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by Josh
Thu Dec 15, 2016 11:34 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Portable Wedding Houses
Replies: 6
Views: 619

Re: Portable Wedding Houses

Plenty of room for the auction too. It does seem to accommodate a number of uses :D I also find it interesting that the Amish growth in numbers at weddings creates a need for this. They are creative in their solutions too. ;) I would not call it particularly "creative" to adopt the custom...
by Josh
Wed Dec 14, 2016 11:01 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Portable Wedding Houses
Replies: 6
Views: 619

Re: Portable Wedding Houses

MaxPC wrote:Growth in Amish numbers have created a new rental business.
I would describe the reason not due to growth, but due to the transition away from farming and due to having larger wedding guest lists thanks to using modern long distance transportation.
by Josh
Wed Dec 14, 2016 10:59 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: The Trinity
Replies: 159
Views: 646330

Re: The Trinity

Anabaptists typically did not care much for complex theology, but at the same time saw little value in unseating orthodoxy or thinking that doing so would do much good. The Schleitheim and Dordrecht confessions never gets into the Trinity and merely affirms that God is real, Jesus is God, and that's...
by Josh
Wed Dec 14, 2016 10:55 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: I can see your bias
Replies: 36
Views: 2485

Re: I can see your bias

Sometimes I think a mirror would be a useful feature to add to MN
by Josh
Wed Dec 14, 2016 10:55 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Credible News Sources
Replies: 692
Views: 601640

Re: Credible News Sources

I dismissed that chart out of hand since they put Breitbart over in the "Crimethink" box. A guide on how to follow news that obviously has a left-wing liberal-progressive bias isn't very helpful to me. If you want people like me (who are quite sympathetic to both sides of the aisle) or peo...
by Josh
Wed Dec 14, 2016 9:33 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Credible News Sources
Replies: 692
Views: 601640

Re: Credible News Sources

Why don't we apply the above criteria to that chart?
by Josh
Wed Dec 14, 2016 12:44 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Credible News Sources
Replies: 692
Views: 601640

Re: Credible News Sources

Robert wrote:
JimFoxvog wrote:I found this a relevant graphic:
I think I would score many of these much differently. :lol:
No kidding. The author of that's own bias is apparent.
by Josh
Tue Dec 13, 2016 8:13 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Christian Fads
Replies: 118
Views: 10514

Re: Christian Fads

I carry a Scofield Bible which once belonged to my great grandmother. The notes in it can be comically bad in some places.

I think the Bible reads best without commentary - and instead for additional insight seeking it in a community of other believers to help discern the text.
by Josh
Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:29 pm
Forum: Written Word
Topic: Pilgrims and Politics, by Michael Martin
Replies: 12
Views: 1703

Re: Pilgrims and Politics, by Michael Martin

LesterB~ Michael is a very meticulous writer . In general, I'm inclined to agree. I was disappointed in his generalization and misrepresentation of the German Pietists, however, which seems somewhat commonly accepted among most Mennos I meet... That might be another thread, though. ;) I have learne...
by Josh
Tue Dec 13, 2016 12:54 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Credible News Sources: The Russian Hacking Story
Replies: 201
Views: 15625

Re: Credible News Sources: The Russian Hacking Story

I wonder how much it behooves citizens of Jesus' kingdom to always complain about the government: it is too big, has too many departments, spends too much money, has bad leaders.

I don't see any of this attitude in scripture.