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by eccentric_rambler
Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:20 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Churches, Dealerships, and Franchises
Replies: 146
Views: 4130

Re: Churches, Dealerships, and Franchises

I think that as travel has gotten easier and cheaper it has hurt rather than helped the franchise model. (I'm not convinced the model was good originally, either.) The franchise models I am familiar with still rely on districts to simplify administration. Once upon a time these districts were region...
by eccentric_rambler
Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:32 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Business opportunities serving low-tech Anabaptist groups
Replies: 19
Views: 697

Re: Business opportunities serving low-tech Anabaptist groups

steve-in-kville wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:19 pm
Ernie wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:15 pm

Providing world news, news about Plain People, and hospitality options, etc. (via email, fax, or snail mail)
I think that is called the Budget.
He didn't include touting miracle-like natural cures, can't be the Budget.
by eccentric_rambler
Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:08 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Who killed Jesus?
Replies: 12
Views: 653

Re: Who killed Jesus?

I think Matt. 27:25 is a beautiful verse. The Jewish people, under the guidance of their leaders, took Jesus' blood upon themselves. They meant to accept guilt. In Romans 11 we are told that God has blinded the eyes of the Jewish people. Could the two verses taken together mean that God has washed a...
by eccentric_rambler
Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:23 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Does the "Charity Church" really exist anymore?
Replies: 138
Views: 6422

Re: Does the "Charity Church" really exist anymore?

I've wished for years that someone would write a well-researched history of the Charity movement. We related some to the movement in the 2000's and early 2010's. Maybe someday I'll take the time to ...
by eccentric_rambler
Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:20 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Private School Tuition and Tax Deductions
Replies: 149
Views: 140907

Re: Private School Tuition and Tax Deductions

However the fact that a professional accountant had to actually take this question up with one of the partners at a big firm suggests that the answer is far from straight forward. Or suggests that there are specialties in tax and that a firm that has specialists expects specialized questions to be ...
by eccentric_rambler
Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Voting in elections, grocery store fires, plain Catholics... and a poll!
Replies: 73
Views: 1656

Re: Voting in elections, grocery store fires, plain Catholics... and a poll!

Josh wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:06 pm With modern cars it is more complicated to disable / remove the radio...
Yeah, I forget about that. Still driving clunkers that don't have the radio on the CAN bus.
by eccentric_rambler
Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:49 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Voting in elections, grocery store fires, plain Catholics... and a poll!
Replies: 73
Views: 1656

Re: Voting in elections, grocery store fires, plain Catholics... and a poll!

Ah. Like many other plain and conservative Anabaptist groups, we don’t listen to the radio. Half my cars are missing their radio since we used to physically remove them. I remember riding with a COGICM man ~17 years ago and being impressed the group followed through on conviction to that degree. Sa...
by eccentric_rambler
Fri Feb 16, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Do Plain Catholics exist?
Replies: 233
Views: 6871

Re: Do Plain Catholics exist?

I suppose Robert could try to compare IP addresses of posters to see if Max is really Josh's alter ego. Or perhaps we could come up with the conspiracy theory that since Robert has not publicly denied being Max, he is Max.

All in good fun, and no, I am not posting as Max.
by eccentric_rambler
Thu Feb 15, 2024 2:43 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Miller Farms fined
Replies: 450
Views: 794792

Re: Miller Farms fined

Soloist, is that because of prior testing that used fetal cells or current processes? (Not that it makes a difference, just curious.) I object to both. It’s testing, research development and production. Basically I’m not as worried with medications developed prior to 1980 but I have ran across some...
by eccentric_rambler
Thu Feb 15, 2024 1:49 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Miller Farms fined
Replies: 450
Views: 794792

Re: Miller Farms fined

Soloist, is that because of prior testing that used fetal cells or current processes? (Not that it makes a difference, just curious.)