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by QuietlyListening
Wed Feb 14, 2024 4:43 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Miller Farms fined
Replies: 450
Views: 795689

Re: Miller Farms fined

I didn't deny it was in liberal circles I just saying- it very very much a part of conservative circles.
My you love to misread people. Gets old
by QuietlyListening
Wed Feb 14, 2024 4:38 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Miller Farms fined
Replies: 450
Views: 795689

Re: Miller Farms fined

Actually anti vaccination has been a huge thing among conservative folks first due to autism- had quite a few I knew who believed this. Then when this was disproven they moved on to vaccines having fetal cell lines. And all those I knew who were opposed to vaccinations are very conservative folks. L...
by QuietlyListening
Wed Feb 14, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Temporary Separation from Spouse
Replies: 47
Views: 1360

Re: Temporary Separation from Spouse

I have no problem with a church saying they prefer or don't allow men to work in occupations that take them away from the home- that is their choice and if you join that church you agree to that. But to say that is not anabaptist is going too far- it may be a position many anabaptist churches take- ...
by QuietlyListening
Wed Feb 14, 2024 1:40 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Temporary Separation from Spouse
Replies: 47
Views: 1360

Re: Temporary Separation from Spouse

My original point was if someone has an occupation that takes them away from family from time to time- the church can be part of the support for the wife and children during that time. Josh then said "The idea we should “support” people doing whatever they want is a distinctly non-Anabaptist do...
by QuietlyListening
Wed Feb 14, 2024 1:15 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Temporary Separation from Spouse
Replies: 47
Views: 1360

Re: Temporary Separation from Spouse

No but I felt it was implied that the church could discern what occupation was acceptable by the below quote: by saying we support people in doing whatever they want. I never said whatever occupation a person wanted but it seems if the church doesn't like it that is ok- and there are churches that w...
by QuietlyListening
Wed Feb 14, 2024 1:01 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Temporary Separation from Spouse
Replies: 47
Views: 1360

Re: Temporary Separation from Spouse

No one said do whatever they want. Many occupations are not such and I'm sorry - I don't get the anabaptist part about not judging and about being the ones to discern what a persons occupation should be. So an engineer, an architect, an accountant, and so many other occupations are not acceptable? S...
by QuietlyListening
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:18 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Temporary Separation from Spouse
Replies: 47
Views: 1360

Re: Temporary Separation from Spouse

Every case is different and what works for one family may not for another. Support for the family- as in grandparents or aunts and uncles helps a great deal too and these days face time or the equivalent make a huge difference. My son has to be away about 2 or 3 times a year for 3-6 weeks. We are cl...
by QuietlyListening
Tue Feb 13, 2024 1:45 pm
Forum: Announcements and Introductions
Topic: MennoNet Politics Sabbatical
Replies: 71
Views: 26496

Re: MennoNet Politics Sabbatical

I would be completely ignorant of the election or who was running if it wasn’t for plain news and Mennonet. My friends live in the country and when I drove through there and his route to work, there was no political signs. I saw a few on my drive to work but it was a major road and not a small coun...
by QuietlyListening
Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:55 pm
Forum: The Homestead
Topic: Please pray for Meg
Replies: 30
Views: 13186

Re: Please pray for Meg

You guys are having a rough time - will be praying.
by QuietlyListening
Fri Feb 02, 2024 7:50 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Birthday celebrations at your house?
Replies: 4
Views: 197

Re: Birthday celebrations at your house?

When our children were little they got a shaped cake and sometimes my parents tried to make it- we lived 4-8 hours away depending where we were. As they got older they chose the meal and cake and we gave them a gift. Now we still have them choose the meal- in laws too- and the dessert and give a big...