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Bootstrap wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:31 pm Holding accountable requires authority over the people involved.

I'm not sure I agree with that. Do we not as Christians have a responsibility toward those we love if we see them choosing a dangerous path?

How would correcting others on this forum fit into this? Should only the mods do that?

Conversion to Islam is a practice which is common to African-Americans in prison. J. Michael Waller found that Muslim inmates comprise 17–20% of the prison population, or roughly 350,000 inmates in 2003. Waller states that these inmates mostly come into prison as non-Muslims. According to him, 80% ...

I think that was the one I drove across, years ago. But it wasn't as scary as the Jacksonville, FL, bridge, which has quite a rise in elevation, and the first time, it was very windy. You'd better believe I did some praying!

Work ethic. One fact that impressed me in the story of Joseph in Egypt is that Potipher could see Who was guiding his slave. Now his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all that he did prosper in his hand. [Gen 39:3 NASB20] And even in prison, his behavior reflected integrit...

Reading through the thread, I noticed the discussion about evangelisation on the job but there is a concern whether the employer feels it is inappropriate on “company time”. I wonder: when a Christian sets the example of a diligent work ethic as well as caring for his fellow workers, that can be co...

Today I found out that I had ancestors on both sides of my grandparents, on the Mayflower. My eighth great-grandfather was actually born on the Mayflower in Plymouth Bay. Also learned that the first group--the Separatists--named the two groups of passengers the Saints and the Strangers (I half expe...

Today I found out that I had ancestors on both sides of my grandparents, on the Mayflower. My eighth great-grandfather was actually born on the Mayflower in Plymouth Bay. Also learned that the first group--the Separatists--named the two groups of passengers the Saints and the Strangers (I half expec...

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/survey-pennsylvania-state-police-sexiest-uniform-rankings-no-16/521-874048e9-83b9-4efe-87e2-baef01d11138 Headline kinda stuck out. Didn't even know such a survey existed! Surely the men pictured aren't the ones so indicated? Is this early 20th Century, or wh...

And so far as the immoral character step-parent or unscriptural marriage partner, I would view the situation as similar to an official in the government who is immoral or a dictator-- we still obey those over us.

I do believe a child has an obligation to honor those in authority over them regardless of blood ties. Legally speaking, stepparents aren’t an authority over children either. They are an unrelated intruder who has moved into the house. This is how Scripture describes Jesus' relationship to both His...