paint will stick to it. Don't bother trying to remove the labels; they are seemingly impossible to remove. They can be painted over.
3) Take the bottle outside and spray it thoroughly with black spray paint made for plastics. You may need to apply two coats.
4) While your paint is drying gather all your materials. You'll need black craft foam to cut out the ears, black felt and a pipe cleaner for the tail, two metallic silver pipe cleaners for the whiskers, and an assortment of jewels for the eyes, nose, ears, tip of tail, collar and paws. You'll also need scissors, a glue gun and glue sticks.
5) Start by cutting out your ears from the black craft foam. Trace a pattern onto the foam and cut into rounded triangles.
6) Glue 1 clear or silver triangle jewel to the middle of each ear.
7) Grab your black felt and a pipe cleaner to make your tail. Roll the felt around the pipe cleaner. Cut the felt into a 2 inch wide strip. This should wrap all the way around the pipe cleaner with room to spare.
8) Have your glue gun ready and roll the pipe cleaner up glue the first fold around the pipe cleaner. It should end up between a half inch and three quarters of an inch wide.
9) Roll again and glue, seal up the ends as well.
10) Pick the tip and fold each side down and glue so the tip becomes triangular in shape. Glue a triangle jewel over the folded section to hide it.
11) If your paint is dry grab your bottle and face the front toward you. The handle should be the back that is where your tail will go. Make sure your lid is screwed on tight.
12) Attach your ears first and work your way down. Position the ears where you want them then add a little glue at the bottom of the ear and attach to the lid.
13) Now position your eyes toward the top of the bottle lid and glue them on.
14) Glue the teardrop (or pink heart) jewels below the eyes for the nose.
15) Move onto the collar and glue on all of your jewels.
16) Position your paws and glue them on.
17) Now you can glue on your tail. Make sure the folded side is down and glued against the handle of the bottle. You can bend and shape the tail to droop, twist, curl or stick up however you like best. Make sure the jeweled tip is at the top.
18) Make your whiskers with the silver pipe cleaners. It will take two pipe cleaners to make 3 whiskers on each side. Cut each pipe cleaner into three equal lengths so you end up with six pieces for six whiskers. You can leave them straight or make them twisty by wrapping them around a pencil then stretching them out a bit. Glue each whisker on extending out from the nose.
19) Draw your mouth on with the paint pen.
20) You are done unless you want to use leftover jewels to add more decoration to your bejeweled black Halloween cat.
You can substitute many of the used items for something else: craft foam can be changed to felt, cardboard or even stiff material like old corduroy scraps. The jewels can be switched out with other beads, buttons, even stickers. I just used what I had in my craft supply boxes.
The spray paint, while not the most eco-friendly craft supply, is a must have. And it must be the kind for plastic or else it will peel off the bottle even after sanding lightly. I am considering using a plastic primer then using the low VOC spray paint to see how that works.
Either way I'll still be using a not so eco-supply. But it is better to reuse an item and upcycle it than just toss it in the trash. Of course my plastic goes to the recycling bin but you know what I mean.
This is a cute Halloween decoration. I have also used coffee creamer bottle and mini smoothie bottles to make cute black cats, too.
Laundry soap bottles (especially the big fat ones) turned sideways make adorable pumpkins just paint orange and add a few leaves and some jack o lantern faces.
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That is SO cute and would be so much fun to do with kids. Thanks for the great idea, I'll be linking.
This is super cute. But I had a philosophical question about the use of the black plastic spray paint for this upcycled craft. Does the use of the spray paint outweigh the benefit of keeping the plastic out of the waste stream? (I kind of think it does, but that's me) I'm really curious what others think, because I'm always trying to figure out ways to upcycle items, but then feel I've somehow cheated if I use a toxic material to assist in the upcycling process.
I think that spray paint isn't very eco but it's the only option there is right now that I could find for this craft. Covering plastic isn't the easiest thing.
I use the Krylon low VOC spray paint when I can but it will crack and chip off the plastic if a plastic primer isn't used.
I think the benefits do outweigh the risks of using psray paint but I have no scientific basis for this. I just know that if the plastic headed to the landfill that would be bad and if it went to be recycled that would take a huge amount of energy to recycle it into somethign else.
By taking what's already there and upcycling it into something that is fun to make and cute to use for decorations it has a double plus with just one minus.
That's cool – I'll show my wife, she's home with our 4 year old that is sick with the flu… that should keep them busy and their minds off being sick..
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I love this….. I always wondered what i could do with them to not waste them… any other photos of recent ones?
Great! Thank for information, I'm looking for it for
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Prosecution team had argued that Melaku's ministerial portfolio is only to accord benefits for the former director general of the Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority (ERCA). As head of an Authority, Melaku should be tried by the Federal High Court, the prosecution team had argued. The court, presided over by three judges, regarded Melaku as a full-fledged minister however, questioned the constitutionality of referring the case to the Federal Supreme Court.
Under Article 8(1) of the Federal Courts Establishment Proclamation offences for which officials of the Federal Government are held liable in connection with their official responsibility, the Federal Supreme Court will have first instance jurisdiction. Further, Article 7(1) of the Revised Anti-Corruption Special Procedure and Rules of Evidence Proclamation says Federal High Court will have first instance jurisdiction other than those cases for which the Federal Supreme Court has first instance jurisdiction.
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"This is contrary to Article 20 (6) of the constitution which declares defendant's right to appeal." The ruling sought for constitutional interpretation on the matter as well as which court should have jurisdiction to preside over the case from the House of Federation (HoF), an organ with the power to interpret the federal constitution of the country.
In its power to interpret the constitution, the HoF is assisted by a professional body named the Council of Constitutional Inquiry, which the court also ordered the copy of the ruling to be sent to.
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Make sure to have a pot of boiling salted water for pasta going before starting this dish. You will not cook the pasta all the way as you will finish it in the pan with the sauce.
Drop the pasta into the boiling water to start the cooking process.
Meanwhile, in a saute pan heat some oil over high heat and add the pancetta. Saute until the pancetta is rendered (most of the fat melts away), and then turn the heat down to medium. Pancetta should look like crispy bacon. Add the onions and stir constantly making sure the onions do not burn. Once the onions are soft and cooked through, add the red sauce. Cook for 1 minute, and then add the cheese and pepper flakes, stirring to incorporate.
Turn off the heat on the sauce and add the cooked pasta to the pan with the sauce. Turn the heat back on to low and toss the pasta constantly so that the sauce will stick to the pasta (the sauce should be thick and shouldn't create a pool on the plate). Transfer the pasta and sauce to a bowl and sprinkle more cheese on top to serve.
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The Bank of the Metropolis was a commercial bank, taking deposits and using those funds to make loans to various individuals and enterprises. It opened for business on June 1, 1871, at 31 Union Square in New York City.(9) William Steinway was one of the founders of the bank. He was a member of the original Board of Directors and continued to serve as a director for the remainder of his life.(4) He attended regular meetings at the bank and frequently commented in the diary on the conditions of the bank and on events happening there. Steinway & Sons did business with the Bank of the Metropolis, having an account and borrowing from the bank from time to time.
Early in 1871, William noted in the diary that he was busy doing some of the legal paper work to establish the Bank of the Metropolis. (Diary, 1871-1-07) He took $5000 in stock, one percent of the stated capital of $500,000. William made frequent entries into the diary about attending meetings at the bank, which appear to have been held every month. The bank was examined for soundness twice a year, once approximately midyear and once toward the end of the calendar year. William often remarked on these meetings and added that the bank was in solid condition. According to an ad placed by the bank in The New York Times, as of September 26, 1874, the Bank of the Metropolis had capital of $500,000 and deposits of $1,226,959.(8) By May 1893, deposits had grown to $5,970,200, and in May 1896, near the end of William's life, deposits were reported at $6,032,500, although capital had been reduced to $300,000.(2)(3)
On November 13, 1884, William noted in the diary that the Bank of the Metropolis had been examined for admission to the New York Clearing House. The Clearing House enabled participating New York banks to settle the credit and debits that arose among them as a result of their customers doing normal business and making payments to each other. A later listing in press reports of member banks documented that the Bank of the Metropolis was admitted to the Clearing House.(6) A report from June 1892 noted that the Bank of the Metropolis was designated a reserve bank by the banking officials of New York State.(13) Such a bank was eligible to hold the deposits of other, presumably smaller, banks; these deposits would count as reserves for the smaller banks, meeting a legal requirement imposed on them by state law. Both of these actions indicate an endorsement of the soundness of the Bank of the Metropolis.
The press reported three instances of brushes with the law by persons on the premises of the bank. In July of 1879, the night watchman failed his duties badly and went off to drink at a saloon, leaving the bank unguarded; the problem was detected and bank officers summoned.(1) In 1880, William noted in the diary that forgeries had been discovered at the Bank of the Metropolis and that the forger, a man named Carll, was to be kept in jail. (Diary, 1880-05-03) Reports in The New York Times in October 1882 and January 1883 gave details of how Selah C. Carll forged his name on some U.S. registered bonds, deposited them with the Bank of the Metropolis, and borrowed against them.(7)(15) In 1889, a thief robbed a depositor of cash he received while making a withdrawal from the Bank of the Metropolis.(14)
The New York Times reported in October of 1892 that numerous bank presidents, vice presidents, and directors had publicly endorsed Grover Cleveland for President and stated they would vote for him rather than other candidates with support from the Democratic Party. The list contained the names of R. Schell, President of the Bank of the Metropolis and William Steinway, as a director.(11) In 1896, gold outflow from the United States had depleted the gold reserves of the U.S. Treasury and put into question its ability to maintain the value of the U.S. dollar on the gold standard as then stated. Banks from across the country responded by depositing gold with the Sub-Treasury, increasing its stock of gold holdings and providing it with the capacity to meet any additional withdrawals of gold, such as by foreign claimants. The Bank of the Metropolis contributed $200,000 worth of gold deposits as part of a total of $17,245,000 of such deposits made by New York banks as of July 25, 1896.(10) (Diary, 1896-07-26)
William last wrote in his diary of going to the Bank of the Metropolis on October 29, 1896.
The Bank of the Metropolis merged with the Bank of the Manhattan Company on February 1, 1918, becoming a branch of the larger Bank of the Manhattan.(5) The name of the bank was subsequently changed to Chase Manhattan Bank and is in business today as JPMorgan Chase Bank.(12)


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You intent seems to be the same. The 11 points for inclusion of patented methods into W3C standards are anything but clear, but the upshot is a restatement of RAND as Royalty Free. If the use of a patent as a patent may be used is too restrictive for their standards they should simply not use or encourage patents. The terms used are still vague, and what the first condition means is NOT DEFINED: A Royalty-Free license shall mean a non-assignable, non-sublicensable license to make, have made, use, have used, sell, have sold, offer to sell, import, and distribute and dispose of implementations of the Recommendation that: 1. shall be available to all implementers of the specification worldwide, whether or not they are W3C Members; That and other conditions leave lots of room for abuse. Would a no cost add-in to Micro$haft's Visual $tudio count as available? Might they standardize MP3 because it is "available" to all? Availability is not always usable, especially if the tools of use are in some way encumbered. It does me little good if I can unencode something if I can't turn around and create content. The Patent Policy Working Group believes that the RF license as proposed is compatible with all major Open Source licenses except the GPL. We are still working on GPL-related issues. They have a lot of work to do and I'd like to see what "Open Source" support they have besides their belief system. The crux of their thinking is this: A claim is necessarily infringed hereunder only when it is not possible to avoid infringing it because there is no non-infringing alternative for implementing the required portions of the Recommendation. Existence of a non-infringing alternative shall be judged based on the state-of-the-art at the time the specification becomes a Recommendation. There is always an alternative! If there is not, the law and patent process is broken. Laws and standards should bend towards morals rather than morals and standards bend toward broken laws. W3C should not lend it's support to broken lawsReceived on Wednesday, 27 February 2002 17:40:23 UTC
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