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- Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:32 pm
- Forum: History
- Topic: Worldbook Encyclopedia Censorship Topics
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1005
Re: Worldbook Encyclopedia Censorship Topics
Yes, that's him. I'd say he has done a tremendous amount of work, pouring through basically all of the articles that might contain photos, diagrams, or text info that a conservative parent would not want to have available to a child. (It is, of course, a parent's rightful place to be able to do thi...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:23 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Business opportunities serving low-tech Anabaptist groups
- Replies: 19
- Views: 517
Re: Business opportunities serving low-tech Anabaptist groups
Program development. Many main-stream programs have moved to a subscription-based business model, and license authentication for those who are still willing to work with businesses that are not on-line can be quite involved, usually involving the assistance of someone who has internet service. It is...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:33 pm
- Forum: History
- Topic: Worldbook Encyclopedia Censorship Topics
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1005
Re: Worldbook Encyclopedia Censorship Topics
Definitely one of many business opportunities to serve the portions of the plain community that don't want to use the Internet. The fact that he is able to sell this when his customer base could legally share it among themselves for free speaks well for his customer base - that they are willing to ...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:00 pm
- Forum: History
- Topic: Worldbook Encyclopedia Censorship Topics
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1005
Re: Worldbook Encyclopedia Censorship Topics
I wasn't able to find contact information, but there is a conservative Mennonite guy who downloaded Wikipedia onto a flash drive and censored topics conservative Mennonites find objectionable. It costs around $120. Samuel Hoover. Home Office Resource. I have both his address and email, and will sen...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:57 am
- Forum: History
- Topic: Worldbook Encyclopedia Censorship Topics
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1005
Re: Worldbook Encyclopedia Censorship Topics
I wasn't able to find contact information, but there is a conservative Mennonite guy who downloaded Wikipedia onto a flash drive and censored topics conservative Mennonites find objectionable. It costs around $120. Samuel Hoover. Home Office Resource. I have both his address and email, and will sen...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:29 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Christians in the 2024 Election
- Replies: 7
- Views: 272
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:39 am
- Forum: Other
- Topic: Never have I ever.... Part 2
- Replies: 13
- Views: 339
Re: Never have I ever.... Part 2
Our first use of email was through the mission center office account. We would take a diskette up to the office with a text file on it. The secretary would copy it into their computer and send it. Messages were automatically sent & received via an international telephone call twice a day, at noo...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:03 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: Never have I ever.... Part 1
- Replies: 18
- Views: 452
Re: Never have I ever.... Part 1
I cannot say no to these either: Listened to a bakelite record. Listened to a recording on a cylinder player. Listened to a record on a wind-up phonograph. Listened to radio programs broadcast on short-wave. Listened to a recording on a reel-to-reel recorder. Listened to music on a player piano (in...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 12:56 pm
- Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
- Topic: Discipline vs. Motivation in your Christian walk?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 283
Re: Discipline vs. Motivation in your Christian walk?
I'll tell this story: a former employer (owned a construction company) was in his mid-50's and suffered a heart attack. Not serious, but nothing to sneeze at either. Anyways, doctor told him he needs to start exercising regularly to improve his cardiovascular system, or next time he wouldn't be so ...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 12:29 pm
- Forum: General Theology
- Topic: Article: Why Russian separatists called an exorcist when they discovered a Ukrainian POW was an evangelical Christian
- Replies: 5
- Views: 270
Re: Article: Why Russian separatists called an exorcist when they discovered a Ukrainian POW was an evangelical Christia
The Mennonite Brethren church house in a now Russian-controlled area of Ukraine was confiscated, and is now in use by the invaders.