What I envisioned was a diagram of different alignments and peculiar beliefs you would find in each alignment; insurance would be one of them (with varying degrees), marriage would be another.Peregrino wrote:I've also seen a church's requirements against insurance (especially medical coverage) be a deal-breaker for some families, might it be helpful to include that as one of the comparisons?
Unfortunately, for many parts of the country (in fact most, based on population), your choices are:
1. An ultra-conservative Nationwide or Eastern church which has no flexibility around things like insurance.
2. A Holdeman church, which the rest of Mennonites will steer you away from, and encourage you not to become a member.
3. An Apostolic Christian church which is in the same boat as #2.
4. An Amish or Hutterite setting where one would need to learn a new language and where the belief system is not compatible with someone who has fundamentalist, evangelical beliefs (which would be what most seekers believe/require).
I'm not sure what to do about this other than encourage seekers to move to a place like Ohio where they can find a wide range of fellowships and hopefully find one that will suit their needs, and have options to migrate to a more or less conservative fellowship in the future as their needs change.