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When I went to an Ohio Conference/MC USA (now FEC) church back in the early 2010s, I never heard anything about revival meetings. I think they were extinct by that point.

According to a history written of Anabaptists in the area, they were in full swing in the 1950s, tents and all.

AP / Young missionary couple from US among 3 killed by gunmen in Haiti’s capital, family says https://apnews.com/article/haiti-us-couple-missionaries-killed-gangs-a65a4515e0d8610d9acd006d24821efd .. Two of the victims were a young married couple, Davy and Natalie Lloyd, according to a Facebook post...

The deadliest war in history (or rather European history) was the 30 years war which was fought from 1618-1648 in an era that long preceded the modern nation state. Direct deaths numbered in the millions (from a much lower starting point) and some parts of Germany and Europe saw their populations d...

Husbands can and do die, leaving a woman on he own to support herself and her family Non-plain people can (and do) acquire life insurance. A woman can also work a job, and have extended family pitch in and help when a spouse dies. (A man whose wife dies has just as much hardship to face - if my wif...

How much of China's official wariness of Christianity do you think is the result of the Taiping Rebellion and its leader's association with a version of Christianity? Taiping Rebellion, radical political and religious upheaval that was probably the most important event in China in the 19th century....

How would they know? Most people don't disclose their complete sexual history to the women or men they are dating. Even in small insular communities there is a lot that goes on in private. And people often seek it out beyond the borders of their communities. In our circles, we generally have an exp...

Losing your virginity the unforgivable sin? And what qualifies as “promiscuous?” It only takes once to transmit disease. "Promiscuous" in my own circles would mean just once. I am using the term in general to refer to someone who engages in fornication, adultery, and sodomy, whether with ...

I spent my weekend with a friend who is Catholic, and she and her boyfriend are currently “negotiating” as she would prefer to be a stay at home wife and he wants her to keep working even after she has kids. Note that she is college educated, independent, and with a “career” except she’s also not we...

Actually, the data Soloist presented above is that almost all the risk is from promiscuity. But I’ll answer your claims anyway. In my church circles, 1 out of 6 women are not raped. (I will ignore your weasel words of “rape or attempted rape”, because “attempted rape” is irrelevant to HPV. If 1 in 6...

It’s easier to have a fair debate if the numbers and books aren’t pre-cooked. I gave you sources for every number I cited. Which ones were "pre-cooked"? And you are welcome to present your own numbers and make your own arguments. I was responding to RZehr's argument that firearms pose a g...