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by Josh
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:05 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: The Anabaptist perception towards U.S. Holidays!
Replies: 13
Views: 76

Re: The Anabaptist perception towards U.S. Holidays!

barnhart wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:38 am The four that stand out to me are Resurrection Sunday, Christmas, Thanksgiving and Ascension Day because we have group celebration for these. The rest I treat as times to meet with friends and neighbors or catch up on lagging tasks.
Easter and Ascension Day aren’t U.S. holidays.
by Josh
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:04 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: The Anabaptist perception towards U.S. Holidays!
Replies: 13
Views: 76

Re: The Anabaptist perception towards U.S. Holidays!

Soloist wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:41 am
Josh wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:29 am
Soloist wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:01 am Pagan holidays are at the bottom of my list followed closely by patriot days.
What pagan holidays are listed? I suppose All Saint’s Eve (Halloween) might vaguely be that.

By practice, Christmas, Halloween, Easter and valentine’s Day.
How are Christmas and Easter “pagan”?
by Josh
Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:29 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: The Anabaptist perception towards U.S. Holidays!
Replies: 13
Views: 76

Re: The Anabaptist perception towards U.S. Holidays!

Soloist wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:01 am Pagan holidays are at the bottom of my list followed closely by patriot days.
What pagan holidays are listed? I suppose All Saint’s Eve (Halloween) might vaguely be that.
by Josh
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:58 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: The Anabaptist perception towards U.S. Holidays!
Replies: 13
Views: 76

Re: The Anabaptist perception towards U.S. Holidays!

Easter isn’t a US holiday and most people don’t get it off. Businesses closed for it is basically something found in heavy Amish areas, plus a handful of places like Louisiana. Ascension Day isn’t either.

Your list is missing Presidents Day, MLK Jr Day, Juneteenth, Columbus Day, and Veterans Day.
by Josh
Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:25 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: "God Bless the USA" Bibles - from our Huckster in Chief
Replies: 11
Views: 122

Re: "God Bless the USA" Bibles - from our Huckster in Chief

In a past life, I recall a young airman I knew who had an “Airman’s Bible”. It had a prominent American flag on the cover. https://imgs.search.brave.com/mXzwRUMQb0Zugw1OfdctJmSg4MoehMxe4eLHNq74Dno/rs:fit:860:0:0/g:ce/aHR0cHM6Ly9pNS53/YWxtYXJ0aW1hZ2Vz/LmNvbS9hc3IvZjgz/NWFlOWYtNGNjNi00/NWQwLTk2Y2MtNTI...
by Josh
Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:01 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: "God Bless the USA" Bibles - from our Huckster in Chief
Replies: 11
Views: 122

Re: "God Bless the USA" Bibles - from our Huckster in Chief

If you don’t want to buy a Bible from Trump, they are for sale many other places - or you can contact the Gideons or your nearest plain church and ask for one for free.
by Josh
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:03 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Crumbley Family Convictions and Sentencings
Replies: 31
Views: 686

Re: Crumbley Family Convictions and Sentencings

Guns, ammo, and 6 year olds don’t mix. Keep your ammo and firearms stored separately, unless you can personally secure the weapon (such as in a holster) and be accountable for where a loaded gun is.

Guns stored near ammo should be treated as “loaded”.
by Josh
Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Questions about Communion / Lord's Supper
Replies: 73
Views: 1727

Re: Questions about Communion / Lord's Supper

OJ, here is the teaching from the Catechism of the Catholic Church which is an official teaching document of the Magisterium. I excised the relevant bits but I would also caution that this excerpt is also a part of a larger section and should be read in the context of the whole which is far too lon...
by Josh
Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:05 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
Replies: 66
Views: 948

Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

Reroute truck traffic to I-81 and I-270/70/76. A certain poster has assured me that all young people and other vibrant individuals required to run an economy want to live in cities like Baltimore so they can just stay there and be self sufficient, since out in the hinterlands nobody wants to live an...
by Josh
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:24 am
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Questions about Communion / Lord's Supper
Replies: 73
Views: 1727

Re: Questions about Communion / Lord's Supper

Max,

Could you please point us to official information about just when and how often Catholics are supposed to go to Mass, then?