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Believe it or not, Israel supposedly made a tragic mistake, at least according to Netanyahu.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/2 ... e-00160053

I was surprised when reading this article today that Trump signed "bundles" of checks while he was President. I figured that CEO's and other VIP's would not have time to sign bundles of checks. https://abcnews.go.com/US/ahead-summations-trump-trial-brief-witness-stand/story?id=110516687 Ma...

I don’t hate Netanyahu. I do think he is a warmonger who has done much to hurt the cause of peace. And my opinion on that is almost entirely based on things (Jewish) Israelis have told me. It’s possible to believe Hamas is very bad but also think Netanyahu is bad and is not a good leader. Even now,...

mike wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 2:48 pmIf the local church here that is considering ADC is typical, my guess is that ADC is probably already more liberal than BMA and is headed further in that direction, and that BMA is more stable in theology and practice.

That is correct. A couple ADC churches recently began allowing wedding rings.

joshuabgood wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 3:48 pm

Josh wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 2:09 pm An open question I have is differences between BMA and ADC.

ADC is more congregational and has a more "Beachy" feel..and is influenced by "kingdom" theology.

One of the founders of ADC tells me that only about 5% of ADC is influenced by "kingdom theology".

I'm curious if anyone knows when MCUSA and evangelical Mennonites such as LMC discarded the practice of week-long revival meetings. I'm also curious about the stated and unstated reasons for this change. I think they phased out gradually in the last half of the 20th century. Some congregations were...

I don’t hate Netanyahu. I do think he is a warmonger who has done much to hurt the cause of peace. And my opinion on that is almost entirely based on things (Jewish) Israelis have told me. It’s possible to believe Hamas is very bad but also think Netanyahu is bad and is not a good leader. Even now,...

The perspective Valerie has is not an uncommon one, and to be frank, it is one that I keep hearing from various evangelical sorts of people. They speak as if the Bible actually condones anything the present-day State of Israel wants to do when it goes to war. I find this approach to scripture troub...