[ikka]

They usually don't. My grandfather (Mennonite) wasn't certain if he should put lightning rods on his barn, since he didn't want to interfere with God's will if God should decide to strike his barn.

[Koblenz]

They usually don't. My grandfather (Mennonite) wasn't certain if he should put lightning rods on his barn, since he didn't want to interfere with God's will if God should decide to strike his barn.

But why was it not against God's will to disturb the field and cut down the trees to make boards to make the barn?

[Orgiveme]

They usually don't. My grandfather (Mennonite) wasn't certain if he should put lightning rods on his barn, since he didn't want to interfere with God's will if God should decide to strike his barn.

(smile)

[Balding_Eagle]

There are different orders of Mennonite. I was raised Mennonite. We vaccinated, and did all the other things that normal healthy Americans did. Except serve in the military, which was an enormous mistake with lifetime consequences.

My wife and I remained Mennonite until we grew up and became Christians.

[Dunstan McShane]

My grandfather (Mennonite) wasn't certain if he should put lightning rods on his barn, since he didn't want to interfere with God's will if God should decide to strike his barn.

I have a feeling that if God had decided to strike your grandfather's barn, He wouldn't have drawn up short at the sight of a metal rod stuck there, thinking, "Dang! The crafty old fellow outsmarted Me this time!" but more along the lines of "Screw physics--the barn's goin' down!"

My own experience has convinced me that it's not very smart to get into a battle of wits with Omniscience.

[HamiltonJay]

Well you should have told your grandfather the same thing Franklin told the world when they thought his newfangled lighting rod was interfering with God.

Why do you put roofs over your head? Is it not God's will you get wet? There is no difference with the lightning rod... none would claim putting a roof over ones head to protect oneself from rain was evading God's will... but somehoe a lightning rod was?