On this day in 1525, Conrad Grebel poured water over the head of George Blaurock and so the first Anabaptist was created.
Grebel, Blaurock, Felix Manz –they were all young men, under 30 years old (except for old man Blaurock who was a whopping 34) and they burned with a conviction. They were domestic religious terrorists [...]
Entries Tagged as '"Those shiftless Mennonites"'
There was a man in a blue coat …
January 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · "Those shiftless Mennonites"
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5 things that haven’t changed since I’ve been gone
January 19th, 2010 · No Comments · "Those shiftless Mennonites", 5 things
My inappropriate love for Lady Gaga and my love for those that also love her
Pat Robertson is still alive and still full of that deep, insightful, logical commentary on major world events
Obama is still playing the long game and the congressional Democrats are spineless– which is driving the progressive left absolutely insane and into deep [...]
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It is though my head were shaved
August 10th, 2009 · 7 Comments · "Those shiftless Mennonites"
So Aleida has asked me to write a well-reasoned, logical argument about the head covering and I thought, why not. It’s August and there isn’t a lot of news happening (other than childhood idols dying off) so I’ll take a crack at it. I’m not sure how well-reasoned or logical it is but I did [...]
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Just pack it up and leave, already!
July 22nd, 2009 · 8 Comments · "Those shiftless Mennonites"
So the question got asked of me the other day: “Why cling to the institution?” It was concerning equality in the Mennonite Church and the questioner was totally legitimate in wondering why we should bother knocking our heads against a brick wall. Why not just leave the institution — in this case, Mennonite Church USA. [...]
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Menno roundup: Same old story of sewage and genre fiction
June 21st, 2009 · No Comments · "Those shiftless Mennonites"
Two weeks worth of stuff is a lot of news to cover. But we soldier on, dear friends. We soldier on knowing that we might not have space to include the hot Mennonite. Which would be a shame.
Remember that pastor that disappeared? Well, he’s going to get the Mennonites on Pastor [...]
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Menno roundup: The Amish are coming and no one is safe
June 7th, 2009 · No Comments · "Those shiftless Mennonites"
The Amish are heading west! Run, run for your lives, you west-of-the-Mississippi-Riverians!
Rolling Thunder Mennonite style .. except not really for a cause, just for an excuse to wear leather and ride Harleys. Oh, so it is just like Rolling Thunder.
It’s our OJ Simpson in white SUV moment. Can you even chase a horse and buggy? [...]
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Menno roundup: Of human bondage (and not the good kind)
May 31st, 2009 · No Comments · "Those shiftless Mennonites"
Do you know where your oil is coming from, America? From the massive environmentally degrading and economically wildcatting tar sands of Northern Canada. And Mennonite Central Committee is going to make sure you know it.
How bad are the South American Mennonites in Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia? Bad enough that apparently we are enslaving people. Geez. [...]
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Menno roundup: Mennonite men …. hot or not?
May 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · "Those shiftless Mennonites"
Hot or not? Would you kick a rumspringing Amish guy out of your bed?
Maybe you don’t want a con man in charge of the books? Just a suggestion, really. But we love ourselves a redemption story, so it’s OK.
Oh no! The Mennonite model has been kicked off. This is terrible! Not as terrible as Adam [...]
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Menno roundup: “Mennonites like peas”
May 17th, 2009 · No Comments · "Those shiftless Mennonites"
I’m not saying that I think the Swartzentruber Amish are going to go all Waco over this raw human sewage thing … I’m just saying that when you start to be identified in the news as “ultraconservative” and “seriously religious” and then the government starts locking down house and barn, people can jump to those [...]
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Menno roundup: Soon, we will own 42nd Street
May 10th, 2009 · No Comments · "Those shiftless Mennonites"
Mennonite women in theatre — Off-Broadway and off-off-off-(200 miles) off- Broadway — are totes kicking ass and bringing in the rave reviews!
Our comic books? Not so much. And then there is this. Let’s hope the student-produced Amish superhero film does better.
Ah, the bucolic Amish countryside, full of white picket farmhouses, laundry on the line [...]
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