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Recent content by PloverWing

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    Ive posted this before and got basically no replies, I need help, I cant discern it.

    Discerning when a feeling is the voice of God and when a feeling is just our own minds is challenging. Maybe this internal gut feeling was God's voice, but maybe it was just your own anxieties. If the truck is serving you well, I recommend that you just relax and enjoy it.
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    Feminism - definition

    I do see that your thread got derailed a bit. Can you say more about which aspects of feminism you see as good and bad?
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    Feminism - definition

    No, this is a mistaken view of what feminism is. Ah, here's the problem. Two different meanings of "all inclusive and equal" are being confused here. Saying that all people should have equal human rights regardless of gender is very different from saying that all beliefs are equally true.
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    Feminism - definition

    @stevevw : From these and other quotes, you seem to be saying that it's impossible to critique the practices of various cultures, because all cultures are equally good. Is this really what you mean to say? I agree that it's important to be culturally sensitive and to try to understand things...
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    Minneapolis teachers union chief admits elected officials in anti-ICE Signal chats, tells emotional story to Al Jazeera

    I object to the word "admits" in the headline. It implies that the folks resisting ICE in Minnesota are doing some secret, bad thing that they're ashamed of. To the contrary, those resisting ICE believe that ICE is engaging in inappropriate levels of violence in their city, and they're pushing...
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    Am I more tolerant than my mother?

    Hmm. Actual crimes are different from trivia like tattoos. Try to set your mom's conservatism aside for a moment, and think about your own future life. What kinds of crimes are we talking about? Something like trespassing, or something like armed robbery? Is he violent? Has he taken...
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    Feminism - definition

    A useful and interesting read. I know very little about the construction industry, but a number of the points made in the document are similar to what happens in my own field of Computer Science. Thanks for the link!
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    Am I more tolerant than my mother?

    I also grew up in a conservative Christian subculture, but I'm a generation older than you are, so the list of "vices" to avoid was different: dancing, card-playing, movies, rock music. Along with drinking and cussing, of course, perennial favorites for these lists. I think it's a temptation...
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    Feminism - definition

    Can you describe for me what "benign patriarchy" means?
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    Feminism - definition

    Patriarchy without power and control seems like a contradiction in terms, but perhaps you can describe for me what you have in mind.
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    Feminism - definition

    Dismantling the patriarchy does seem like a necessary step towards equality. I'm going to clarify a fine point, though. You say "And men are the patriarchy." That's not strictly correct, as I use the terms. Men exercising power and control over women is the patriarchy. But there's no reason...
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    Please pray for my wife and I.

    Chill, and be patient. Skip the blood test. Wait until she misses a period. I will be praying for both of you.
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    I might not consider myself to be strictly Baptist anymore, I don't know what to believe

    [ My intent here is to post in fellowship. ] C.S. Lewis gives the metaphor that the (universal) church is like a house with many rooms. All the rooms are in the same house, but the good stuff -- the fireplace, the meals, the comfy chairs and good conversations -- are in the rooms, not in the...
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    Kristi Noem Says US Citizens Should Be Prepared to Prove US Citizenship

    I keep coming back to this post and trying to make sense of it. Are you saying that the protesters aren't really serious because only two of them have been shot so far in Minneapolis?
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    Zwingli denominations

    I can see that reading, yes. We're very good at ambiguity. :)