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Old 11-24-2008, 11:27 PM
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Default What do Mennonites believe?

I was just wondering what this Christian denomination believes.
What do they believe?
Are there any Mennonites here?
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Old 11-26-2008, 11:27 PM
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That the female termites are the weaker sex.
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Old 11-28-2008, 11:27 PM
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Hard work and sacrifice
Living in an Amish paradise
They don't fight; they all play nice
Living in an Amish paradise
Churn butter once or twice
Living in an Amish paradise
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Old 12-03-2008, 11:27 PM
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The same funny sky-daddy the other Christians, Jews and Muslims believe in as well....
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Old 12-05-2008, 11:27 PM
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I'm from Pennsylvania and we have Mennonites and Amish. They believe in God and Jesus, but live a little primitively, the Amish more so. They usually don't have electricity, they drive horse and buggies, that sort of thing. It is my understanding that the reason behind such a lifestyle is so that they are not depend ant on anyone or anything, just the good of the land. Pretty smart if you ask me- they have limited government interference and are exempt from paying into social security. However, they have a high rate of alcoholism and depression and sad to say, mental retardation due to inbreeding.
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Old 12-06-2008, 11:27 PM
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Conservative Mennonites are quite cool in my opinion.. liberal Mennonites, not so much
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Old 12-09-2008, 11:27 PM
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While I am not a Mennonite, I DO attend a Mennonite church several times a month. By the way, I am in Colorado, not back east so I don't come into contact with the Amish very often, just Mennonites.

After attending church with them for a couple of years now, I have found that:

1. They are true brothers and sisters in Christ. They are not a cult or a hide-away group.

2. They are conservative. This means that they follow the Bible as strictly and literally as possible, even if it clashes against modern or cultural ideas.

3. They attempt to live a holy lifestyle. This means that they go above and beyond what many Christians do in order to live for Christ instead of themselves.

4. They are mission and ministry minded. They serve the people around them and are involved in outreaches, missionary activities, and local community programs.

5. They show the LOVE of God. A couple friends of mine thought that because of the way they dress, they HAD to be holier-than-thou. So, they spiked their hair with pink highlights, wore fishnet stocking shirts, chains, and black eyeshadow and nail polish - just to shock them and make them cringe. They were welcomed in with open arms and shown the love of Jesus. They felt so loved and welcome there that the next week they went back, but this time without the shock-factor.



People's biggest problem with them is not what God they serve, but how conservative they are in serving Him.
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Old 12-11-2008, 11:27 PM
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I'm not really sure, they're something like Amish
i think they are like OT keepers
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Old 12-16-2008, 11:27 PM
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The ones I have met basically believe Jesus is Lord. Their lifestyles reflect their method of trying to live according to the scriptures as they determine how to be good followers of their Faith.
Like them I believe in the scripture but I have a different opinion as to how to live my life best.
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Old 08-06-2011, 07:43 PM
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Mennonites believe the bible.
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