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One of the things that I love about the church that I attend is that they hold regular visitor lunches. It gives persons who may be in the process of church shopping the opportunity to talk with both the pastor and some of the elders about what we as a church stand for (and won't stand for).

I couldn't help but wonder how you were defining "pushing" tithing and offering every service. I would tend to have issues with a church that consistently has the "second sermon" (about giving) every Sunday prior to passing the plate however I have no issue with a church that passes the plate...

That is why I specified stay at home parent (rather than mother) since although it is not common, stay at home dads are not non-existent. I've known a few families over they years where mom is the primary breadwinner and dad holds a part time job when she's off work because her career pays...

And people wonder why our society is coming apart at the seams......... Statistically, fatherless children (both male and female) are exponentially more likely that their peers with fathers to A) grow up in poverty B) drop out of school (thus perpetuating poverty into the next generation) C)...

I don't think that home schooling is possible without a "stay at home" parent. Within the church that I go to there are a decent number of families that home school and all of them have stay at home moms.

Private schools of any type can be expensive although christian schools do tend to be less expensive than other private schools. For many families the $200 to $500 a month tuition (per child) is beyond their budget. In regards to "making Christian schools free", land, buildings, teachers, and...

The pioneers in home schooling that fought the legal (and public school) systems for the right to educate their own children were predominantly evangelical Christians who didn't want their children indoctrinated with secular humanism dogma. However, (at least here in the US) as the movement has...

That's a good way to have her thinking you're some sort of perv with a foot fetish. :LOL:

Only if they have hairy feet.

I try to stay away from upholding the recreational aspects of shooting when debating gun rights solely because the 2nd amendment really didn't have recreation (target shooting) in mind. The 2nd amendment was solely rooted in defense of oneself and ones community both from criminal elements in...

I think that it's wonderful that @Pipp found the key, but without the correct lock they key is useless. :cool:

It is a good idea to look at post dates prior to replying to them. This thread is ancient and neither the OP (from 2013) nor the user you responded to (from 18 months ago) have logged in for a very long time.

What you fail to mention @Dude653 is that the jury (not the judge) decided both the guilty verdict and the sentence unanimously. That jury would not have been a defense attorney's dream team since it was made up of 5 blacks, 5 asian/hispanics and only two whites with a white defendant. Oh...

This is the internet, there is no such thing here.

That's actually pretty common for forums. You wouldn't believe the number of users that register, make one or two posts their first day, and then never log in again.

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: Revelation 21:8 8 But for the cowardly and [d]unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and [e]brimstone, which is the second death.” :unsure...

I'm quite certain that you've been told this before but just to be certain: A) You do not in any way shape or form have the authority to dictate to other users what threads they can post in B) Just because you started the thread does not give you any "right" to dictate how it transpires beyond...

In reality scripture is crystal clear on many of these issues but some persons prefer to try to make scripture (completely rip it out of context) fit their desires or preconceived notions of God rather than conforming themselves and their will to what scripture clearly states.

I didn't realize until now that you are from New Zealand. (That's one thing I miss about our old format which had a user's gender and nationality below their user title on every post) Here in the US "getting dressed" routinely refers to putting on clothes other than what you wear to bed at...

I think some persons don't have it in their personal makeup for some forms of humor to compute. Lynx had commented that home was a place that you "don't have to get dressed if you don't want to." My reply referencing Walmart was a poke at the fact that people routinely show up in Walmart...