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The common church rulings on color of a car has nothing to do with submission. Its a hold over from the model T Ford. Its a tradition through and through. Are you suggesting that the only reason the ultra-conservative churches require dark colors is because "that's the way we've always done it...

An article I read recently in a back issue of the Anabaptist Forum caught my attention in relation to the recent discussions here on MN about fake news and yellow journalism.
How's this for an example of old time responsible reporting?

Here are some ways to discern online sources: Breaking News Consumer's Handbook Jazman, thank you for posting this. #8 is a very valid point. Kind of gets under my skin when a headline proclaims some "fact" or other, then you read the article and you realize there is no meat in the articl...

While our calling as individuals and communities of faith should challenge us to lives of simplicity and generosity in response to Christ’s teachings, I believe we would be remiss if we failed to respond publicly to systematic exploitation and even abuse that at times is perpetrated upon the weak a...

What would you who chose #1 have to say about abortion? Would you say that abortion is wrong? Would you say that it ought to be illegal? Would your words change depending on whether or not your listener has a position in government? These are not rhetorical questions; I am sincerely interested to s...

But they also won't hinder advancing the interests of the kingdom, will they? It is a non-issue for those that the church is supposedly trying to impress with their piety. Simplicity yes, but the color of the car does not really do that, does it? White would be more in keeping with purity, whereas ...

Should we do term limits on church membership too while we're at it? Or how about proving that you are genuinely converted? How many members would fail for lack of fruit? In that respect maybe there would be value in broadening the scope of the semi-annual council meeting questions. I would say thi...

Should we do term limits on church membership too while we're at it?

The "X" in X-mas (still pronounced "Christmas") is a taking into our alphabet the Greek "Chi" which looks like "X", the first letter of "Christ". To me it emphasizes Christ. Thanks! I hadn't known that. i just learned about this (last year) from MrJ...

JimFoxvog wrote:The "X" in X-mas (still pronounced "Christmas") is a taking into our alphabet the Greek "Chi" which looks like "X", the first letter of "Christ". To me it emphasizes Christ.

Thanks! I hadn't known that.