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Welcome! I guess we've got shoes, socks, and a bootstrap in here so far ... we must be heading the right direction!

There are times that I feel like you're saying you know who is telling the truth and who is not and know exactly who has what motives. While this is very true, Boot, you do the same at times. Probably - if you see me attacking other people's motives or claiming to speak for them, please point it ou...

temporal1 wrote:in your classroom (if you have a classroom) you can fail those who are in dispute with you.
we're not all enrolled in your class.

The only class I have is a New Testament Greek class. I don't grade. If you don't learn Greek, the teacher flunks.

i have a problem with being accused of claiming to be an expert on anything. maybe i should be an expert on something. i am not. There are times that I feel like you're saying you know who is telling the truth and who is not and know exactly who has what motives. And sometimes you don't seem to lea...

Jazman wrote:... I mean this moral-character-in-our-leaders has been a rock, at least verbally, for 30-50yrs and now suddenly it's not! Frankly I can't think of too many political/cultural/religious entities that have done something like that in such a short space of time...can you?

Yes. Gay marriage.

Telephone conversation is one of the biggest challenges, because he has started a home business, because he can no longer do what he was doing before (timber buyer). He didn't really ask for something down that line, but it might be that he didn't think it would be possible. Can he use email? Could...

I voted for number one because I wasn't sure what the involvements of number two were. I do not believe that we should be nonchalant about things like abortion or gay marriage, etc. But I'm not interested in joining a political protest movement, because I feel they are basically useless, as well as...

The case against abortion is pretty clear, but it might become a bit murky when the mother's life is at stake. I've known of cases where Mennonite babies were aborted because they and the mother would have died otherwise. That scenario could probably give us a few pages of discussion. I would appre...

For the sake of discussion, I would like to hear thoughts on abortions for rape victims as well. after having read a number of testimonies of rape victims who chose life in this horrible circumstance, and were glad they did, i believe it's irresponsible for these accounts to be ignored by abortion ...

The case against abortion is pretty clear, but it might become a bit murky when the mother's life is at stake. I've known of cases where Mennonite babies were aborted because they and the mother would have died otherwise. That scenario could probably give us a few pages of discussion. Sure. If I ha...