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No they do not .Mennonite is a religion not a race or ethnicity Menno Simmons was a dutch catholic priest. His followers were called mennists as a slang, it is from this that the use of the word mennonite came from to describe his followers. Most of the early followers of the mennonite religion came from the area that today is the Netherland's. There are mennonites today that come from many different ethnicitys, example; Asian, African, spanish, English, Russian, etc. Even when it was first started in Europe by Menno Simmons it was not just one specific group of people, there were Swiss anabaptists, dutch anabaptists, frisian anabaptists and so on. It was a movement for religious freedom from the catholic church. Many anabaptists were killed and slaughterd by the catholic church because of there religious belief. To label the mennonites as German is offensive because "mennonite" is a religious following, not a race or specific group of people. Labeling the mennonites as Germans is not correct ; because of what the Germans did in WW 2. It brings upon a religious movement a kind of disrespect and hatred, which is wrong to do. "Mennonite" is a religion not a race or ethnicity.Today there are people from all over the world and from many different races and ethnicity's that follow the mennonite religion.
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Why did Mennonites leave Germany to come to North America?
they are funny
Why did the Mennonites leave Germany to come to North America?
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Where did mennonites first appear?
The Mennonites are followers of Simon Menno (1492-1561), a parish priest in Friesland, so they first appeared in the Netherlands and Germany.
Why did mennonites come from Ukraine to Canada?
I think they had mistreatement.
Where did Mennonites originally come from?
The mennonites originated from Europe because a catholic priest actually read the bible. the priests' name was Menno Simons and he joined the anabaptists, which were later called mennonites. They were renamed Mennonites because they followed Menno's beliefs.
Why did mennonites move from Germany to come to North America?
The original Mennonite group left Europe because of religious persecution form both the Catholic church and the Protestant denominations of the day.
Where do mennonites eat?
The same places non mennonites eat.
Are Mennonites permitted to use generators for electricity?
Yes mennonites can. They are not Amish.
What do Mennonites drive?
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.
Do mennonites of Belize have an education?
Yes, good basic education is important to Mennonites.
Where did mennonites first settle?
The Mennonites first settled in the state of Pennsylvania. The Mennonites who first migrated over to the United States were primarily of German ancestry.
Do Mennonites practice polygamy?
Answer: Since Mennonites follow the teachings of the Christian scriptures, the Bible, they have only one wife, for life.
