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It certainly wasn't the use of deadly force. I would surmise it as being reasonable conduct for someone who is carrying a weed whipper (as they call it here) going about their landscaping duties. If someone tried to tangle with me whilst operating with one, who knows where it would end up, although ...

I suspect that the 'organizers' of that congregation, and others like it, are wanting to 'protect' it from being over-run by 'native' English speakers (where the original 'target group' becomes a minority, just as they are in the larger society). I kinda' know how that can happen, from our own expe...

R7ehr wrote: ↑Sat Oct 17, 2026 2:50 pm Probably where we get off track, is demanding mercy for ourselves, when the verse is really teaching us to extend mercy towards others.

They were asking for mercy for a convicted criminal, though - not for themselves.

I have had a number of friends including seekers in the Akron area. When I first started attending my old church in Hartville, I was, like many new seekers, very eager to invite people and invited friends, who in turn invited other friends. It was about 30 minutes away. Fast forward to the present a...

Sold most of my firearms a few years after I became a church member. I'd like to thank a certain President who presided around 2021 who helped get me a much better price for my used firearms. I've got my eye on a Winchester single shot .22. Very accurate and when I borrowed on from a friend, it did ...

Does the NT teach that Christians should call for leniency for criminals, particular for the type of crimes that are typically capital crimes? Jesus: Mt 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. (NKJV) That is exactly the kind of approach, though, that leads to church members and f...

Often the lines are drawn with respect to wielding the metaphorical Sword (a literal fire axe may be okay), more than whether the actual employer is the government, UP, UPS, or USPS. Flight attendants aren't armed, don't work for the government, and don't execute capital punishment. There may be ot...

barnhart wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2026 6:01 pm

barnhart wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2026 7:07 am How have we responded to Islam in the past, what direction do we get from our theology, and what are the dangers of integrating theology from the outside to suit this occasion?

So, the response in the past was to try to flee to the United States, Canada, Ukraine, and so forth.

We're talking about Christianity as an ideology, which is NT. I don't think you will find any NT scriptures that support Christians calling for any executions. In the NT, God seems to take the duties upon himself directly, from Ananias and Sapphira being struck dead to the mass slaughters prophesie...

Are you using the terms "leftist" and "liberal" as synonyms? In my mind they are not. How many people who identify as liberals would also identify with the term "leftist"? I was summarising the results of the survey. "Liberal" obviously is a much broader term...