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by Josh
Sat Jun 01, 2024 10:59 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Marrying Someone With a Promiscuous Past
Replies: 88
Views: 2282

Re: Marrying Someone With a Promiscuous Past

She could just fast until she is able to say yes Or, in the case of a certain young man interested in my daughter way back when, she could tell him that he would likely die waiting, that she just was not interested. Folks, if a marriage proposal is a complete surprise to the gal, than something has...
by Josh
Sat Jun 01, 2024 1:18 am
Forum: The Homestead
Topic: Today ...
Replies: 2596
Views: 416270

Re: Today ...

t1, if you ever want to sell that car, let me know…
by Josh
Fri May 31, 2024 9:54 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Trump Convicted
Replies: 154
Views: 2892

Re: Trump Convicted

Tell us what conclusion the FEC reached with respect to Trump's guilt or innocence? The record is out there. Feel free to quote any part of it you want. They concluded there wasn't enough to recommend an investigation, let alone an indictment or prosecution. Let's look at the record shall we? From ...
by Josh
Fri May 31, 2024 9:39 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Trump Convicted
Replies: 154
Views: 2892

Re: Trump Convicted

Tell us what conclusion the FEC reached with respect to Trump's guilt or innocence? The record is out there. Feel free to quote any part of it you want. They concluded there wasn't enough to recommend an investigation, let alone an indictment or prosecution. People are presumed innocent until prove...
by Josh
Fri May 31, 2024 8:52 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Catholic to Anabaptist
Replies: 66
Views: 7074

Re: Catholic to Anabaptist

To give you a little more background on me: For the last twenty years I have mostly been investigating Buddhism, with a lot of emphasis on meditation. Buddha and Jesus, it seems to me, had closely similar lifestyles and, perhaps surprisingly, very similar precepts (e.g., non violence, compassion fo...
by Josh
Fri May 31, 2024 8:46 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Catholic to Anabaptist
Replies: 66
Views: 7074

Re: Catholic to Anabaptist

I wasn't trying to attack the Catholic church, per se. I'm saying that IMO, raised very much as a Catholic, I don't regard it as particularly Christian. I regard it as more of a political institution (an instrument for helping governments/elites dominate non-elites). One of my aunts was an Evangeli...
by Josh
Fri May 31, 2024 8:43 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Trump Convicted
Replies: 154
Views: 2892

Re: Trump Convicted

In the new world liberals want to create for themselves (and force the rest of us to live in), these things aren't relevant to justice: - Fairness. I keep seeing over and over "it doesn't matter if the trial was unfair and the jury shouldn't even consider that." That's a really interesting...
by Josh
Fri May 31, 2024 8:39 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Trump Convicted
Replies: 154
Views: 2892

Re: Trump Convicted

No, the FEC deadlocked 2-2 on partisan grounds. Which means they didn't actually decide anything, look into anything, or reach any conclusions. They just lacked the votes to move forward with an investigation which is usually the case these days and why the FEC has become largely toothless. ... Con...
by Josh
Fri May 31, 2024 8:18 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Trump Convicted
Replies: 154
Views: 2892

Re: Trump Convicted

The FEC looked at all this and said it was not a crime. Really??? https://www.citizensforethics.org/news/analysis/no-the-fec-did-not-absolve-trump-of-his-hush-money-campaign-finance-issues/ Yes. The FEC looked at it, and decided there wasn't grounds to move forward. But the six-person bipartisan ag...
by Josh
Fri May 31, 2024 4:51 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Trump Convicted
Replies: 154
Views: 2892

Re: Trump Convicted

I have no idea. I wasn't there. It wasn't televised. And I haven't read all 94 pages of trial transcripts. Knock yourself out if you are curious: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/30/nyregion/trump-hush-money-trial-transcript-may-29.html?u2g=i&unlocked_article_code=1.wE0.FzNI.mXQ7AHRb...