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An oath is really nothing more than an oral contract. I promise that both UPS and FedEx require written employment contracts that are much more extensive than the oral oath expected of postal workers. It seems to me like a distinction without a difference. Whether one affirms one's agreement with t...

Yes; historically, anabaptists have shunned the idea of a Christian serving the state in any authoritative role. There are a few reasons for this. First, the state is the entity that bears the sword, and is an avenger of evil (see Romans 13). The Christian is called to lay down the sword, and to not...

This might be controversial, but I would draw a line between doctrines, not based on how important they are, but by how certain I think we can be of them from scripture. There are some things that seem very clear and straightforward, others seem to be open to some interpretation. Zwingli's stance ag...

I have to weigh more thought on how to judge different "tiers" of doctrine. But I have put a lot of thought into weighing out "tiers" of praxis. I think I would define 3 or 4 tiers of praxis. First off, there are two different types of praxis: obedience to a command and applicati...

A conversion to Catholicism would often be part of a marriage, but this seems not the case for Robinson. Did she in fact change her religious convictions? Or, as she obviously was a do-gooder, did she find more opportunities for good works within the local Catholic community? Are there any statisti...

This all brings me back to what is the essential belief(s) that keeps one from ending up in hell ? What is one going to believe that will get them to heaven ? Isn't that what really matters when all is said and done ? Your final question is the most important, and the answer is "no". Jesu...

I love the channel Ready to Harvest. This was a neat and thorough video looking at the very very small number of anabaptist church groups in the UK today.

Menno even excommunicated the Swiss Brethren for not accepting his strict views on excommunication. MattY, I just want to say that thus sentence made me laugh out loud. Luther also "excommunicated" Zwingli and the reformed church in Geneva because they couldn't agree on the metaphysics at...

Thank you, P+T: I am interested in all expressions regardless of where they on the theological spectrum of conservatism and liberality. Your answers are quite helpful. Here is the Reba Place website. Last I knew, they had become much less intentional about having a common purse arrangement, but I h...

Aren't Mennonites in South America like this? I know they exist in "colonies" like the Hutterites, but I'm not aware of what sort of property/income sharing they do. There is a big church in Texas that is sort of non-anabaptist which is communal, but they do have members who live on big p...