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- Wed May 01, 2024 8:28 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: God Bless the USA" Bibles
- Replies: 121
- Views: 6128
Re: God Bless the USA" Bibles
To many, many Americans this is now what Evangelical means. It is deeply at odds with what the Bible says, no matter how much they love the Bible as a symbol. I think that's the kind of thing that Christians really should discuss. Well, some of us aren't evangelical, but also try to temper our word...
- Wed May 01, 2024 8:26 am
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Political office
- Replies: 81
- Views: 1558
Re: Political office
I'm not sure why you are obsessed with porn in the mail since practically no one consumes porn that way anymore. I'm not. Someone else brought it up. It is simply an example of something Jesus and his followers wouldn't do. But fine, let's use your porn example. Say you have dinner and tip your wai...
- Wed May 01, 2024 8:24 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?
- Replies: 562
- Views: 37679
Re: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?
Yet that's not what he's being charged with. He's being charged with "falsifying business records" under an arcane statute.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:08 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: God Bless the USA" Bibles
- Replies: 121
- Views: 6128
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:05 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: God Bless the USA" Bibles
- Replies: 121
- Views: 6128
Re: God Bless the USA" Bibles
In my church, we even talk about why we don't fly American flags or say the Pledge of Allegiance. This Bible seems like another example of where I don't think Christians should go. I'm surprised you put so much energy into defending this by deflection. Would you do that if we were discussing church...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:02 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Political office
- Replies: 81
- Views: 1558
Re: Political office
That is ridiculous and is quite different. However, if I found that someone wanted me to take them to such a place, I would probably decline to drive them there. I don't support men going to things like brothels, strip clubs, and so on and would not want to play any part in the exploitation of wome...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:44 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: They call it a NEV -- a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1214
Re: They call it a NEV -- a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle
When I say "Beachy" I mean the mainstream Beachy constituency, which as a rule becomes more worldly over time until it is indistinguishable from non-plain churches. I could also pick on the CMC for this, except their transition to non-plainness is almost complete. The transition with the O...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:41 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Poll: Auto Accident Fatalities and Injuries
- Replies: 99
- Views: 2120
Re: Poll: Auto Accident Fatalities and Injuries
San Francisco is a wealthy area but I stay as far away from bart / muni etc as I can. I like taking public transportation in lawful areas. I avoid it in lawless areas. Wealthy areas often (but not always) are better about enforcing the law, but some of the wealthiest areas, like SF and LA, are desce...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:35 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Political office
- Replies: 81
- Views: 1558
Re: Political office
So by the same token I assume you also believe that a Christian cannot work for a cable TV or internet company I certainly wouldn't install television to people's houses. TV is full of bad things and has been a very bad influence on society and has little to no potential for good. Internet at least...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:33 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Churches, Dealerships, and Franchises
- Replies: 146
- Views: 3512
Re: Churches, Dealerships, and Franchises
These problems all got a lot worse during COVID. As a general rule, plain people (particularly the less conservative they are) prefer to socialise with their relatives and don't even think to include their non-relatives in things. I'm not sure how this problem could be fixed. My take on it is that ...