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they love to make public claims. too often, all political theater, no substance. they take their paychecks, and call it a day. but, right now, post-Trump election, if i were one who had followed all these reports, i would be pretty upset about being lied to. many really-really "believed."...

How to avoid being passive-aggressive - I know I need to learn to focus more on speaking graciously. I have a tendency toward humor at another person's expense, and toward speaking quite bluntly. Too often this has hurt others because puts them down - marginalizes them. I fell _______________ when ...

These sites are really helpful for assessing what the standard news sites report: http://fivethirtyeight.com - the best site I know for understanding election statistics http://www.snopes.com https://www.factcheck.org http://www.politifact.com The bottom three have had their own level of discredita...

MaxPC wrote:Query: What are the most common reasons for splits among Anabaptist fellowships in the last 20 years? (E.g. In non-Anabaptist world, the Episcopalians and others split over the homosexual issue.)

That's the big one in the non-plain world right now.

i never heard of fivethirtyeight before this page was posted (the day before the 2016 elections) http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/#plus those 48 hours tells-a-tale about sources and polls. :shock: If a weather report gives a 28% chance of rain, and it rains, that doesn't m...

These sites are really helpful for assessing what the standard news sites report: http://fivethirtyeight.com - the best site I know for understanding election statistics http://www.snopes.com https://www.factcheck.org http://www.politifact.com In general, never trust any one news site. Never trust t...

Isn't that just plain Online Aggressive? To me the passive part of passive-aggressive has to do with wording or actions being structured in such a way that taken strictly at face value is not aggressive, but carries an undertone intended to manipulate or hurt another. That definition is based on th...

Some people choose to come to MennoNet and participate anonymously, but also post vociferously. They come here because they get an audience. And in turn they act in inappropriate ways I don't think they ever would in real life. What kinds of posts do you find inappropriate? Any thoughts on how we c...

Online Passive-aggressive - Posting something on a forum to or about a person that you would never say to their face. I think I just made that up but it sounds right. I think you're saying that if you have a gripe, you should bring it to that person, directly. I agree. I would add this: help them k...

Robert wrote:We hear so little from the current Sec of HUD. Who is it anyway? I think Dr. Carson will be a strong presence and will make sure that it is not forgotten.

That's probably true.