He's probably broke.steve-in-kville wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:40 am I don't have a problem buying a raffle ticket that benefits a non-profit. But that's me.
I had a coworker that won a million on a scratch off some years back. Want to guess how much he has left?
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- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:41 am
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Occupations that are uniquely objectionable to Conservative Anabaptists
- Replies: 46
- Views: 739
Re: Occupations that are uniquely objectionable to Conservative Anabaptists
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:31 am
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Occupations that are uniquely objectionable to Conservative Anabaptists
- Replies: 46
- Views: 739
Re: Occupations that are uniquely objectionable to Conservative Anabaptists
Fire Dept - depending on the area, some fire departments rely on raffles, bingo, tractor pulls, etc for fund raising. Also some require life insurance for their members which most conservative Mennos find objectionable. This is where I must disagree. I have no problem buying gun/raffle tickets full...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:26 am
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Occupations that are uniquely objectionable to Conservative Anabaptists
- Replies: 46
- Views: 739
Re: Occupations that are uniquely objectionable to Conservative Anabaptists
Fire Dept - depending on the area, some fire departments rely on raffles, bingo, tractor pulls, etc for fund raising. Also some require life insurance for their members which most conservative Mennos find objectionable. This is where I must disagree. I have no problem buying gun/raffle tickets full...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:34 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Occupations that are uniquely objectionable to Conservative Anabaptists
- Replies: 46
- Views: 739
Re: Occupations that are uniquely objectionable to Conservative Anabaptists
I'd like to primarily hear from conservative Anabaptists, but others can feel free to chime with thoughts and questions. The discussion about working as a mail carrier, notably the comment about having to deliver morally objectional material, brought up this question in my mind. Are there any other...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:04 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Photography Sinful ?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 464
Re: Photography Sinful ?
Where did Jesus criticise people for obeying the Bible? Jesus criticized the Pharisees often in their ways of 'obeying the Bible'. He often said - "You have heard it said." He will use this phrase repeatedly to describe what was common knowledge about the Old Testament commands. He correc...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:10 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Occupations that are uniquely objectionable to Conservative Anabaptists
- Replies: 46
- Views: 739
Re: Occupations that are uniquely objectionable to Conservative Anabaptists
I didn’t sign up for PPP because of that exact language. In retrospect, I left a lot of money on the table… and I agree with ks here, anyone who took PPP funds had better not ever complain about much cheaper forms of welfare for poor people. PPP handouts were often in the millions, paid directly to...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:56 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Occupations that are uniquely objectionable to Conservative Anabaptists
- Replies: 46
- Views: 739
Re: Occupations that are uniquely objectionable to Conservative Anabaptists
I think that closest example in my lifetime of conservative Anabaptists across a broad range of occupations profiting broadly from macroeconomic conditions is probably Covid. I heard that CAM's donations at one point during Covid were up by 40%, credited in large part to excess Mennonite & Amis...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:42 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Occupations that are uniquely objectionable to Conservative Anabaptists
- Replies: 46
- Views: 739
Re: Occupations that are uniquely objectionable to Conservative Anabaptists
There are quite a few conservative Mennonite farmers (and others) who refuse membership in co-operatives due to considering it an unequal yoke.
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:41 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Occupations that are uniquely objectionable to Conservative Anabaptists
- Replies: 46
- Views: 739
Re: Occupations that are uniquely objectionable to Conservative Anabaptists
As far as I know, my grandfather sold his grain for the highest price he could find. Which was usually (but not always) the local farmer's co-op of which he was a member. And when the war came along it was so profitable that they were able to buy another farm. As Upton Sinclair famously wrote: “It ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:56 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Political office
- Replies: 50
- Views: 841
Re: Political office
I'm simply pointing out that the mail service is a PUBLIC service and. The Post Office is, in fact, the only government agency that is actually authorized and mandated by name in the Constitution. Consequently it is up to the public (through their legislatures) to determine what is appropriate and ...