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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, March 25 2013 @ 05:52 PM EDT |
"Barn Raising" literally is when the community would pitch in together, and
build a barn, homestead, or other dwelling for somebody who was new in the
community, or whose barn/dwelling had been destroyed.
It is still
practiced in Amish, Mennonite, and similar communities.
In theory, but
not always in practice, you find Freemasons, Oddfellows, Eagles,
Elks, and The
Grange doing similar things for their members. [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: Steve Martin on Monday, March 25 2013 @ 08:22 PM EDT |
If I'm wrong because your using the
expression "barn raising"
to
represent groups of people that I've never heard of before,
then
please
enlighten. I would find that interesting.
To
see a good example, check out the Harrison Ford movie
"Witness" (warning: some
of the language is strong). The
protagonist spends some time in an Amish
district and while
there is invited to participate in a barn-raising. (I'm sure
it
was an interesting part for Ford to play, given his
background as a
carpenter.)
---
"When I say something, I put my name next to it." --
Isaac Jaffe, "Sports Night" [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: Wol on Monday, March 25 2013 @ 09:14 PM EDT |
See what others have said about barn raising. Another good film that includes a
barn-raising (if not a traditional one :-) is Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. A
good laugh, if nothing else ...
As for christians being insulted, I guess (you're anonymous so I don't know)
you're American. And yes, I expect American Christians would be insulted - but
as I said Americans don't know the meaning of the word :-)
As a European Christian, I would be only too happy to live in a communist
society (I think someone here described my political viewpoint as
"anarcho-socialist" - minimal government and maximal shared ownership
- co-operatives etc).
Cheers,
Wol[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: cjk fossman on Tuesday, March 26 2013 @ 08:24 AM EDT |
Book of Acts 4:32-35
32 The community of believers was of one
heart and mind, and
no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but
they had everything in common.
33 With great power the apostles bore
witness to the
resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great favor was accorded
them all.
34 There was no needy person among them, for those who
owned
property or houses would sell them, bring the proceeds of
the sale,
35 and
put them at the feet of the apostles, and they
were
distributed to each
according to need.
Karl Marx: "From each according to his
ability, to each
according to his needs." [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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- wrong - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, March 26 2013 @ 09:00 AM EDT
- wrong - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, March 26 2013 @ 11:41 AM EDT
- wrong - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, March 26 2013 @ 11:43 AM EDT
- wrong - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, March 26 2013 @ 11:14 PM EDT
- wrong - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, March 27 2013 @ 03:53 PM EDT
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