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by mike
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:44 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: "God Bless the USA" Bibles - from our Huckster in Chief
Replies: 22
Views: 247

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

The way I feel about the extreme MAGA right, is very similar to how I feel about the far left woke. Both seem to have extremely complicated relationships with truth, and seem confused by facts, and when engaged, primarily employ motte and bailey fallacies. Yes, that all makes sense to me. I think i...
by mike
Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:41 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: "God Bless the USA" Bibles - from our Huckster in Chief
Replies: 22
Views: 247

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

Replacing the real Bible with Trump Bibles is a too-perfect symbol of what has happened to evangelical Christianity. The mistake is in believing Trump's followers are confused or ashamed about their devotion to a godless creep who laughs at true believers. In Trump's hands, the Bible is not a text ...
by mike
Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:59 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: The Anabaptist perception towards U.S. Holidays!
Replies: 29
Views: 188

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

By practice, Christmas, Halloween, Easter and valentine’s Day. I basically throw most holidays in the same boat whether they are "pagan" or not pagan. There is absolutely no biblical injunction to celebrate holidays of any sort, and that includes Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and other...
by mike
Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:44 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: The Anabaptist perception towards U.S. Holidays!
Replies: 29
Views: 188

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

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. I basically throw most holidays in the same boat whether they are...
by mike
Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:14 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: The Anabaptist perception towards U.S. Holidays!
Replies: 29
Views: 188

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

The only holidays I could say I really enjoy are Thanksgiving and Christmas. I was stumped for a third. I selected Valentine's Day just because it is kind of fun to buy my wife something.
by mike
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:16 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: "God Bless the USA" Bibles - from our Huckster in Chief
Replies: 22
Views: 247

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

Bibles similar to this have been for sale for years. The Patriot's Bible, for example - I noticed that our local Ollie's is flooded with highly discounted copies.
by mike
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:19 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Catholic to Anabaptist
Replies: 54
Views: 1323

Re: Catholic to Anabaptist

I'm not sure how much we can compare the 16th century Catholicism which the reformers critiqued to the current Catholic church. Before the Reformation Catholics did not think of themselves as Catholic, rather as Christians. Since they have had to define Catholic identify against other western tradi...
by mike
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:12 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Catholic to Anabaptist
Replies: 54
Views: 1323

Re: Catholic to Anabaptist

We have good friends who made the journey from Catholic to Evangelical to Anabaptist. They grew up in a strongly Catholic area and family culture, including the large family ethos. I think that the Catholic priest scandal-ridden era (locally and nationally) had a strong impact on their seeking other...
by mike
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:23 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Spring 2024: Tell us about your church!
Replies: 8
Views: 261

Re: Spring 2024: Tell us about your church!

We have everything except ushers seating people. Some have self-assigned seats; the rest just sort of fill in the empty spaces. If a visitor looks confused, someone will be there to help, not necessarily someone whose job description says they should. We recently began having ushers seat people. Ou...
by mike
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:18 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: recommendations for cars/suv
Replies: 40
Views: 543

Re: recommendations for cars/suv

If I had to buy a mid-sized truck today, it would be the Tacoma. Several coworkers have them and love them. My one boss has the full size Tundra and is very happy with it. I have a customer with three Toyota vehicles. He has a Civic with 600,000 miles on it. One of the others is a Tundra with (I ca...