Do you believe EPMC is the “one true church”. They would disagree vigorously.JayP wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:36 am I am not a member of Eastern nor a defender of their positions.
I do however hold to the view that their position of separation and non-resistance is fundamental to Anabaptist thought.
I do think there is merit, note I said merit, not across the board they are “right”, that most more liberal Mennonite groups are on the road to liberal mainstream evangelical Protestantism.
FWIIW, I play golf. I would not belong to a country club type setting ever ( i.e. what I can afford is irrelevant) under any circumstance.
But who am I. I view liberal Mennonites (I mean such as general conference) as far worse than mainstream Protestants! L
Do you believe they were “right” in pushing a more conservative line, than the one that THEY had agreed to when they were part of the Lancaster Conference? Your mileage may vary on that point, they created a split through this effort, when not getting agreement to this move from all of their Bishops? Ever hear of Homer Bomberger, and the MAMF departure.
And, no, conservatives that were never part of EPMC are not on a road to liberalism. If anything, some seem to have gotten a bit more conservitive, and maybe EPMC a bit less so.