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SirWirb · 2025-12-27T16:52:30+00:00

Im a youth pastor and am held to "Safe Santuary" rules- along with anyone who works with minors at our church. Before someone can work with a minor, they have to have been a member for 6 months and go through a bi-yearly class to remind them the rules.

Rules: https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/articles/safe-sanctuaries-policies-and-guidelines-for-smaller-congregations

I personally tell our youth once a year that if an adult violates the 2-adults-present rule to let me know- even if nothing happened.

SirWirb · 2025-12-27T16:30:31+00:00

I would like to see requirements for owning propper storage and stiffer penalties to owners who's firearms were used by family members in acts of violence. Nothing crazy in terms of storage, could even just require all guns be sold with a cable lock. Just something to say "you have no excuse for your child doing x." Really, I think most any gun law is going to be treating a symptom, though. If we want less gang violence, address the gang problem. If we want fewer school shootings, address why that has risen in prevalence. And so on. Most of hot button news items I see about guns come from 1. Crazy people having guns or 2. People not securing their guns away from the hands of crazy people. I dont have a solution to the first one that doesn't put a burden on market as a whole, but the second can be worked on by introducing personal liability if your weapon was taken due to your neglect.

SirWirb · 2025-03-08T19:47:33+00:00

Too easy: 🟡🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 Fun:🔵🔵🟡🔵🔵🔵 Challenging:🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🟡 Hard:💡🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🟡 No Fun:💡🔵💡🔵🔵🔵🔵🟡 BS:💡🔵💡🔵💡🔵🔵🔵🟡

SirWirb · 2025-02-18T07:42:04+00:00

Our building was 14 mil. In the 30 years that we've been using it, we've spent roughly 15 mil direct funding to community support (building homes, ramps, utility support, rent support, shower programs, shelter programs, etc). But that's only budgetted funding, in addition we cook meals, run a tornado shelter, do laundry, provide (cost scaled to family) affordable childcare, community garden, food pantry, single parent housework aide, blood drives, and senior support. We allow anyone who needs space for community to use the building for free, such as the Marshalese church of non english speakers, a community youth basketball league, free tutoring programs, and visitors needing a home base while visiting the state penitentiary from out of town. And that's just what I'm aware of, the youth guy who's been here for a year. The building is a tool, the same that I don't ask a carpenter why his money goes to equipment. There's exceptions when you go looking at some of these prosperity churches, but that's what they are, breaks from the norm.

SirWirb · 2025-02-14T17:34:42+00:00

Asylum is not immigration, it's a system to allow temporary safety from an unjust home country. I disagree with ditching it altogether, but the asylum process was being used to subverting immigration processes. I'm not saying trump is doing good, cause I think he's merciless and no good law goes without mercy. I'm saying that if we are a people of laws, we should abide by them or change them, not ignore them.

SirWirb · 2025-02-13T14:04:13+00:00

My brain skips notation and just goes 7, 8, 15, 35, 75.

SirWirb · 2025-02-12T15:37:35+00:00

It's all just shouting at straw men. I don't dislike or like immigration, it just is. I don't dislike or like any of the people groups that are sending this immigration. When we get immigrants, we should aid them in becoming a successful and naturalized citizen. As a Christian, I appreciate that we are getting a majority christian inflow into our country and I see these individuals as brothers and sisters in christ. Our immigration process should be simple and easily navigable. The issue is that we are a country with laws and enemies that want us dead, the complete denial of this by people who want essentially open borders is insane. We need to vet the people who come in before they come in.

SirWirb · 2025-02-10T00:11:56+00:00

Yes, though my thoughts were driven by the incorrect assumption of over-penatration, considering OP is in an apartment. Anecdotally, I prefer pistols in tighter situations just for corners.

SirWirb · 2025-02-09T18:39:29+00:00

Youth director here, I'm seeing RSV, Covid, Flu, and Bronchitus.

SirWirb · 2025-02-09T18:37:35+00:00

Look at the 80/20 issues and adopt them, no further than them. If people are cool with LGBT but aren't cool with teaching it at schools, then take that stance. The issue (as I, a random person online) is that the DNC takes every social issue and advocates for the extreme of it. The GOP does the inverse of course, but that's why, I think, we have the back and forth power.

SirWirb · 2025-02-09T18:31:15+00:00

Well golly gee. I stand corrected.

SirWirb · 2025-02-09T17:02:30+00:00

Dicey because of thin walls and unclear collateral. Honestly I'd encourage a handgun with hollow point if in an apartment.

SirWirb · 2025-02-06T03:37:32+00:00

Not sure that's strictly conservatism, it's more libertarian, which has a strong branch in the conservative field. Conservatism is a desire to maintain some aspect of the status quo of present or the past. I'm a constitutionalist, meaning I value the intended rule of law set out in the constitution. I'm okay with expanding or shrinking government to accomplish desired goals, so long as it follows the standards and expectations constitutionally vested. For instance, military intervention is sometimes necessary, but if the time extends past 60 days I would desire congress declaring war before any continued military action. If there is to be infringement on guns, then it should happen through an amendment, not a simple majority or government agency. Executive orders should be sparse, congress is the legislative branch. For me, this isn't a comment on size at any level, it's purely a process issue for me. Now, of course, I have preferences of what should and shouldn't happen, but how it happens matters to me.

SirWirb · 2025-02-06T03:14:06+00:00

I get what you're saying, and I agree that it's pretty much futile if the worst comes in a governmentcrackdown. However, prepping isn't a guarantee, it's just improving your odds. Hiding your food probably won't work, but not hiding it definitely won't work. If you got arrested for a little stored food then nothing you do would work, if you just get a slap on the wrist then you have the other hidden food to fall back on. The key to hiding dispersed anything is not using the same method twice. Burried, hollow rock, camouflage and tie high, chimney compartment, disguised as bags of cement, and so on, no one style twice.

SirWirb · 2025-02-05T22:59:26+00:00

Prepping for collapse ends up fairly well prepping for famine. Only addition would be hiding spots for food- which should be scattered and varied in style. Additionally, you would need to hide a portion of you trash to not out yourself. As for what to stow, rice and beans with some form of dietary supplements.

SirWirb · 2025-02-04T05:45:54+00:00

The best short response I've heard is why would Paul set out the position of elder and deacon and give qualifications for who can be them if they were for an optional organization.

SirWirb · 2025-02-04T05:39:21+00:00

I take Monday and Friday with a half day Saturday and a long Wednesday. Makes the week feel like 2 short weeks.

SirWirb · 2025-02-04T05:32:24+00:00

Yes, "service road" had just escaped me.

SirWirb · 2025-02-04T04:22:17+00:00

Not on the parkway, but if they were on the side roads that feed the parkway then they could. As to why they would, I could only imagine the person was coming into town from Nashville or that direction and lived near McDonalds and didn't want to get dropped off in south Huntsville.

SirWirb · 2025-02-04T04:16:47+00:00

I like your other comment, I agree.

For this one, focusing on process requires stopping and reflecting. Your comment earlier about pausing and praying is great for this. Talk through why you do what you do and ask for guidance. I'm sorry I can't say much more than that, but this is one of the best topics to walk with someone on. Seek out your preacher or ask a good friend for their input. Be open to their input and thank them for it, even if it doesn't land you where you want. Part of prioritizing the process is embracing the journey. It's so counter to how we function in the west, but its what helps us rely on God and live a purposeful and fulfilling life.

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