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by Josh
Sun Nov 20, 2016 9:33 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Source bashing soap box
Replies: 32
Views: 2848

Re: Source bashing soap box

Ultimately we need sources run by people we can trust. I like Mennonite World Review since the editor is accessible, tries to be fair and balanced, and letters to the editor are published. I rarely see articles there with blatant falsehoods. They do their own reporting instead of just just copying a...
by Josh
Sun Nov 20, 2016 9:29 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Best Image Hosting Site
Replies: 11
Views: 2539

Re: Best Image Hosting Site

I like sli.mg and the people running it are dedicated to no ads, no censorship, and not taking up leftist-liberal causes like imgur has.
by Josh
Sun Nov 20, 2016 9:28 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: POLL: Relating to Power: The Christian and Politics
Replies: 137
Views: 13467

Re: POLL: Relating to Power: The Christian and Politics

I picked 1. I would have picked 2, but "speaking prophetically" right now means attending BLM rallies, wearing a safety pin, and talking a lot about how bad Trump is. The reason I doubt this is for the Christian is simply because it is identical to what half of the world does with no basis...
by Josh
Sun Nov 20, 2016 9:18 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Asking for Church Membership??
Replies: 25
Views: 3090

Re: Asking for Church Membership??

We need a middle ground between easy-believeism where most baptised converts immediately fall away and a model of church membership that basically requires someone to be perfect before they can easy be baptised.
by Josh
Sat Nov 19, 2016 3:49 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Jury Duty
Replies: 27
Views: 2973

Re: Jury Duty

Jesus said "Judge not lest ye be judged". Also he said "do not swear". Swearing is against the teachings of Jesus. Affirmations are the same thing. To "Affirm" literally makes "more firm" your "yes' and "no". Jesus said "let your yes be ye...
by Josh
Sat Nov 19, 2016 3:33 pm
Forum: The Homestead
Topic: Flannel shirts
Replies: 37
Views: 4257

Re: Flannel shirts

I hope some day we restore the custom of making men's clothes like we do women's. It is an important part of our lives and something worth maintaining control over.
by Josh
Sat Nov 19, 2016 3:29 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Is it important to emulate the Anabaptists?
Replies: 26
Views: 3511

Re: Is it important to emulate the Anabaptists?

I'll leave out infant baptism from my list of concerns but I will add the grave sin of Jewish believers refusing to eat or go to church with Gentile believers. Those were very real issues the apostles - and Jesus' disciples (who sometimes were on the wrong side) - faced. I believe the early Anabapti...
by Josh
Fri Nov 18, 2016 10:09 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Meanwhile, in Canada
Replies: 429
Views: 108608

Re: Meanwhile, in Canada

Signtist wrote:What sources were you reading, Josh, that suggest this is not truth?
I don't have any doubt as to this veracity of this story.

I am questioning LifeSiteNews' overall quality as a news source.
by Josh
Fri Nov 18, 2016 9:25 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Meanwhile, in Canada
Replies: 429
Views: 108608

Re: Meanwhile, in Canada

Pretty much every news outlet covering Ontario covered this. I don't think MN censors much of anything but we do rely on our community to filter out unreliable news sources. If I started posting Daily Kos links, I would expect to get challenged. I am strongly pro life. I think our pro life cause is ...
by Josh
Fri Nov 18, 2016 8:56 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Is it important to emulate the Anabaptists?
Replies: 26
Views: 3511

Re: Is it important to emulate the Anabaptists?

The 1st/2nd century church had a lot of problems, like infant baptism, requiring circumcision of new believers, and a member in good standing at church sleeping with his stepmother. We need to follow Jesus, not necessarily recreate an institution that doesn't exist anymore in a social setting that d...