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Dikaios1517 · 11w
I haven't read the PCA's report on Christian Nationalism. I heard it was more balanced than that. Did it actually condemn all forms of nationalism? I can't speak for what other denominations had for...
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Appreciate the interaction and push back. To clarify, I'm not in a NAPARC church, but interact with others who are. I also don't have you or Freeborn in mind in my comments.

I'm sure there is much in the opc docs that i would amen. But there is a difference between being justified in Christ and the reality of nature. There is no male or female(justification) does not erase hierarchy or differences which God created.

My point is that resolutions like the ARP seem performative in a lot of cases. It strikes me at times as men worrying about the flood and forgetting the house is on fire(lewis). I really don't mean to start some big issue, and it would certainly be better hashed out over a good stout. I simply want to see churches stand up to the real dangers of our day. Which I am sure you desire as well despite our differences.

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Dikaios1517 · 11w
I agree that these things are generally better hashed out over a good stout. Barring that, I hope I can continue to charitably interact with your concerns. For some context, I am an elder in an OPC church in North Idaho. That doxxes me to some extent, but it’s nothing I haven’t mentioned here...
freeborn | ἐλεύθερος | 8r0gwg · 11w
Helpful: https://heidelblog.net/2026/06/urcna-synod-calgary-2026-a-retrospective/ https://heidelblog.net/2026/06/arp-2026-synod-recap/ https://heidelblog.net/2026/06/a-retrospective-of-the-2026-opc...
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The trouble is that some of these NAPARC men don't actually seem to know what time it is. They're more concerned with mean tweets than the issues people actually face. The PCA overlooks things like women officers, and Side B, but condemns any form of nationalism as if that is the worst thing we're dealing with.

Race, immigration, egalitarianism and homosexuality are the issues of our day and some of these resolutions are just grounded in liberal civil rights rather than the Bible. These are the things congregants face in their daily lives.
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Dikaios1517 · 11w
I haven't read the PCA's report on Christian Nationalism. I heard it was more balanced than that. Did it actually condemn all forms of nationalism? I can't speak for what other denominations had for grounds for adopting the ARP's statement condemning racism, but I can give you the grounds used by ...
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We live in a thoroughly fiat world. Take the world cup for example: In 1994 there were 24 teams. Then there were 32. And now this year there are 42!

More teams don't make the quality better but dilute it, just like printing money dilutes your wealth.

Fiat thinking infects more than your money.
MountainVicar · 11w
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Don't fall for dudes in hoodies or CEO's with AI slop rap videos. Stick to the fundamentals:

Not your keys not your coins.
Bitcoin not crypto.
Stay humble, stack sats.
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Turner · 12w
Nice. At this rate we’ll have a booth at a conference somewhere next year.
Sun of the Moon · 12w
Nobody tells Bitcoin what to do. Honeybadger don't play that!
Alfred · 11w
And yet here we are with entirely solid faces. Pretty much everyone was wrong! Staying humble though.
DELETED · 35w
"Future goal would be a more open e-reader with physical book files." Sir read this and then GFY.
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I made these toy guns out of hardwood. I make them simple on purpose, without moving parts because they won't break and it allows kids to be creative.

The other day my son turned his into a pump action by taping on a Pez dispenser. Imagine all the after-market possibilities!




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