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Recent content by PloverWing

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    St Nicholas

    Thanks! I'd forgotten today was the 6th. One of my seasonal decorations is a little St Nicholas, complete with bishop's robes, that I add to our household decorations on December 6. Time for him to take his place on the dining room shelf!
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    OU Student given a zero for citing the bible in essay

    I do see a citation of Genesis in the second paragraph of the essay, along with some analysis of the Hebrew text. Now, imagine if that paragraph had been an analysis of a portion of the assigned reading instead...
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    I have a question and I’m confused

    This is what I see when I click the down-arrow under her profile picture: Are you sure this doesn't work for you?
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    I have a question and I’m confused

    So, you say all churches are wrong, yet your profile lists you as "Christian". Do you belong to any church, or do you just live as a solitary Christian?
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    I have a question and I’m confused

    You can see people's church affiliation by looking at their profile. (In my browser, I click the down-arrow under their profile picture.) @SabbathBlessings 's profile says Seventh Day Adventist (SDA).
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    Why Do Christians Resist the Idea of “Social Justice”? A Theological Question

    In the Baptist church I grew up in, my sense was that social justice wasn't seen as bad, just irrelevant to the Christian faith, for reasons much as @DragonFox91 has described. The focus was on my individual decision to accept Jesus as my savior, and the focus of the Christian life was mostly...
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    What to say in water baptism(at least)?

    I don't have a video, but in my church tradition, the words are "I baptize you in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." Our church's whole baptism liturgy can be read here: The Online Book of Common Prayer (look for the "Holy Baptism" link on the side menu).
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    Denaturalization

    I agree with this. If a citizen commits a crime, then they can be punished with prison or another appropriate penalty, but revoking citizenship shouldn't be on the table.
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    Why Are So Many Young Priests Leaving Ministry?

    [ Posting in fellowship, out of curiosity and care. I'm taking as given that we're talking about a celibate male priesthood. ] The points raised in this article about loneliness seem like they shouldn't be new. Life in a community of monks or nuns has companionship and community, a kind of...
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    Christian OU student flunked after calling gender ideology 'demonic'

    Additional note: Yes, the article is in my university library. It's about the connection between "gender typicality" and things like popularity and teasing in middle schoolers, much as the abstract describes. I'm glad I connected with this article, because one of my research interests is...
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    Christian OU student flunked after calling gender ideology 'demonic'

    I haven't found a link that would successfully load in my browser. :confused: I may be able to get to the article through my university's library. I'll try later today.
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    Is The Hunger Games good?

    God made us in God's image and loves us beyond measure. For us and for our salvation, God was incarnate in Jesus, died, and was raised so that we might be rescued from sin and be reconciled to God. Jesus taught us that we should care for each other in the same way that God cares for us, as...
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    Christian OU student flunked after calling gender ideology 'demonic'

    The baptistnews.com article helps fill in some of the missing information. It's hard to evaluate the grading of the essay without a) reading the essay itself, b) reading the exact wording of the assignment, and c) reading the article she was responding to. The article fills in some of those...
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    Is The Hunger Games good?

    The books do not mention God directly, to the best of my memory. Do you think the books would have been stronger if the author had made some of the characters explicitly religious and had them comment on how God would view their situation? Alternatively, would you put God's point of view into...
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    I'm joining Roman Catholicism.

    I'm so glad you've found a church home. Blessings! And welcome to CF!