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by JayP
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:56 am
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Lent and Ash Wednesday
Replies: 57
Views: 2670

Re: Lent and Ash Wednesday

Ok, they did roofing. They openly talked about how they would coordinate their job schedule where possible to find the most publicly viewed job site (I.e. near a major highway or such) to demonstrate they were working on Good Friday. And deliberately would take lunch around 11 because they did not w...
by JayP
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:23 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Tell us how you like your steak!
Replies: 63
Views: 2675

Re: Tell us how you like your steak!

Seriously, 40 percent like it well or med well?
An abomination before God and man.
by JayP
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:22 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Tell us how you like your steak!
Replies: 63
Views: 2675

Re: Tell us how you like your steak!

I win the argument. Everyone will agree with me.

I like my steak as low priced as possible. :clap:
by JayP
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:21 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Nonviolence?
Replies: 23
Views: 1057

Re: Nonviolence?

The US civil rights movement demonstrates well the differences between non resistance and pacifism. Not passing judgment, just illustrating that the civil rights activists were non violent in their resistance, but they did resist. A traditional Anabaptist, as opposed to a liberal Mennonite, would no...
by JayP
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:08 am
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Lent and Ash Wednesday
Replies: 57
Views: 2670

Re: Lent and Ash Wednesday

It is amazingly mind boggling the running comments and absurd conclusions folks make about my simple non controversial statement. I particularly applaud the person who simply asked for a clarification “how did you know…” and allowed me to answer “they said so” Isn’t that a better process? I openly s...
by JayP
Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:54 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: What will happen soon
Replies: 22
Views: 1401

Re: What will happen soon

I would never want to defend the house of Saud. But Dubai and Emirates might be the most value less, morally bankrupt place on earth. I do not like Iran. I think their leaders are wrong, but they are sincere.
by JayP
Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Lent and Ash Wednesday
Replies: 57
Views: 2670

Re: Lent and Ash Wednesday

Yes, I did follow the process. The funny part is I am totally fine with all the pov on Good Friday. I do not hold that my view is exclusively correct. Even if your view IS correct, rubbing things in someone’s face is never Christian nor effective. In retrospect it is clear that Eastern has rules, th...
by JayP
Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:49 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: What will happen soon
Replies: 22
Views: 1401

Re: What will happen soon

I understand the other points of view. We have seen moves like this before
Remember being told MBS was a breath of fresh air….until he had a journalist killed in an embassy, cut up and smuggled out?
by JayP
Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:45 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Lent and Ash Wednesday
Replies: 57
Views: 2670

Re: Lent and Ash Wednesday

I would say I can be confident it was on purpose because they said so. And then did it.

I tried to raise the issue once in a council meeting, simply on the grounds it was intended to be divisive.
But converts are effectively ignored in council meetings in Eastern
by JayP
Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:43 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Why should Christians vote in elections.... ?
Replies: 21
Views: 1199

Re: Why should Christians vote in elections.... ?

Enjoy the slippery slope