"If she smokes, she..."
Posted on 07/03/2009 9:14:46 AM PDT by nitzy
I am guessing this group was created out of outreach and has ended up infiltrated and co opted by the LGBT to try and ruin yet another tradition.
Editing the Lamestream media is becoming such a constant chore.
They are the ultimate pacifists. NO WAR EVER.
So this concept is very attractive to those ultra-lib hippies.
So the hippies are trying to get the rest of the Mennonites to accept their other whacko beliefs.
“saaay there mr. yoder. is that a butter churn in your pocket or are you just glad to see me”
This sounds like a big time setup job by outside forces.
Did you see the sickening "listening process" video on that Episcopal website?
Shared Convictions from the Council of Mennonite Churches:
By the grace of God, we seek to live and proclaim the good news of reconciliation in Jesus Christ. As part of the one body of Christ at all times and places, we hold the following to be central to our belief and practice:
1. God is known to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the Creator who seeks to restore fallen humanity by calling a people to be faithful in fellowship, worship, service and witness.
2. Jesus is the Son of God. Through his life and teachings, his cross and resurrection, he showed us how to be faithful disciples, redeemed the world, and offers eternal life.
3. As a church, we are a community of those whom God´s Spirit calls to turn from sin, acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord, receive baptism upon confession of faith, and follow Christ in life.
4. As a faith community, we accept the Bible as our authority for faith and life, interpreting it together under Holy Spirit guidance, in the light of Jesus Christ to discern God´s will for our obedience.
5. The Spirit of Jesus empowers us to trust God in all areas of life so we become peacemakers who renounce violence, love our enemies, seek justice, and share our possessions with those in need.
6. We gather regularly to worship, to celebrate the Lord´s Supper, and to hear the Word of God in a spirit of mutual accountability.
7. As a world-wide community of faith and life we transcend boundaries of nationality, race, class, gender and language. We seek to live in the world without conforming to the powers of evil, witnessing to God´s grace by serving others, caring for creation, and inviting all people to know Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord.
In these convictions we draw inspiration from Anabaptist forebears of the 16th century, who modeled radical discipleship to Jesus Christ. We seek to walk in his name by the power of the Holy Spirit, as we confidently await Christ´s return and the final fulfillment of God´s kingdom.
MINOs! Mennonites in Name Only!
"If she smokes, she..."
A very succinct question here. I would offer that which you are already aware of, but to educate the odd uninformed person. Herewith:
There is no way that these groups seem capable of setting up a cohesive and functional organization. What they do is to latch on to a organization that is already established. For example: The Boy Scouts, the established Church, The institution of marriage itself, including the Military and other organizations.
Whatever these people do, often proves the eventual destruction of an organization, if not a complete change. They are the kiss of death.
The creed of the Mennonites is that sexual abstinence before marriage is the rule. So far so good. If people do not wish this, again, so far so good. Do not join. I would offer that the homosexual as a whole, does not and never will, practice abstinence in any way shape or form. That does not phase me any, but when they try to inflict their "norms" on others, society sadly has not seen this as a vile practice
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