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I know some are interested in the doctrines of other fellowships (as am I). A declaration was made by the Vatican today. This Vatican document on human dignity condemns gender transition, surrogacy, abortion, human trafficking, euthanasia, violence against individuals, war, marginalization of people...

steve-in-kville wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:33 am

MaxPC wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:25 am

steve-in-kville wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:22 am No direction or agenda, just please behave yourselves.

Where is the fun in that?

Yeah, I know. My attempt to lay some ground rules, as fruitless as it may seem

Ground rules are important, I have found.

In Anabaptist World, what kind of methods are used to prepare individuals for baptism? E.g. some Hutterian communities have 2 months of classes and use a written catechism that the individuals study and memorise.

Is that the method used in your fellowship? Or is there another method?

No direction or agenda, just please behave yourselves. Where is the fun in that? :lol: On a more serious note, my first rambling thought is: motivation often involves another person mentoring and helping the individual as a role model. Discipline comes from within the individual himself. One can be...

You could have included the link to that, you know. https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P7N.HTM But my question was a historical one concerning when the universal requirement was instituted. The catechism does not appear to address that. Elementary, my dear Watson. Follow the footnotes. Happy ...

NedFlanders wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 6:43 pm coming to conclusions about others by what others say about others lets us misunderstand just about everything and keeps us on our high horse.

Quite. Spot on.

A Ukrainian soldier said he was tortured by Russian separatists and forced to undergo an exorcism, partly because of his evangelical Christian faith. Viktor Cherniiavskyi is now a first-person view (FPV) drone pilot, but he said he was a chaplain to evangelical Christians in the Ukrainian army in 2...

steve-in-kville wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:37 am

Josh wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:55 pm
I also don’t think being autistic or ADHD is an excuse for being rude, unkind, or behaving in socially inappropriate manners.

I don't think we should use such things as an excuse for bad behavior. That I agree with.

Likewise.

I have entire years like this.