Monday, September 26, 2011

Q & A answers, part IV

My apologies for still not having answered all the questions from the Q&A back in May. To see my previous posts on this, please click the Q&A label.

Anonymous said...

Zsuzsanna, I would like to know more about music, specifically for the Christian.

I love hymns. We listen to them all the time. We also enjoy contemporary Christian music. The contemporary music we listen to (in our opinion) does glorify God, and is praise and worship music to Him, and not lyrics that are aimed to please and worship the flesh.

I honestly have looked into this topic, with my husband, and neither of us could find any reason not to continue listening to the music we do. I would like to hear your opinion on this, and I could also provide you with examples of the music I'm talking about if needed.
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Why don't 'most' baptists dance? We attend a wonderful baptist church, and I've only heard joking about this, but really I can tell the people that say this are serious! LOL... So no dancing at all?? Or just not provocative? My toddlers bring joy to us when they dance! I encourage them to do it, it's just so cute! They have all outgrown it, and my older children don't go around dancing, or shaking their bodies.... I'm just wondering. Both my husband and I come from unsaved families, and we are first generation Christians, learning as we go!

Also :) I know you are against male OB/GYN (as am I), and I find it extremely creepy that a man would go into a field where he was examining woman's private parts all day, but I'm not so sure about male Family Practitioners who offer this in their practice. In your opinion would a doctor who went into the family practice field still be a perv if HE(male)_ offered gyn/ob services? And why? It is obviously not at the top of their lists (is it?) For the record, I would not go to a male Dr. period for an exam, BUT what if our family practitioner offered this? Otherwise he is a great Dr. who respects our conservative approach to medicine, and is there when we do need the help of modern medicine.

Please forgive me for leaving this comment anonymously, I feel very vulnerable asking these questions.

Thanks!

April 13, 2011 10:26 PM

The Bible tells us that music is supposed to glorify God.
Eph 5:19  Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;  
But, just having the "right words" is not enough, because the Bible also tells us not to be conformed to this world.
Rom 12:2  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 
CCM is patterned after the music of this world, and just substitutes the words to seem more spiritual. You can read more on the subject here.
I am not sure why most conservative Christians and Baptists are against dancing, as I also am a first generation Christian and have never heard a sermon expounding upon this subject. My guess is that they are against people dancing with someone else's spouse, which I also am against, because of the close physical aspect and not the act of dancing per se.

It is wrong for any man to see other women that are not his wife naked, whether or not they are a physician.

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April 13, 2011 10:37 PM Anonymous said...

I am getting a chuckle with so many questions about your (or your lack of?) German accent. At the same time, I have also wondered if you speak with an accent.

I am curious about your thoughts on home church. We have no trouble in our area finding a doctrinally sound church. Our church has always been very separated and preached high standards. Our founding pastor retired about 5 years ago. The new pastor (who was raised in our church) seems almost afraid to preach strict separation and standards. He'll mention dress and music only generally, never saying exactly what is right and what is wrong. He doesn't seem to have a problem with dating, mixed swimming, prom, working on Sunday on a regular basis, working mothers/wives, and has even recently put his kids in public school! As my kids get older, home church is sounding more and more appealing.

I wanted to say, too, I'm a regular reader. I am publishing anonymously because I follow your blog. I don't want this inquiry to get back to anyone. I'm not being gossipy; I'm really just citing logical reasons that home church appeals to me.
The word "church" means assembly - it has nothing to do with a physical building. So meeting in a house or home is definitely not wrong. That being said, it is NOT church to just meet with nobody but oneself - that is hardly an assembly. Also, churches are supposed to be started by a pastor being sent out from another church. I am sorry to hear your church has become watered down.

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April 14, 2011 8:34 AM Diana J. said...

One more:

How do you (practically) keep your home and your family going while you deal with hyperemesis during your pregnancies?

If you've already answered that somewhere, forget I asked!! (I know we've talked about the spiritual aspects, but I couldn't remember about the practical.)
I don't. It would be nice to have my husband or friends help me in this area, and they do to an extent, but none of this can make up for my lack of being "in service". I just have to let it all slide and hope to catch up once the extreme nausea passes. It is very frustrating, to say the least, especially because it can take months to get caught up on the damage caused during this period.

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April 14, 2011 8:36 AM Anonymous said...

I'm very curious about how Germans are taught about the Holocaust in school.
April 14, 2011 1:32 PM Holly said...

I'm another who would love to know what you learned about the Holocaust and the reign of Hitler while growing up in Germany.
I don't remember it ever being mentioned in the lower grades. I think I was at least a young teenager when we first learned about this in school, although by then I had heard bits and pieces about here and there (no details, though). It wasn't until high school that we learned about it in detail. But my experience may be different from that of other students in other schools.

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April 14, 2011 8:36 AM beth said...

what are your thoughts on the j crew at that features a boy's toenails painted pink by his mother?

i am absolutely disgusted by it because it promotes gender confused children and we are celebrating that.
it is disgusting. our boys are becoming more feminine and nothing is being done to stop it!
sickening!
I did not see the ad, but agree with you that there is an effort to eradicate all gender lines, to the detriment of the children being the pawns of this, and society in general.

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April 14, 2011 1:42 PM Anonymous said...

Zsuzanna,
I admire your great kids.

Does your kids get sometimes moody, fight with each other? (They really don't look they would do that :-) )

How do you react?

Thank you :) Yes, they do get moody, and they do have conflicts with each other. They don't fight as far as physically attacking each other, or yelling at each other, but they certainly have their days.  Most of the time, they all do get along very well. I find it hard to strike a balance between letting them work out their own problems, and stepping in in favor of the "victim". It's frustrating, but a part of being a parent. I'm sure when they are older they will look back and laugh at all of this.

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April 14, 2011 2:48 PM ~SALLY~ said...

I am sorry...I though of one more. :) What is your stance on circumcision? If you can't answer in this particular post that you are going to write, that's fine. :) As a mom to a boy who has been circumcised...I am wondering if it is a "good" thing to do. I have heard yes and no but am curious to what you think. Thanks SO MUCH! :)

To quote myself from another Q&A on this subject: We do not have our children circumcised. There is no Biblical mandate for us to do so; rather, the Bible makes it clear that it was a symbolic OT law that never extended to the Gentiles. Historically, circumcising all males in America became common during World War II, when mostly Jewish doctors stayed behind from the war and advocated for it. In Europe, this is not common practice. The American trend toward circumcision was further fueled by a fascination for Judaism and Zionism, both of which are contrary to true Bible doctrine. The Jewish religion teaches works salvation just like ever other false religion, and I have no desire to emulate their customs any more than those of Catholics, Muslims, or other false teachers.

My husband preached a sermon on this issue, you can listen to it here.

Another question is the motive behind doing this entirely unnecessary surgery. Of course, as always, the love of money is never far off. Many, if not most hospitals sell the tissue for various uses, such as making cosmetics, stem cell research/cloning/animal-human-hybrids, and other perverted uses.

The most common argument given for circumcision is that it makes the son look "like his father". This is a stupid argument if I ever heard one. Our sons all have blond hair, whereas my husband's is brown. Yet, we have never considered dyeing their hair brown just to make them look more alike. By that argument, nobody would have been circumcised to begin with, and it has to stop somewhere. It's not like father and son should be exposing themselves to each other and comparing body parts, anyway.

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April 14, 2011 3:04 PM Anonymous said...

Dear Mrs. Anderson,

what are the qualities and character traits a young woman really should look for when she chooses her future husband? And how can she know that the man she chooses to marry will truly be a godly man and treat his wife as it is written in the bible?

I'm asking this because I sadly learned from some marriages of my sister or friends that the men, who are in the phase of the courship really good at "presenting" themselves as truly godly and faithful, sometimes turn out to be quite different once they are married. The range goes from abusive behaviour (such as frequent anger outbursts and loud yelling over the most petty things) to simply leaving their wive and their children for another woman. Then again some men, who a lot of women would have never considered marrying, turned out to be very good and loving husbands.

Now, of course, I know that there is no such thing as the "perfect man", I, of course, am far from perfect as well, but I would really like to find a husband who treats me and our future children well.

Best regares from Austria

Cornelia
The first and most important determining factor as to whether or not a man will be a great husband is whether or not he is a good Christian. If he does not love God, he will not love you. Being married is no walk in the park, and a shared belief in, and love for, God's word and His guidance is absolutely necessary to weather the inevitable storms.

Secondly, from what I have observed in people I know personally, as well as the teachings in the book of Proverbs, the two things I believe young ladies should beware of most is a bad temper (i.e. easily getting angry without any justification), and being lazy.

Thirdly, if you have parents (or maybe even friends) who are godly Christians, you should seek their advice and respect their opinions. And, of course you should pray and ask God for guidance.  

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Thank you all for your patience as I continue to plow through the remaining questions.

32 comments:

  1. Zsuzsanna - thanks for answering my question! (The one about HG and home management). I'm glad I'm not the only one who lets things slide and spends months recovering (in that process right now). DH and I were wondering the other day if you had some super-woman strategies of muscling through the HG and cooking/cleaning/disciplining/teaching while in the midst of that horrendous stuff - It's kind of a relief to know that I'm not the only one who can't carry on!

    Thanks again for all your work in these Q&A sessions! Have a great week!

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  2. If you believe women shouldn't work outside the home, how do you justify seeing a female ob gyn?

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  3. Diana, are your children old enough to help? That's how things keep going lol. As another HG sufferer, I never found a secret strategy, and I didn't even have another child to look after that time! The only thing I could manage was, to make myself feel better about all I couldn't do, to write a short to-do list. Nothing huge, a typical sample for me might be the following. Remember I had no children at home, these tasks become much larger once you involve childrens dishes and clothes etc.

    Do 1 load of washing
    Make bed
    Quick pick up of loungeroom
    Wash Breakfast dishes (only one person eating breakfast at home)
    Take meat out for hubby to cook something halfway decent for his dinner tonight.

    Those are all simple, 5 minute tasks that could be done at the times I felt slightly better. Even if nothing else was done, if I'd completed that list I could feel as if I accomplished something that day, and it helped me ignore the rest of the mess. Perhaps yours can be to make lunch for the kids, even if it's a PB&J, and to direct them to neaten up the highest traffic rooms, or to read one bible story.

    If you can manage that with HG you're already using the super woman strategy lol.

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  4. I just want to mention a book-Why I Left the Contemporary Christian Music Movement by Dan Lucarini.

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  5. I am a grandmother of 5 granddaughters and I attend a Baptist church. The idea of a granddaughter taking ballet or other dance classes upsets me(they learn weird songs like Ring Around the Rosy). I don't think it's modest. I do not like the wordly music(Contemporary Country,Contemporary "Christian",etc.) that would cause dancing. kingdombaptist.org has some interesting articles where he writes about music and dancing. I don't like the history of circle or line dancing,etc. The Bible does talk about evil and lustful dancing(Ex.32:19,Mat.14:6). The music we have in our church would not cause dancing or hip swaying. I would not encourage my granddaughters to dance-right now I sing Jesus Loves Me, the hymns,the ABC song to/with them. We don't even sing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star at my house. I am not a fan of wishing-on stars,cakes(no candles)wishing wells,etc. and do not like the history of those things. We aren't Disney music fans(book-Disney and the Bible). I don't like the idea of my granddaughters in sports either. I know Psalm 30:11,etc.

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  6. abba12 - Thanks for the strategies and the encouragement! :)

    For me, it really depends on the strength of the HG. This past time, it has been mild (not counting as HG), and I was able to keep up with a few things - one load of laundry a day, for example. When I am dealing with NVP/HG we automatically switch to 100% disposable dishes, so that is one more chore off the list, and that helps. However, my two previous were much more severe, especially the first. With those, I was unable to handle food at all, so cooking just wasn't an option - outside of handing the kids graham crackers, LOL! And with my first, I couldn't even get out of bed, so any housework just wasn't an option. So it really depends on how bad it gets, and I work from there and try to remember that there will be time to work back into routines and getting the house clean. It gets harder with each additional child, I'm afraid!

    Best wishes to you! Thanks for writing! :)

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  7. Thanks so much for answering my question!!! My son's circumcision was botched and he had to go in for another surgery when he was 1 year old to correct adhesions and it was AWFUL. I am really hoping to NEVER circumcise another son. It is NOT worth it!! Thanks again!! :)

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  8. If you believe women shouldn't work outside the home, how do you justify seeing a female ob gyn?- this has got to be the 100th time I have seen this comment on your blog!

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  9. I'm new to this blog and I asked the question about a female ob gyn. And I'd love to know the answer. Excuse me if I've never seen it answered before. It does seem a bit backwards if you ask me.

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  10. To add one more bit to the female doctor discussion - what about an emergency situation in which a male doctor is the only caregiver available?

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  11. I guess Ron Paul is a perv since he used to be a male ob gyn

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  12. I went to see that free jinger website I have heard about. The people at FJ think you're crazy? Well here is a very sick, vile thing I have seen there. Because of your foreskin post there are lots of comments there like this - "She's telling everyone about my favorite snack! How did she know that we ebil FJ's like to go to the hospital every sunday to get some fresh yummy foreskins to snack on? I like mine lightly toasted with some nutmeg." another- "I like mine in a cream sauce, served over toast points."
    They are sure a gross vile bunch! I have also seen pictures of the Duggar kids with pornographic gestures towards them. I will never be going back there. I thought they just hated the Duggars and anyone with morals basicly, but they are much worse than I thought. They are full of hate and judging and call you crazy? I just don't get there logic!

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  13. Hmmmm dirty jokes about eating foreskin, NOT funny! Are these adults? It's not funny you perverts. I hope none of them have sons! That's so vile, that is what their mind comes up with from reading your Q+A? They are crazy, Of course anything Z says is crazy, but mostly because they don't like what she is saying. There are many reasons to not circumcise. The whole "it's not clean" excuse is not true. It's not that hard to clean a little extra skin. Why put your newborn though that if it is not needed? I would guess very few people did research before stating what they think on the subject. I'm happy we live in America where we have freedom to choose what to do with our own children. (well for now anyways)

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  14. It's called hyperbole and sarcasm. A sense of humor is helpful in detecting these things.

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  15. Wow circumcision is a pretty hot topic, it's pretty uncommon here. Due to medical reasons my husband had to have it done as an adult, which was pretty horrid actually, but while we've considered doing it for our sons as babies 'just in case' we decied it's not worth it, for ourselves.

    As for the women working outside the home as ob/gyns, let me take a stab at that one. My take on it is that women are not 'not allowed' to work outside the home, it's that our families should come first. Women who are infertile and women who's children have grown, among other situations, can be wonderful midwives and ob/gyns. There is a place for women working. Now, the system itself is broken as it takes many many years to become an ob/gyn, where it once was an apprentiship or shorter course of study, making it hard for older women to do the job. But you'll often see women who's children are grown working as midwives. Once in awhile you might meet an ob/gyn who studied for her position part time while her children grew.

    These aren't the only areas, one might say an infertile woman is perfect to work in an orphanage, which these days translates to foster care and adoption, something many do. Female nurses, once, came from unmarried women, with one or two matrons teaching them, be it an older woman, a spinster, or a nun! Those nuns did a whole lot of work because they didn't have the responsibility of husband and child. Female nurses would do just that, nurse patients, not doctor them, not treat them, just care for them, something that didn't take years of learning.

    In the past women would also work as private tutors and governesses for motherless children (von trapp family anyone?), this was often filled by either spinsters or young women not yet wed, or, indeed, the nuns.

    So there is a place for women working, just not mothers with children young enough to depend on them.

    That's my take at any rate.

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  16. It's called hyperbole and sarcasm. A sense of humor is helpful in detecting these things.- Duh, we know it was a joke, it's sick and not funny! I guess Christians aren't used to the vile sense of humor the world has, Glad we aren't! And making pictures of the Duggar children have pornographic meanings is so low. Lave kids alone at least. Oh and you think "fundies" (which you don't understand the meaning of that word.) are going to come to your site and be "converted" to your way of thinking! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Your site was sick, vile, and stupid. Pretty much you show your ignorance about a lot of things, and your hate, which I see the most of.

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  17. I bet not one of them has done a second of research, before they jumped on you about the foreskin issue. Ignorance.

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  18. If find it interesting that all anyone took from the thread on FJ was "eww, yucky vile foreskin jokes!" while completely ignoring the multiple refutations of Zsuzsanna allegations about foreskins being used for "making cosmetics, stem cell research/cloning/animal-human-hybrids, and other perverted uses."

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  19. If find it interesting that all anyone took from the thread on FJ was "eww, yucky vile foreskin jokes!" while completely ignoring the multiple refutations of Zsuzsanna allegations about foreskins being used for "making cosmetics, stem cell research/cloning/animal-human-hybrids, and other perverted uses."- First off you should start with I not "if". We are not ignoring what she said about it, because it is true. I don't think one day she just decided to make up the fact that they sell foreskin, and use it for that stuff! Please show us your much research that proves otherwise. What other tread did you want copied? The other sick ones making pornographic gestures with peoples pictures? The ones where you make up rumors about people, and call them fat sluts? Please show us all you other upstanding treads that are so wonderful. The purpose of your site is to make fun of and insult people with the values and lifestyles you don't like. You seem to be the intolerant ones. Yes there are people that live a lifestyle similar to Zsuzsanna and don't do it right. That doesn't mean EVERY person who has the same morals and beliefs is going to. FJ had to be moved to a different site because they were harassing people. People got treats toward them,and there children. They also other gross comments directed toward there children. This is not just a one time thing where people at FJ have been vile and gross, it's the usual there. So how do you think people will take what you have to say seriously? I don't believe a thing I saw on the FJ site, it's all speculation, and rumors. You take one little thing about someone, and make it into something it's not. While I was at your site I have found some good blogs though, ones I wouldn't have know about otherwise, so thanks!

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  20. Yes I so want to "convert" and be like them now. The vile foreskin jokes really got me thinking, hey these people are right and know what their talking about. HA!

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  21. " Duh, we know it was a joke, it's sick and not funny! I guess Christians aren't used to the vile sense of humor the world has, Glad we aren't! And making pictures of the Duggar children have pornographic meanings is so low. Lave kids alone at least. Oh and you think "fundies" (which you don't understand the meaning of that word.) are going to come to your site and be "converted" to your way of thinking! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Your site was sick, vile, and stupid. Pretty much you show your ignorance about a lot of things, and your hate, which I see the most of."

    Hi, same anonymous that posted the statement you're replying to. The site you're talking about is not "my site" nor have I ever posted there. I am also a Christian, I went to that site from the info posted in the comment above, and I found the thread funny, personally. Being a Christian is not about being a drone. We don't all have to agree on what's funny and what's not. I read this blog because I find it interesting, but the comments...well, sometimes you guys get a lil' crazy. My comment was simply to point out that the thread mentioned was clearly a joke, and the only reason I commented was because the person who posted about it seemed to take it seriously. Maybe you don't find that kind of thing funny. Cool. Don't laugh at it. Solved!

    Maybe you can explain to me how you know what I think a fundie is, and how I am wrong? I missed the memo that some Christians can read minds.

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  22. Wow I have also seen that, vile and gross indeed! You sure did make them mad by posting it here lol! There defense is stupid and pretty much anything you said they do,they just said "no you do that, you're the one that is wrong." like a 5 year old. Of course anything you say will just be taken so out of context just so they can try and prove you "wrong" or "stupid" HA ! They assume so much about someone from one little comment. They have no idea how much research someone has done. Anyways don't waste your time on that hate site. I would have to say Zsuzanna was right. You don't want to get in the pig pen, you could come out dirty like the pigs. So true! I must have spent less than 10 minutes there, and it just is so full of hate, not good to read that all the time, or the name calling and cursing. The right morals and beliefs will never be popular. When someone is pointed out as doing something wrong, they will often try to make the person doing right look stupid or disprove them. (not talking about circumcision, but other values that are talked about there.) Just because you come up with the most insults doesn't mean you win the argument lol! Again, 5 year olds!

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  23. Hello anonymous person from free jinger trying to make me believe you are a christian. HA! Nice try, I'm not that dumb. You also replied to the comment addressed to them. If you were really a christian and thought nothing wrong with that stuff, then something is wrong with you. I hope you don't have a son, and joke about eating his foreskin. What a sick world if that is how Christians are. Again I really think you are just saying that. I am not the same anonymous person, I posted anonymous because of freaks like the people from fj, and I don't want them harassing me. You will never see my blog. Look up the word Fundamentalist which is where you get your immature nick name "fundi" It means someone who goes by the fundmentals of the Bible, follows it, and not teachings of men. I'm sure it could be explained more, but basically that is what it means. It does not mean someone who wears long skirts, long hair, has many kids, and morals. They can have those things, and still be off on a lot of other things. You call some Mennonite, Amish, and other groups "fundis" which doesn't make sense. Really a "fundi" to you is someone who has morals and values you dislike. I wouldn't even call the Duggars "fundis" they don't go soul wining and do home church "sometimes", they are not right on everything, but still a good family with good values. All the "bad" stuff you say about them is speculation. You can't possibly know that much from a 30 minute episode once a week. TV will display what it wants. It can make it look different than it really is. Just because someone looks sad, doesn't mean they hate their life and are miserable, and want to run away! They could not show things they do, that you think they are not doing. No one is perfect, so yes some "fundis" don't do stuff right, either do you. You seem to think "fundis" have to be perfect, and the second they are not you ponce on them with hate and insults. All you fj people must be really upset about this, you keep coming back to defend yourself. I guess if we irked you that much, even better. The comments you post in reply to the comments on here are so funny. Thank YOU for a good laugh. Just to let you know, life is better when you're not so consumed with hate.

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  24. I have to admit that I've looked over the 'free jinger' forum and was saddened by the foreskin jokes, as well. There are truly unfortunate accidents that occur during circumcisions, not to mention they are typically administered with little or no anesthetic--either a topical anesthetic or a pacifier dipped in sugar water. However, each parent must research and decide for themselves.

    I support a differing opinion, even with humour, but there are some things that are simply too far. Unfortunately, their site does too much mocking and far too little constructive debate, which I would prefer to see.

    Mindy

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  25. I'd just like to add one more note.

    I do not know if this 'gem' of an idea made it to fruition, but even the idea of sending postcards marked from 'free jinger' or some other psuedonym is a cruel and juvenile prank. Zsuzsanna started the idea to help further educate her children.

    Believe what you want, write what you will on your site, but to toy with someone's attempt to excite their children into learning about other places and cultures in the world is just...sad.

    Mindy

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  26. My Jewish-American grandfather served as a Medic in WWII. You know, against the Germans. Who started WWII.

    Jews are not cowards who avoid wars. There were many Jews who had the bravery and resolve to fight for America against the Fascist Axis.

    Your desire to cling to crazy anti-Jewish stereotypes really brings out some German stereotypical qualities within you which would surely leave a bitter taste in the mouths of your fellow more enlightened saxons.

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  27. "Hello anonymous person from free jinger trying to make me believe you are a christian. HA! Nice try, I'm not that dumb. You also replied to the comment addressed to them. If you were really a christian and thought nothing wrong with that stuff, then something is wrong with you. I hope you don't have a son, and joke about eating his foreskin. What a sick world if that is how Christians are. Again I really think you are just saying that. I am not the same anonymous person, I posted anonymous because of freaks like the people from fj, and I don't want them harassing me. You will never see my blog. Look up the word Fundamentalist which is where you get your immature nick name "fundi" It means someone who goes by the fundmentals of the Bible, follows it, and not teachings of men. I'm sure it could be explained more, but basically that is what it means. It does not mean someone who wears long skirts, long hair, has many kids, and morals. They can have those things, and still be off on a lot of other things. You call some Mennonite, Amish, and other groups "fundis" which doesn't make sense. Really a "fundi" to you is someone who has morals and values you dislike. I wouldn't even call the Duggars "fundis" they don't go soul wining and do home church "sometimes", they are not right on everything, but still a good family with good values. All the "bad" stuff you say about them is speculation. You can't possibly know that much from a 30 minute episode once a week. TV will display what it wants. It can make it look different than it really is. Just because someone looks sad, doesn't mean they hate their life and are miserable, and want to run away! They could not show things they do, that you think they are not doing. No one is perfect, so yes some "fundis" don't do stuff right, either do you. You seem to think "fundis" have to be perfect, and the second they are not you ponce on them with hate and insults. All you fj people must be really upset about this, you keep coming back to defend yourself. I guess if we irked you that much, even better. The comments you post in reply to the comments on here are so funny. Thank YOU for a good laugh. Just to let you know, life is better when you're not so consumed with hate." hi, i assume you're talking to me again, even though it appears frm your post that you didn't reply to my original comment. I am a Christian. I was baptized into Christ at age 16. I went to a Christian University by choice. Like I said, not all Christians are exactly the same. God blessed me with discernment. One of the gifts of discernment is that I am capable of knowing when something will affect my walk as a Christian. The posts on that forum do not. I read them, laughed a little at the ridiculousness of the comments, and left. If you relationship with Christ is stromg, why would you worry about what others think of your life and choices? Simply have faith that they are the correct choices. Both of the responses that I have gotten insist that I post on that other site. I can't prove the contrary to be true, so I guess you can believe what you want. /shrug. I haven't said anything in defense of that site, at all, and yet you keep insisting that I have and then attacking me for it. The only 'statement' I am trying to make is that not all Christians fit in a box. Some of us find things funny, or are comfortable with joking. Some of us aren't. I have been told I have a morbid sense of humor, but it's how I deal with shock or difficult situations. I lost a parent at a young age and learn to deal with life's hardships by laughing. Your life experiences are likely very different from my own, but that is the beauty of Christianity. We are not all the same. -Hannah

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  28. Circumcision became popular in the US during the turn of the last century as a way to curb masturbation. It has noting to do with WWII or Jewish doctors.

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  29. Hi Zsuzanna,

    Recently we went to a doctors appointment for our baby, and we refused to get her vaccinated. While the doctor admitted that we had the right to do that, she wasn't too happy about it, and said that "she grew up in post-war Germany and saw some guy with pertussis so bad that he turned blue and passed out, as well as seeing other people sick and dying of diseases that we vaccinate against." Apparently because they didn't have the vaccinations over there.

    Being from Germany yourself, do you know anything about this? Knowing you, you would probably say that a lack of vaccines wasn't the cause of these diseases. So in that event, (if there really was a problem with pertussis, diphtheria, polio, etc.) what was the cause? Was it a lack of sanitation? Lack of proper food? Etc.?

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  30. Sandra,

    I have not heard of any post-war outbreaks of "vaccine preventable" diseases in Germany. Seems like every doctor that gets paid (by the state, as well as insurance companies and drug makers) to push vaccines knows some horror story.

    If there was such a thing, it was most likely caused by poor nutrition (which brings down immunity) and lack of proper sanitation.

    You should try looking for a different pediatrician, if you can.

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    1. i just had a flu shot i felt dizzy and nauseous

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