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Recent content by PloverWing

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    The NEA is pushing far left teaching upon children

    And the child, right? Kids should get a say in what they want to be called.
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    What Did You Get Last Sunday?

    Ours was the Feast of Christ the King. The readings were Jeremiah 23:1-6, Colossians 1:11-20, and Luke 23:33-43.
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    Church is boring

    I have found this to be true in some kinds of churches, but there are others in which the congregation participates more actively in the worship. @Lybrah , you've said that you don't like to sing or stand up, so I don't know how this is for you. Do you prefer a style of worship where you...
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    Street Preaching

    The Billy Graham crusades seem different from street preaching, to me, because they were held in a stadium or convention hall, and people chose to attend them. When I think of a street preacher, I think of a guy standing on a sidewalk or street corner holding a sign, or walking up to strangers...
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    Church is boring

    In general, what brings you close to God, and what helps you make an offering to God? It's different for different people. Some thrive on extemporaneous prayer, some on liturgical prayer, some on silence in God's presence. Some people find God in careful study of the Bible and theology...
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    Digital ID

    Not many Episcopalians are Dispensationalists, so we don't tend to map the detailed symbols of Revelation one-by-one to current events. In general, we approach eschatology with humility, aware that it's difficult to know exactly what the author of Revelation meant by the symbols he used. One...
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    New Jersey Episcopal diocese gives $1 million to treat Palestinian children

    Something good my diocese just did: https://religionnews.com/2025/11/21/episcopal-diocese-of-nj-gives-1-million-to-treat-palestinian-child/
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    My Introduction

    Welcome to CF! :wave:
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    Trump's history of acts of kindness and generosity

    Obviously, I need Grok to cite its sources. But assuming that the list is correct, or at least partly correct, I'm glad he has done some kind things for people along the way. It's a side of his personality that he keeps pretty well hidden these days, but it's encouraging to think that there...
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    Hello My name is Daniel

    Welcome to CF! :wave:
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    What is your Motivation to Discuss/Debate Things Online?

    How about broadening one's perspective? Here's one of the examples I had in mind in my earlier post -- a religious example, not a political one. I grew up in a tradition that strongly emphasizes the individual. It's the individual person, alone, who makes a decision to follow Jesus. The...
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    Kiwi in Tokyo – what’s the view from your window this morning?

    I'm in New Jersey. It's late autumn here. This week has seen clouds and drizzly rain. We haven't had our first hard freeze of the season yet, so some of the plants are still bravely flowering -- including my azaleas and my tomato plants, improbably. Gray weather tends to make me sad, but the...
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    Hello, Everyone!

    Welcome to CF! :wave:
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    CNN Dem Panelist Shocks Jennings with Major Admission on Lawfare Against Trump

    "Framed" makes it sound like he's innocent of the charges. Do you think he's innocent of the various charges brought against him, or do you just think the alleged crimes were minor enough that they weren't worth prosecuting?
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    Fundamentalist or Evangelical?

    If you were in the US, I'd suggest visiting an Episcopal church, as we're mostly free from the no-drinking-no-dancing prohibitions. But I don't know enough about the Anglican congregations in Northern Ireland to know how culturally similar they are to our Episcopal parishes.