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by Josh
Mon Dec 19, 2016 12:51 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Credible News Sources: The Russian Hacking Story
Replies: 201
Views: 16564

Re: Credible News Sources: The Russian Hacking Story

Bootstrap wrote:It's truly breathtaking to see Russia become such a friend of the conservative media. I really never saw that coming.
It's truly breathtaking to see the left reviving Sen. McCarthy.
by Josh
Mon Dec 19, 2016 11:26 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Relating to Christmas
Replies: 62
Views: 5274

Re: Relating to Christmas

Wish all of you could of been at our annual special Church Christmas program that we had this Sunday. We did it a week early because so many of our families are half American and are often gone over Christmas. What's the other half? European? Asian? African? I'm guessing a lot of families are an Am...
by Josh
Mon Dec 19, 2016 9:34 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Credible News Sources: The Russian Hacking Story
Replies: 201
Views: 16564

Re: Credible News Sources: The Russian Hacking Story

Russia Influences U.S. Election By Telling The Truth About Democrats
by Josh
Sun Dec 18, 2016 10:05 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Bill Bonner and Agora Inc - the newest economic conspiracy theory...
Replies: 39
Views: 3204

Re: Bill Bonner and Agora Inc - the newest economic conspiracy theory...

Perhaps the impending collapse is God's way of imposing a jubilee on us. Things will get iffy when we try to restore all the land back to its original owners, tho... (Been thinking about this today as last night we watched a video on the concept of a redeemer, and the sermon this morning was about R...
by Josh
Sun Dec 18, 2016 10:01 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Relating to Christmas
Replies: 62
Views: 5274

Re: Relating to Christmas

I am between 2 and 3 - simply because caroling is a very popular activity in Hartville. Ever since I moved here 11 years ago Mennonite carollers have been a fixture. Back then I didn't know who they were but I did appreciate the singing on a cold snowy night, unexpectedly!
by Josh
Sun Dec 18, 2016 5:00 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Query: Submission to the weaker brother?
Replies: 36
Views: 3005

Re: Query: Submission to the weaker brother?

I like the phrase "he who is weak eats vegetables only".
by Josh
Sat Dec 17, 2016 7:43 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: The Pilgrim Church (aka: Kingdom Christians) Long List
Replies: 67
Views: 6977

Re: The Pilgrim Church (aka: Kingdom Christians) Long List

Let me think of a better way to state A-1. A-1 bis: A community that has a clearly defined ethnic identity, which might be "multicultural", "ex-Amish", "assimilated American", etc. If the identity is "multicultural", those who are ex-Amish, ex-Mennonite, etc. ...
by Josh
Fri Dec 16, 2016 11:56 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: The Pilgrim Church (aka: Kingdom Christians) Long List
Replies: 67
Views: 6977

Re: The Pilgrim Church (aka: Kingdom Christians) Long List

A-1. A community where the majority of the members are not from a church with more conservative lifestyle expectations. A-2. A community that expects new members from a church with more conservative lifestyle expectations to continue to live up to those expectations, whilst simultaneously not allowi...
by Josh
Fri Dec 16, 2016 1:28 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Bill Bonner and Agora Inc - the newest economic conspiracy theory...
Replies: 39
Views: 3204

Re: Bill Bonner and Agora Inc - the newest economic conspiracy theory...

Everyone mentioned so far is still wealthy by any kind of historic standard.

None suffer from disease, famine, war, and want. Perhaps they have to get a 2gb instead of 8gb data package for their iPhone:
by Josh
Fri Dec 16, 2016 11:55 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: The Pilgrim Church (aka: Kingdom Christians) Long List
Replies: 67
Views: 6977

Re: The Pilgrim Church (aka: Kingdom Christians) Long List

1. Safeguards against spiritual abuse, particularly of new converts or attenders. (A member shouldn't try to convince a new convert he will lose his salvation because of a bad attitude towards that member, and experience zero repercussions.) 2. A strong commitment not to receive at communion people ...