I believe the above comments made by an obvious ACCA apologist make my case much better than I ever could.  For someone to actually believe that a denomination would be much better if a church exercised total control over its members is frightening.  The situations you mention such as members owning televisions, sisters cutting their hair and wearing pants also make my case.  These 'sins' (in the eyes of old order ACCA) have deeply divided the church.  The fact these acts are even considered to be sinful speak volumes to the erroneous beliefs of the ACCA. Other 'sins' include sports (participation and as a spectator), movies (even G-rated), attending another church (my parents would not even attend their grandsons' graduation recognitions), and wearing jewelry.  Some are still clinging to these beliefs to the point where the elder of the Lamar, Missouri church would not allow the youth there to congregate with youth from certain other ACCA churches because he believed they would be led astray.  I have attended a number of churches of other denominations.  At each church I was warmly welcomed and invited to worship as I saw fit.  What a contrast this was in comparison to growing up in the ACCA.  All I heard was what was not allowed and straying from the teachings of the church leadership would lead to an eternity in hell.  The good news is the ACCA is losing membership in droves as their extremist views are challenged by members willing to read the bible and make decisions regarding their salvation on their own instead of relying on the flawed teachings of man.  I am not tech savvy enough to figure out how to sign this page, but I do not want to appear to be hiding behind anonymity.  My name is Bubs Hohulin and I am from Lamar, Missouri.