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Perhaps we should reconsider the "fear mongering" and "no politics" restrictions.

"No fear-mongering. Christian Prepping is not about ideological paranoia and fear."

Sometimes a little fear is appropriate and completely normal. It is the natural result of disturbing news or threatening clouds on the horizon. Under this rule, Noah would not be allowed to post about the coming flood of which God warned. And yes... Noah feared... and rightly so:

Heb 11:7
By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

He feared and prepped.

IOWs, if a plague was sweeping across the nation, or if missiles were flying over the north pole, or if the dam above your town was breaking... we would not be allowed to warn people on this forum lest someone fear. Even when a little healthy fear would normal and correct.

And as for politics... in this country and around the world it is inevitable that political issues come to the front. While we do not want politicking for candidates or parties... we should be able to discuss national and world issues that affect prepping and preppers without that discussion being deemed "political" and therefore shut down. Also we need to recognize that there is a difference between government and politics. So discussing the particulars and ramifications of a pending law is not politics... rather it is real world issues that may affect our prepping.

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Perhaps we should reconsider the "fear mongering" and "no politics" restrictions.

"No fear-mongering. Christian Prepping is not about ideological paranoia and fear."

Sometimes a little fear is appropriate and completely normal. It is the natural result of disturbing news or threatening clouds on the horizon. Under this rule, Noah would not be allowed to post about the coming flood of which God warned. And yes... Noah feared... and rightly so:

Heb 11:7
By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

He feared and prepped.

IOWs, if a plague was sweeping across the nation, or if missiles were flying over the north pole, or if the dam above your town was breaking... we would not be allowed to warn people on this forum lest someone fear. Even when a little healthy fear would normal and correct.

And as for politics... in this country and around the world it is inevitable that political issues come to the front. While we do not want politicking for candidates or parties... we should be able to discuss national and world issues that affect prepping and preppers without that discussion being deemed "political" and therefore shut down. Also we need to recognize that there is a difference between government and politics. So discussing the particulars and ramifications of a pending law is not politics... rather it is real world issues that may affect our prepping.

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Sure I don’t see why not, prepping is a good thing both spiritually and physically. I honestly don’t know the order in which we’ll be raptured so I’m sure a little preparedness can’t hurt.

As far as politics go I can see both sides. I personally don’t have much faith in anyone in office but I also can see why someone would want to talk about what’s going on, so long as it pertains to us and is relevant to Christianity.
 
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Sometimes a little fear is appropriate and completely normal.
And who will draw the line between what is considered a "little" fear, and "too much" fear?

That's why the rule is there, because that line is subjective. It should be kept in place.
 
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Agree on both counts. I think the rule should be against partisanship, not discussion of issues or even politicians' positions. Though the road might get bumpy at times, the overarching rule should be to keep things edifying.
 
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And who will draw the line between what is considered a "little" fear, and "too much" fear?

That's why the rule is there, because that line is subjective. It should be kept in place.
I guess that is the point. One might say we are fearing fear. So I think the answer is - not to outlaw all discussion of what is happening and what could happen... but to more accurately draw that line. How much fear is "too much fear" when your ship is sinking out from under you? How much is too much if those nucs are in fact flying? I think going in the opposite direction could even be worse. Some might fear fear so much that they would not cry fire in a crowded theater... when in fact there is a fire. Those people all burned up... but they were not afraid!
But I think how much a person fears is determined by their personality...
But not discussing potential real danger so to prevent fear... is not logical.
Not being afraid is not the same thing as being safe.
IMO....
 
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I guess that is the point. One might say we are fearing fear. So I think the answer is - not to outlaw all discussion of what is happening and what could happen... but to more accurately draw that line. How much fear is "too much fear" when your ship is sinking out from under you? How much is too much if those nucs are in fact flying? I think going in the opposite direction could even be worse. Some might fear fear so much that they would not cry fire in a crowded theater... when in fact there is a fire. Those people all burned up... but they were not afraid!
But I think how much a person fears is determined by their personality...
But not discussing potential real danger so to prevent fear... is not logical.
Not being afraid is not the same thing as being safe.
IMO....
This post only goes to prove that I'm correct. Fear is subjective, and setting a limit on how much is too much should not have to even be considered. That's why the rule is in place. Getting rid of the rule would quickly turn this place into a conspiracy theory cesspool......there's already a forum for that.

One man's nuke could be another man's savior. Some folks thrive on fear and creating fear, other's don't give TEOTWAWKI a second thought because, well.....fretting about it is useless.

Besides, if things actually get that bad, you won't even have a forum to spread any fear on.
 
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