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I’d proffer that Conservative Mennonite culture is better for drawing man towards God and thus fulfilling one’s purpose qua man than is modern American culture, Honduran culture, etc.

This would be a good topic for conversation in its own right.

If no culture is better than another culture, then it's not accurate to use the word "culture" to describe a lifestyle formed by intentional choices to live according to God's will. Right...though I think the term "God's will" needs some elucidating. Is the straight cut coat say...

Ernie, I'm not ready to say it's good or bad but I am pointing out it's not "staying the same" from a philosophical viewpoint and that shift likely has repercussions that should be considered as well. Yes, I will be quick to say that there are some really negative repercussions. However, ...

A few notes on clothing. I had a friend once that scoffed at the idea of a "suit off a rack" that was mass produced. Too plebian... I had another friend once, NMB, who felt that "dressing up for church" with suits, and dress pants, and white shirts, and such was an extravagant cu...

The essentials in my view are the first and second greatest commandments. The rest is less weighty.

I don't know what you are seeing that I am not... The far majority of Plain Anabaptists are in a church that is very similar to their church of 150 years ago, even if it had a different name at one point. There are many things...from straight cuts to teetotaling to no ties to fundamentalist creeds,...

Vanishingly few people are in the churches their grandparents or great grandparents are in. That applies to basically every plain ordnung out there including Eastern, Pilgrim, Groffdale, Weaverland, etc...none of which existed 140 or so years ago... I don't know what you are seeing that I am not......

I am not convinced that the movement in Anabaptist churches is primarily driven by "what we are allowed to do." That is a factor...however their are larger sociological and ecclesiological issues at play I think that are sector wide in the western/protestant churches that have folks lacki...

Such folks will need to find a church with the parameters they like. At any given time, there are probably 100,000 Anabaptists who are hoping to be part of a church someday that has the parameters they like. I am not convinced that the movement in Anabaptist churches is primarily driven by "wh...

Lancaster Conference comes to mind... Are you thinking of the difference between the Martindale District and the rest of LMC? That seems to be all that's left of anything resembling what Ernie is talking about and I'm not sure how much longer that can last. I was thinking though of the slightly bro...