Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:17:49 +0100, D wrote:

Brings back good memories of debating abortion with good, honest, god
fearing republicans when I was studying one year in Chicago.

I avoid that topic. I will say when my wife called me at work one day and
said 'I think I'm pregnant.', my first thoughts weren't 'Wonderful! I'll
be a father!'  False alarm.

Divide and conquer! Do you not fear the the protestants will unite?

Not a chance. Even the mainline denominations are splitting up.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/20/united-methodist-
congregations-lgbtq-same-sex-marriage-ban

That's often a factor although there can be more arcane reasons. The
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the largest but there is also
the second largest Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod that goes back to 1847
with roots in the Kingdom of Saxony and ultimately goes back to how
seriously they take the 1580 'Book of Concord'.

Many of the evangelical churches are more about personalities than
theology. A friend who died last year used to fill me in on the various
scandals and schisms on the local scene. His flavor was 'Smith's Friends'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunstad_Christian_Church