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- Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:06 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: No human remains found 2 years after claims of ‘mass graves’ in Canada
- Replies: 269
- Views: 423724
Re: No human remains found 2 years after claims of ‘mass graves’ in Canada
The original reason for setting up residential schools was because of chronic abuse and neglect in certain homes and needing a place to send the children. That was in vogue in the 1960s. There are people today claiming Amish children need removed from their homes and places with non Amish foster fa...
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:49 am
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Can a Christian be a soldier or police, and kill someone, and still be a Christian?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 421148
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:48 am
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Can a Christian be a soldier or police, and kill someone, and still be a Christian?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 421148
Re: Can a Christian be a soldier or police, and kill someone, and still be a Christian?
I don't exactly know where we get the idea that all killing is wrong. As differentiated from the taking of life specifically by Christians , you mean? Or as in lumping all taking of life under the same umbrella, including the death penalty by Rom 13 authority, or...? Well the commandment to not mur...
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:17 am
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Public Displays of Affection (PDA)!
- Replies: 23
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- Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:54 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Public Displays of Affection (PDA)!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 145423
Re: Public Displays of Affection (PDA)!
Can't hold your wife's hand while you're walking in town. People may not know you are married. But 2 men kissing in public is perfectly acceptable. And how are people gonna know the pregnant lady at your side is your wife? If you wanna make a no PDA rule, please don't justify it with nonsense like &...
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:49 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Can a Christian be a soldier or police, and kill someone, and still be a Christian?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 421148
Re: Can a Christian be a soldier or police, and kill someone, and still be a Christian?
I don't exactly know where we get the idea that all killing is wrong. From Jesus? And the 10 Commandments. The 5th Commandment (or 6th depending on the version) is " Thall Shall Not Kill " That is pretty unambiguous. There is no "except in the following circumstances..." contain...
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 10:14 am
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Cons. Anabaptist ordination practices
- Replies: 195
- Views: 879198
Re: Cons. Anabaptist ordination practices
For the Brethren here - are ordinations considered a "joyful" time? In our circles they are a time of much rejoicing. I'm curious about that question as well. Although being ordained is probably the greatest honor one can be given in the Mennonite church, I think on balance our ordination...
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 6:00 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Cons. Anabaptist ordination practices
- Replies: 195
- Views: 879198
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 5:50 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Cons. Anabaptist ordination practices
- Replies: 195
- Views: 879198
Re: Cons. Anabaptist ordination practices
We do. Well, technically we ordain couples. Only the men preach, though.
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:01 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Cons. Anabaptist ordination practices
- Replies: 195
- Views: 879198
Re: Cons. Anabaptist ordination practices
They believed in the lot.ken_sylvania wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:13 am
Would you say that the method the early church used to elect Matthias showed that they did not truly believe in the lot?