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Pandora Press will shortly release Volume IV of its series Anabaptist Texts in Translation: Later Writings of the Swiss Anabaptists 1529-1592. Translated by Harold S. Bender, C. J. Dyck, Abraham Friesen, Leonard Gross, Walter Klaassen, Sydney Penner, C. Arnold Snyder and J. C. Wenger. Edited by C. A...

EdselB, did you read the link undershepherd shared? the content seems very similar to the helpful quotes you shared .. regarding existing reliance on and cooperation with community police. Yes I did read the article that undershepherd referenced. Undershepherd wrote Yes Edsel, I did read those befo...

Just to put this in perspective, most large Mennonite institutions of higher learning have similar practices/procedures. You really ought to do your research before you make such unwarranted statements. FYI EMU Campus Security and Fire Safety Report 2016 Contract security officers do not possess ar...

Only those Anabaptists that have been influenced by Protestant and Catholic theology. How would Anabaptists differ on these things, as you see it? Number one is a major one, no so much that we don't believe it but that we change the emphasis. All pre-1921 Mennonite confessions of faith that I am aw...

[ A few examples in the salve category: Unker's Salve Union Salve Porter's Salve .... Notice this from Porter's salve home page: "The original name was changed from Porter's Pain King Salve to its current name, due to a request from the FDA. The reference to liniment was made because this salv...

Dan Z wrote:That's why I think we who do conscientiously abstain from politics should always hold out the possibility that Caesar/Hitler/Stalin whomever may overstep his God-ordained role so egregiously that we may have no choice but to intervene for the voiceless and abused.

Godwin's law strikes again

Mennonet is confusing to me as well. James Lowry would be an excellent person to discuss the Anabaptist view of baptism with. He has studied the early Anabaptist beliefs extensively and is also a conservative Mennonite. I can pm you with his contact info if you wish. Also, Edsel B and Lester B woul...

I have heard that some/most conservative Mennonites believe the proper method is pouring....I'm interested in hearing the argument for pouring and the reasonings behind it. Pouring is the standard mode used in my congregation, but we have used immersion on two occasions when it was requested. Danie...

Context I would classify "civil disobedience" as nonviolent resistance, as distinct from nonresistance. Recognizing that "we must obey God rather than men" could in a certain situation lead a nonresistant person to behavior that happens to appear similar to "civil disobedie...

The statement that disturbed me the most was when he said, "When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice." I would argue that it is the exact opposite (Hitler anyone?). My that was pretty quick in the discussion for Godwin's law to take effect. Could we have a ge...