Right here !!

[HypoTypoSis]

Finally!

Looks like the Anabaptists have their own place to call home.

Just like Israel after almost 2000 years!

 

[seebs]

Hey, if you wanna gloat about kicking us out, go do it in your own forum.

This is not a forum that most of us want, or plan to use. Go do your gloating somewhere else, 'k? It reflects badly on you.

 

[MrJim]

Hey, if you wanna gloat about kicking us out, go do it in your own forum.

This is not a forum that most of us want, or plan to use. Go do your gloating somewhere else, 'k? It reflects badly on you.

I didn't take it as gloating. You seem rather defensive.

 

[CaDan]

[bible]Psalm 137:1-4[/bible]

 

[MrJim]

[bible]Psalm 137:1-4[/bible]

What is your point?

 

[seebs]

I didn't take it as gloating. You seem rather defensive.

Yup.

The person who advocated this called us all heretics, flamed me, and got us moved into a forum that many of us specifically opposed, and which doesn't match any of the proposals we'd expressed real support for.

Then someone else who's called me names shows up to talk about how "we" (meaning, not-him) "finally" have something WE DIDN'T ASK FOR. But which he advocated in support of.

Yeah, I am a tad defensive. But I also stand by my interpretation; in context, it's gloating, and it ain't supportive.

I don't see any point in pretending that this is other than what it was; it was a group of Baptists kicking us out. That, on the whole, we might be happier somewhere where we are welcome does not change the essential fact, which is that of the Anabaptists thus far surveyed, a majority were strongly opposed to this particular split, and no one even waited until a weekday to find out what any other lurking Anabaptists might want.

We were kicked out. Welcome to our shiny new ghetto. Perhaps they will show "mercy" and let us lend money at interest.

 

[seebs]

I would assume his point is that this is exile.

I had a lot of Baptist friends. I can't go hang out with them any more without getting a flood of spite reports, even if I don't "debate".

Here we are in a forum with maybe seven to ten total users MAXIMUM, and at least three or four of us have no real interest in using it. I would rather fellowship without debating in the Catholic forum, where I'll be exposed to a broader variety of views.

 

[MrJim]

Well hoss I hope we can get along. I was the lone anabaptist in favor of this and have been since I came to CF.

Sorry you don't like how things turned out and hope that maybe in the future you'll find that this was for the better.

I'm looking forward to what this can become.

 

[HypoTypoSis]

Welcome to our shiny new ghetto. Perhaps they will show "mercy" and let us lend money at interest.

If they do will the Jews move in next door?

 

[tulc]

If they do does that mean the Jews can move in, too?

Sure! Since they probably wouldn't fit in the Baptist section, we'd love to have them!
tulc(been thrown out of lots of places, no big deal!)

 

[HypoTypoSis]

let us lend money at interest.

Like borrowing 1000 blessings at 21 APR? Hey, you might just be on to something here!

 

[tulc]

Man, I go away to a funeral for a few days and look! We had a Church split! How much more Baptist could we be?
tulc(this was...unforseen)

 

[theAmishGirl]

Well hoss I hope we can get along. I was the lone anabaptist in favor of this and have been since I came to CF.

Sorry you don't like how things turned out and hope that maybe in the future you'll find that this was for the better.

I'm looking forward to what this can become.

I agree with you Menno- i think it will be good.

 

[Joykins]

From Wikipedia

The Brethren Church shares its early heritage with the Church of the Brethren but was separated in 1883, being the most progressive of the three groups resulting from this split at the time of H. R. Holsinger. The most conservative of the groups (the Old Order, centered in Dayton, OH) is now known as the German Baptist church. The current Church of the Brethren was the middle (or conservative) group. This split was not really about doctrine (at the time, though the groups have drifted apart since) but over such things as the starting of Sunday Schools, the holding of revival meetings, and the use of an indoor baptistry rather than a river. The progressive group (Brethren Church) includes a denomination with headquarters in Ashland, Ohio. In 1939 the Progressives split into two denominations, with those seeking an open position to the issue of eternal security maintaining the name Brethren Church, and those seeking a firm affirmation of eternal security becoming the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, commonly called the Grace Brethren Church, headquartered in Winona Lake, Indiana. The Grace Brethren experienced a split in the 1990s (primarily related to the connection between water baptism and church membership), with a conservative minority of churches forming the CGBCI.

Now a split that didn't actually COME from us, now that is new.

 

[MrJim]

I agree with you Menno- i think it will be good.

I'm not alone!!

 

[rnmomof7]

Yup.

The person who advocated this called us all heretics, flamed me, and got us moved into a forum that many of us specifically opposed, and which doesn't match any of the proposals we'd expressed real support for.

Then someone else who's called me names shows up to talk about how "we" (meaning, not-him) "finally" have something WE DIDN'T ASK FOR. But which he advocated in support of.

Yeah, I am a tad defensive. But I also stand by my interpretation; in context, it's gloating, and it ain't supportive.

I don't see any point in pretending that this is other than what it was; it was a group of Baptists kicking us out. That, on the whole, we might be happier somewhere where we are welcome does not change the essential fact, which is that of the Anabaptists thus far surveyed, a majority were strongly opposed to this particular split, and no one even waited until a weekday to find out what any other lurking Anabaptists might want.

We were kicked out. Welcome to our shiny new ghetto. Perhaps they will show "mercy" and let us lend money at interest.

This was not advocated by any member .
This was a staff decision, so it is unfair to point a finger at someone that had no input into the request or the decision..

How about some Christian Charity folks .

 

[theAmishGirl]

Why can't we just be happy about this folks! Seriously this is obserd (sp)!!! If it is such a big deal to you, then stop complaining about it on this forum and go back to the baptist forum!!!!

 

[Joykins]

This was not advocated by any member .
This was a staff decision, so it is unfair to point a finger at someone that had no input into the request or the decision..

How about some Christian Charity folks .

It was advocated by a few members of the Baptist forum.

I'm not saying those people made the decisions. But they did advocate.

 

[rnmomof7]

It was advocated by a few members of the Baptist forum.

I'm not saying those people made the decisions. But they did advocate.

I did not even know that there were brethren on Cf until just now. I know a young man locally that has his roots in the Brethren.. Maybe more will come

 

[aReformedPatriot]

I'm not alone!!

"if you build it, they will come." Whoever said that was a genius.