Would a moderate conservate Mennonite chuch (Like Beachy Amish) allow the prodigal son to be a member?

[ohio jones]

Hypothetical as he is dead and either waiting in Paradise or in Heaven.

So is the prodigal son, but he can still generate 10 pages of discussion.

[ken_sylvania]

I think most have caught on...

I'm just saying that a simple ring banning is a superfluous argument.

True enough - you certainly are saying that. We could see that clearly enough quite early in this thread.

There is no cause for it really, except to just make a rule.

Not true at all.

Any woman or man wearing a simple band would not be in biblical sin.

I'm not sure what you mean by biblical sin. Is there more than one kind of sin? There are certainly a-plenty of sinners who wear simple bands, so it seems a bit illogical to say that anyone who wears a simple band cannot be in sin...

[Josh]

I think most have caught on...

I'm just saying that a simple ring banning is a superfluous argument. There is no cause for it really, except to just make a rule. Any woman or man wearing a simple band would not be in biblical sin.

Feel free to go find a liberal church to be part of, then, where everyone can do what is right in their own eyes.

[Ernie]

Hypothetical as he is dead and either waiting in Paradise or in Heaven.

So is the prodigal son, but he can still generate 10 pages of discussion.

Thanks to perseveration...

[ohio jones]

Is not wearing a wedding band symbolic to outsiders as adultery, thus the appearance of evil (very optional answer).

The Princess of Wales was recently photographed without a wedding ring (or any jewelry, for that matter); the press noticed, but did not accuse her of adultery. Her husband took the photo. I can only conclude that a segment of society that is quite concerned with image and protocol no longer places a great deal of importance on that symbol.

[MaxPC]

Is not wearing a wedding band symbolic to outsiders as adultery, thus the appearance of evil (very optional answer).

The Princess of Wales was recently photographed without a wedding ring (or any jewelry, for that matter); the press noticed, but did not accuse her of adultery. Her husband took the photo. I can only conclude that a segment of society that is quite concerned with image and protocol no longer places a great deal of importance on that symbol.

Interesting follow-up to that particular story. Sometimes I wonder where the priorities are when people on the internet spend hours picking apart a photo.