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by Josh
Sun May 19, 2024 10:36 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: War in Gaza
Replies: 493
Views: 85789

Re: War in Gaza

Many people view the Israeli government's actions over the past few decades as also being terrorism. So we have two terrorists fighting each other, Hamas, and the IDF. That's a bad situation. Neither side is justified.
by Josh
Sun May 19, 2024 10:27 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: "Give to whomever asks you": voluntary speeding fines
Replies: 6
Views: 114

Re: "Give to whomever asks you": voluntary speeding fines

Wife: Could you just email them to say that one is broken? you could even volunteer to pay for it to get fixed if you’re super motivated. Email the city of Cleveland to tell them their speed camera that gives fake citations is broken? :lol: surely they have some sort of contact number or email or s...
by Josh
Sun May 19, 2024 8:11 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: "Give to whomever asks you": voluntary speeding fines
Replies: 6
Views: 114

Re: "Give to whomever asks you": voluntary speeding fines

I think it’s a good idea to pay these. Especially if the amount they are asking for isn’t egregiously out of sync with the crime. For example, if they asked for ten thousand dollars, and you don’t have it, it is in no way whatsoever bad to just ignore the request. It piqued my interest, particularl...
by Josh
Sun May 19, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: History
Topic: MennoNet and Genealogy
Replies: 14
Views: 216

Re: MennoNet and Genealogy

Russian Mennonites (or people married to one) tend to like to store their info in "Grandma Online". This is a site that is specifically about people from Dutch Mennonite heritage. So also the Mennonite History and Genealogy FaceBook group, of which I am a member. I'm sure I have a number ...
by Josh
Sun May 19, 2024 8:09 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Modern day Anabaptist perception towards postcards, handwritten letters, snail mail, etc?
Replies: 8
Views: 188

Re: Modern day Anabaptist perception towards postcards, handwritten letters, snail mail, etc?

"Stamp it up" was some MLM that used to be popular but doesn't seem to be catching on with the younger generation. When people want fancy wedding invitations now they pay to get it done online, it seems. I see more and more young Amish women creating all of their own invitations, name car...
by Josh
Sun May 19, 2024 8:09 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Should negligent parents be punished by the law?
Replies: 65
Views: 1440

Re: Should negligent parents be punished by the law?

It is not hard at all for me to admit that single parent families are less than ideal. And that likewise, teen pregnancies are a bad thing as is sex between children (or between children and adults). And I happy support a wide variety of policies that would tend to reduce all of those things. Becau...
by Josh
Sun May 19, 2024 8:03 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Thinking about shaving my head... sort of...
Replies: 21
Views: 505

Re: Thinking about shaving my head... sort of...

To use an obvious example, the typical Beachy person doesn't think the Amish are more holy than they are.

They also don't necessarily look down on a BMA person as "less holy", and in fact seem comfortable freely socialising with them.
by Josh
Sun May 19, 2024 7:11 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Should negligent parents be punished by the law?
Replies: 65
Views: 1440

Re: Should negligent parents be punished by the law?

So you believe it is the specific circumstances of conception that happened years earlier that uniquely harms children and not the fact that they are being raised in single parent families? I didn't say that, either. What I said was that choosing to conceive a child out of wedlock is a very selfish...
by Josh
Sun May 19, 2024 6:19 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Should negligent parents be punished by the law?
Replies: 65
Views: 1440

Re: Should negligent parents be punished by the law?

Everything I have suggested are ways to: (1) promote marriage, and (2) reduce the number of single parent families. That's nice. But the topic is if choosing to create children out of wedlock should be punished by the law. The topic is not "every idea under the son of how to help families and ...
by Josh
Sun May 19, 2024 6:17 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Should negligent parents be punished by the law?
Replies: 65
Views: 1440

Re: Should negligent parents be punished by the law?

Rather, the question is "should negligent parents be punished by the LAW". Which can only be answered if one defines what specific acts of "negligence" will be criminalized I did: One of the worst acts of negligence any parent can do is decide to have a child out of wedlock That...