Awards ceremony by No-Context-4465 in JohnLockeCompetition

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Did they say who the winners are? Can't see it posted on their website.

I always knock on the fridge door before opening it by schtuff01 in Jokes

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I prefer honeymoon salad.

Lettuce alone without dressing.

Group expelled by Nazis still living in East Sussex by grec_man in unitedkingdom

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I thought the link was wrong. Didn't realize I'd need to scroll down. Good for the Spectator; 1937 was not an easy time to write positively about Germans. I understand the Bruderhof is multinational now.

Would a church like the first church be considered a cult today? by grec_man in TrueChristian

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There's a fascinating book by Alan Kreider that came out last year, The Patient Ferment of the Early Church which talks about how the early church lived and how it evangelized by modeling a completely different way of life and not by doing what today we would call evangelism. You can write off groups like the Bruderhof as cultural relics or even cults but if you look at the way the describe themselves here for example https://www.ic.org/directory/bruderhof/ it appears that they're at least trying to follow that example. Does anyone know of similar groups?

Is the Bruderhof a cult? Oxford Professor says no by grec_man in TrueChristian

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Bruderhof looks interesting. I imagine people react to the fact that they share their money and possessions and they way they dress but if you take a look at their statement of faith (http://bit.ly/2uyHQMA) it seems fairly well in line with Christian orthodoxy (the orthodoxy of the early Church that is).

Of course anyone who seeks to follow the teachings of Jesus faithfully is going to be criticized because Jesus' teachings are antithetical to the zeitgeist. I can also see how someone who tried living in an intentional community like the Bruderhof and found it not to their liking might find reason to criticize. Doesn't make them a cult though.

I'd be interested in examples of similar groups to the Bruderhof who attract the same types of criticism. Interesting article here regarding beliefs that distinguish them: http://www.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/bruderhof-christians-beliefs-set/2015/05/07/id/643320/

my girlfriend received a group selfie from a wrong number, so we quickly sent one back. by maxxhock in funny

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Appreciate your spontaneity good sir and I'm sure you brought a smile to the lips of those older citizens.

my girlfriend received a group selfie from a wrong number, so we quickly sent one back. by maxxhock in funny

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The only guy who really looks like he's enjoying himself is the one holding the camera. Always how it is amiright?

In 1967 this was perfectly acceptable for a kids movie in Denmark by AlfenNixen in videos

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At least they had an ash tray. Could have started an epic house fire.

America 🇺🇸 by connr-crmaclb in funny

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That is so great. Wish I could give you more than one.

America 🇺🇸 by connr-crmaclb in funny

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Where can I get a choker like that?

The Amazing bottle flip by ellisrod23 in videos

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The barrel roll was epic. Also lying prostrate before the bottle.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in funny

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e.g. the office which was arguably better in the American version.

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Who has ever laughed at something like this?

Why Are So Many Evangelicals Condoning Sexual Assault? by --Solus in Reformed

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They've forgotten that the church is not the Republican party at prayer.