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As far as I know, my grandfather sold his grain for the highest price he could find. Which was usually (but not always) the local farmer's co-op of which he was a member. And when the war came along it was so profitable that they were able to buy another farm. As Upton Sinclair famously wrote: “It ...

They sold to the local farmer's co-op which sold to the government. Mennonites could have taken the 1944 war price for crops, subtracted the 1939 pre-war price from that, and taken the difference (the war profits) and donated that to charity. But as far as I know, that was never even a suggestion m...

My Mennonite ancestors on both sides made a good living selling their crops into the war effort during both world wars. So much so that they were able to expand their land holdings through war profits. That didn't diminish their standing in the church in the slightest. Did they specifically have th...

Regarding the Postal service, there is the additional conflict with swearing an oath to protect the constitution. When I first starting doing tech support for Amish business owners, I was surprised that they built things of which they do not approve, like entertainment centers, as one example. I do...

My Mennonite ancestors on both sides made a good living selling their crops into the war effort during both world wars. So much so that they were able to expand their land holdings through war profits. That didn't diminish their standing in the church in the slightest. Did they specifically have th...

I'd like to primarily hear from conservative Anabaptists, but others can feel free to chime with thoughts and questions. The discussion about working as a mail carrier, notably the comment about having to deliver morally objectional material, brought up this question in my mind. Are there any other ...

I’m blown away with how much my grocery bill is too. It is nuts how much it has increased. A growing family of 9, coupled with steep inflation, adds up to astounding increases each year. The majority of items for sale in my own grocery store are things we never buy, or only buy very rarely. It has ...

Maybe owning your own facilities isn’t a benefit at all in terms of expenses. Even if there is no mortgage, the maintenance costs are probably astounding. Consider the other end of the spectrum, remote internet model, not physical space. Professors and students log in from their homes. This model i...

I don't get why people pack out the courtroom in cases like this. Not to mention testifying "he would never" when he actually did. It gives the impression that "we" think "we" are, or should be, above the law. There are better ways of supporting the accused. Watching s...

So, would we rather that those who commit crimes were abandoned by all, to stand in court without a friend or supporter present? That is actually the norm in our society. Most criminals, it's just them and their lawyer and maybe a reporter or one or two others. I think it can speak well for Christi...