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I think the defense of weeklong revival meetings by ultra-conservative groups is a case of tradition over reason. The sort of conversion experience does not seem Anabaptist to me, and the "bulk conversions" speak of some amount of expectation rather than conviction. I somewhat agree, but ...

I specifically said that is what I would do. I did not say that is what most conservatives would do. Soloist and Josh said most conservatives don't have insurance, not that most of them refuse free employer provided coverage. So is it your claim that Conservative Anabaptists who refuse insurance on...

For example, on the HPV thread we are informed that most CAs will refuse free employer-provided health insurance that is a benefit potentially worth many hundreds of thousands of dollars. Who told you that one? I certainly didn't. Is this you? I would waive coverage. I have a statement on file with...

Ken wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2024 1:26 pm For example, on the HPV thread we are informed that most CAs will refuse free employer-provided health insurance that is a benefit potentially worth many hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Who told you that one? I certainly didn't.

For the sake of curiosity, if a CA happens to be in a job in which health insurance is one of the provided benefits. Do they refuse to sign up and accept it? Even if it is paid for? For example, my wife's employer provides here with two health insurance options: Option 1: High-deductible plan that ...

I would say the expectation of a crisis conversion experience and the focus on salvation and the Christian life as an intensely personal experience rather than an ongoing experience of yieldedness and a bearing and forbearing as a brotherhood were some fruits of the revivalist movement. I think the...

This was basically a $320M test and it turns out the product needs more refinement before it's ready for prime time. Nope. Been doing this for a long time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulberry_harbour https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/The_Mulberry_artificial_harbour_off_Ar...

It looks like the Biden's $320 million pier to get relief for the Palestinians in Gaza is turning into a disaster. You would have thought that the engineers of the project would have figured this out beforehand. The question is, was the project hurriedly pushed through without proper research? And ...

I would say the expectation of a crisis conversion experience and the focus on salvation and the Christian life as an intensely personal experience rather than an ongoing experience of yieldedness and a bearing and forbearing as a brotherhood were some fruits of the revivalist movement. I think the...

Sometimes things are written that are so wildly incorrect, one would think the words would flame up in spontaneous combustion. https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExb29ybnZpNzhkeTFhZHZtcXZ2enViczBiZWhtcmFza2xlNnk4enNmNSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/YgceFa5istesE/200.webp It s...