Recent content by PloverWing

You may want to ask this question in the Lutheran forum, here: Theologia Crucis - Lutherans My memory from previous CF discussions is that Lutherans vary in their practice, but it would be better if they could speak for themselves.

This really sounds like OCD to me, but I'm not a psychologist. Have you seen a therapist about this?

It makes me sad, but it's consistent with the direction the SBC has been taking in the last few decades. Now that they have added a male-only-ministry clause to their statement of faith, I'm not surprised that they're expelling congregations who disagree. The theology of the denominational...

Columbia's cyber security bootcamp may well offer you some skills and education that will be valuable to you. Make sure you know what you are getting, though. What caught my eye is that the link in your post is edx.org, instead of columbia.edu. If it's important to you to have a bachelor's...

Can you elaborate? Do you mean a specific website called "Fact Check", or do you mean the process of checking claims against what's published by well-known newspapers, organizations like the NIH and NHS, and so on?

A bag of dried beans and a bag of rice are both pretty cheap (at least, here in the US), and they'll stretch pretty far. A dish of beans and rice provides protein and fiber and is pretty filling. I second the recommendation for cabbage, and the NIH web site tells me that cabbage is a...

Thanks. I had assumed that the video in the Fox News article was the video from the X tweet, but I see I was mistaken. The X video shows several fights at different times through the day. The video gives no context for the cause of the fights. I note three things as I watch the video and...

There are women out there who fit the description you've given, and who are tired of pretending to be feminine just to find a man. Some of them may be delighted to meet someone like you. I see nothing wrong with you. I hope you find a woman with whom you can be yourself, and who can be...

As Christians, we are called to help and protect all of our neighbors, but especially those who are the most vulnerable.

The most reliable news organization I could find that covered the incident was (forgive me) Fox News: Anti-Israel demonstrators seen on video bringing Philadelphia Pride Parade to a halt . Their article includes a video and some still photos. Toward the end of the article, it says that "Pride...

In the US, in the last few decades, some major civil rights laws have been passed and some landmark Supreme Court cases have been decided. As a result, police no longer raid gay bars or arrest gay couples for having sex in the privacy of their homes. The remaining violence in my country is done...

Sometimes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots

If the message is "we disapprove of gay people", then I agree that proclaiming this message is unnecessary. As you say, they already know. When I imagine a positive message that a conservative might send, one message might be something like: "Gay couples are not allowed to be members of my...

I like this latest version. I think it's a respectful and positive message.

How about: "I do not celebrate Pride with you, but I will protect your humanity." I'm undecided about the Bible verse. John 8:7, a little earlier in the same story ("Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her"), is a possible alternative. I do like that...