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Mennonites

The Mennonites are a community based Christian Anabaptist group. They have strong beliefs in non-violence.

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Do Mennonite people drink alcohol?

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As a denomination, No. Most fundamental protestant denominations abstain from Alcohol. Some use it in Communion but most use grape juice.

Why do Mennonite men have beards?

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An Amish man grows a beard when he marries to indicate he has taken a wife.

Why did the mennonites leave Germany and go to north America?

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During the 1600s and 1700s, wars ravaged Germany. Marching armies trampled down fields of grain, stole cattle, and burned down farmsteads. In their wake, famines spread over the land. Taxes, levied to pay for the war, added to the people's plight.

Religious disputes also drove people to leave their homes. In Europe the rulers chose what church they wanted in their lands. Many pious Germans of strong convictions found this hard to bear. North America, especially Pennsylvania, offered them religious freedom.

What are some advantages of the Mennonites' immigration to the Gran Chaco of Paraguay?

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some advantages of the Mennonites’ immigration to the Gran Chaco of Paraguay was being able to practice their beliefs in freedom. Many mennonites’ we’re religious and this was a great deal to them! They didn’t have to worry about hindrance. They were also allowed to set up their own schools as well.

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How many mennonites migrated to Canada?

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zero menonites migrated because they were loners and wanted to get raped so they thought america would rape the people but instead america murdered them so instead canada offered free goods but then the mennonites asked canada to rape them and canada said no so the mennonites moved to hell

What are facts about mennonites?

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Hutterites are very dedicated to Christianity. They disapprove of Catholicism and usual forms of entertainment, like TV and music. They are firm believers of the New Testament, though some types of Hutterite-like lifestyles seem quite the opposite. Essentially, the original Hutterites can be respected as Bibel abiding persons and, the majority of them, nice people.

Immigrants came well-prepared Mennonite farmers who settled in Kansas and who settled in Wisconsin brought wheat strains that flourished in the American Midwest?

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Norwegian immigrants settled in Kansas and Wisconsin and brought wheat strains that flourished in the American Midwest.

Are there Mennonites in NJ?

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What are three differences between Mennonites and Amish?

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There is no difference between the clothing of the Amish and the Mennonite.

There are dozens of plain sects that refer to themselves Amish or Mennonite and still others that call themselves Peachy, Beachy, Apostolic, and other labels, but the clothes worn really depend on the particular congregation one is talking about, as it depends on tradition more than the ordnung, and the ordnung is a living set of rules, rather than a static one.

The textbook answer is that the difference between the Amish and the Mennonite is that the Amish practice shunning and the Mennonite do not. Shunning is the practice of refusing to recognize a member of the church who has varied from the practices of the church in a significant way, has been assisted in conforming, and has continued to live a nonconforming life. That means that having been shunned, one cannot talk with wife, children, brothers and sisters, patents, or the many church members that provide the specialized goods and services needed in ordinary life - quite a burden.

However, the congregations have drifted back and forth, and there are liberal Amish, and conservative Mennonite groups, so there really no useful distinctions between them. I met an Amish woman who came back to Indiana to visit her mother, hospitalized for a heart attack. She was wearing plain white tennis shoes, which were not worn by any of the local Amish congregations, but she had moved to upstate New York, which allowed them.

What did the Mennonites introduce to the American farmers?

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Mennonites do not have rules against using technology like the Amish so Mennonites use all the same tools every other type of farmer in their area would use.

Facts about how Mennonites live?

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Mennonites believe that the church should be completely separate from the government. They live simply and have a commitment to nonviolence. Some Mennonites live in urban areas, use electricity, and drive, yet still grow their own food.

Do mennonites swim?

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Yes mennonites swim I know some that wakeboard, tube, and own boats.

Why did mennonites move from Germany to come to North America?

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The original Mennonite group left Europe because of religious persecution form both the Catholic church and the Protestant denominations of the day.

What do the the mennonite do for fun?

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They go to church. Their church is always on Sundays.

What was the name for the hard winter wheat brought over to this country by the mennonites in the late 1800?

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The Mennonite farmers that settled the American Midwest brought with them from Russia a type of hard winter wheat that is known as "turkey red wheat".

Hard Red Winter - Hard, brownish, mellow high-protein wheat used for bread, hard baked goods and as an adjunct in other flours to increase protein in pastry flour for pie crusts. Some brands of unbleached all-purpose flours are commonly made from hard red winter wheat alone. It is primarily traded by the Kansas City Board of Trade.

What are the mennonites main beliefs?

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They are a Christian group with Christian beliefs, but who also believe in a simple lifestyle that they regard is honouring to God.

Is mennonites Jewish?

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yes they are they just follow what the bible says down to the core!

What is the difference between the Anabaptist and the Mennonite?

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The main difference is in the form of church government.

Methodists use a form of church government called Congregational which, broadly speaking, means that the congregation - those who are members of a specific local church, make the decisions regarding the local church.

Presbyterians use a Presbyterian form of church government which is representative in nature. The local congregation selects representatives who then form a "session". The session then makes the main decisions for the local church. It's very similar to the way things are done in US governing bodies.

In reality, some methodists practice a form of government called connectional congregationalism that isn't altogether different from the presbyterian form of government.

In regard to doctrine, there are several variants of both Methodist and Presbyterian denominations and within these variants there can be quite a few differences. Generally, the doctrine is very similar.

What do Mennonites drive?

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It depends old order mennonites use horse and buggy. Conservative mennonites drive cars and vans but they have to be non flashy colors like grays and dark blues.

Where did many Amish and Mennonites settle in Ohio?

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Many original Amish settlers settled in Pennsylvania over a century ago, thus many Amish communities and districts are still in Pennsylvania today. However, there are also many Amish communities in Indiana and Ohio.

When did the Mennonites start?

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The Mennonites derive their name from the man they founded their order after. Menno Simons was a Dutch Roman catholic priest who converted after witnessing the execution of an Anabaptist "heretic" in 1531. He converted to the Baptist faith and quickly became a great leader. He was called, at the time, the leader of the "Quiet Anabaptists." He was a strong advocate of pacifism and was against holding any public office and capital punishment. The modern Mennonite movement still holds to these core ideas. The Mennonite denomination became an official organization in about 1536.