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The following update is from Angela, Robert's daughter. If anyone would like to reach out to Sherry & the family at their new address, message one of the moderators (justme, mike, ohio jones) and we'll get it to you. Angela again - my mom has moved and if anyone is still wanting to continue to s...

There's no doubt that we Anabaptists prefer societies where there is economic and religious freedom. That's why we are here in the US and not in Europe. And that is why I think we will continue to prefer modern liberal democracies for our home, and have a healthy and warranted fear of repressive gov...

The typical Anabaptist position is to not use deadly force. That makes some civil government options available, like being a firefighter or even a fire chief, but others are not, such as a bailiff. I think this is true, but I think it's a little more than that. There is the sense of civil governmen...

Yes. OK. What, in your view, prevents a Christian from being a member of the civil government who uses the sword? I haven't spent a lot of time on this like some here and I'm a bit distracted with work so I apologize if this doesn't make sense. I can't really find any scripture in OT or NT that pre...

I disagree. I think the practice set forth in the Noahic Covenant of "life for life" is applicable today and given by God for governments to carry out as a restraining force against evil. Its not by chance, I believe, that chapter 10 follows chapter 9 as the "table of nations". ...

One of the first commands God gave after the Flood was for capital punishment. [Gen 9:5-6 NASB20] – I certainly will require your lifeblood; from every animal I will require it. And from every person, from every man as his brother I will require the life of a person. Whoever sheds human blood, By m...

One of the first commands God gave after the Flood was for capital punishment. [Gen 9:5-6 NASB20] – I certainly will require your lifeblood; from every animal I will require it. And from every person, from every man as his brother I will require the life of a person. Whoever sheds human blood, By m...

As an Anabaptist, I believe God has instituted the civil government, which uses the sword and at some level exists for our good, but which operates in a way that is antithetical to the way of Jesus, the way Christians are to live their lives. That's basically it. Capital punishment is part of the us...

I'm not quite as optimistic as the quote below, but I think it's good to take a look at poverty in this large perspective sometimes. This may be the most remarkable story in human history. For almost all of human existence, survival was a daily struggle. For thousands of years, there was no signific...

R7ehr wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2026 11:04 pm We are:
3-10 range
6.5 average
7 median
7.5 mode

How many households are these stats based on?