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  1. Manitoba Mennonite community reeling over assault chargesRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 15, 2013 | cbc.ca

    The men charged are part of an old order Mennonite community, which refers to Mennonites who practice a lifestyle without many elements of modern technology, such as using a horse and carriage for transportation.

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  2. Farrakhan tours BelizeRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 14, 2013 | finalcall.com

    ... noted Min. Farrakhan, who paid a visit to the group. Belizeans could feed themselves without competing with the Mennonites, the Minister said. The country must produce pure food and milk for itself, he added. Similar to guidance delivered in earlier ...

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  3. Rev. Adele Banks uses peace walks; Raphael Schweizer created a gun violence forumRead the original story

    Mar 14, 2013 | nydailynews.com

    ... years, is also rare for being African-American in a largely white denomination. But the peaceful tradition of the Mennonites drew her, and she used the church's lessons to develop anti-violence programs for the inner city. Twelve years ago, she ...

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  4. Remebering VietnamRead the original story

    Mar 13, 2013 | Asheville Citizen-Times

    At the time, The Friends, who are known as Quakers, had a regional office in High Point which provided public educational forums concerning pressing social issues.

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  5. Saylor drops intention to file suit in Children and Youth caseRead the original story

    Mar 9, 2013 | The News Item

    ... by Saylor involving a foster child who suffered second-degree burns while in the care of a foster family who are Mennonites. According to the appeal, the child was not taken for medical treatment by his foster family until almost a week after ...

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  6. Pinecraft In Prime Time: What You're SayingRead the original story

    Mar 7, 2013 | Patch.com

    ... channel because of their reaLIEty show Breaking Amish. These channels and these people are USING the Amish & Mennonites to make money because they know the Amish and Mennonites won't fight back but they didn't take into account how many friends of ...

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  7. A fiery new symbolRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 7, 2013 | The Goshen College Record

    In light of John D. Roth's call during convocation for the construction of a new "Martyrs Mirror," I would like to make my own challenge to the status quo by soliciting a new mascot for Goshen College.

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  8. Roth speaks on twenty-first century martyrsRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 7, 2013 | The Goshen College Record

    ... project will move towards a focus on discerning what North American Anabaptists can learn from the suffering of Mennonites worldwide. The idea of gathering stories of the "suffering church" in the Anabaptist tradition dates back to a book known as ...

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  9. Pennsylvania Dutch Foods And Foodways In The MidwestRead the original story

    Mar 5, 2013 | The Legal Record

    On Friday March 15th and Saturday March 16th, Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance is hosting a learning tour on 'Pennsylvania Dutch Foods and Foodways in the Midwest,' a program featuring Anabaptist culinary traditions.

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  10. Mennonite minister gets prison in kidnapping caseRead the original story

    Mar 4, 2013 | Yahoo!

    ... Miller, an Amish-Mennonite pastor in Virginia who worked in his family's garden-supply business, contacted Mennonites to drive Lisa Miller and her daughter to an airport in Canada in 2009 and pick her up in Nicaragua where the group runs a mission, ...

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  11. Mennonite minister sentenced in international kidnapping caseRead the original story

    Mar 4, 2013 | Reuters

    ... Miller, an Amish-Mennonite pastor in Virginia who worked in his family's garden-supply business, contacted Mennonites to drive Lisa Miller and her daughter to an airport in Canada in 2009 and pick her up in Nicaragua where the group runs a mission, ...

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  12. 'Man of Sorrows': The Minister Who Helped a Woman Kidnap a ChildRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 4, 2013 | The Atlantic

    ... in Ireland. His legal bills, thus far totaling $175,000, have been covered -- and then some -- by donations from Mennonites and evangelicals around the world. Ken lacks the charisma of Billy Graham , the creepy zeal of Warren Jeffs or the vitriol of ...

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  13. 'Man in the Pew' provided hope for those caught in disastersRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 3, 2013 | The Waterloo Region Record

    Elmira's Eddie Bearinger at a conference meeting for Mennonite Disaster Relief. He headed the service for 25 years, often called out at a moments notice to help people in need.

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  14. Politics, secrecy play role in selection of religious leaders around worldRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 3, 2013 | The Toronto Star

    ... a bishop - they turn to the Bible. Just as Christ's disciples chose a new member after Judas' betrayal, Old Order Mennonites choose by lot. Candidates are nominated and their suitability is discussed in the community in a period of discernment. If ...

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  15. Stunning New Cookbook Gives Back in a Big WayRead the original story

    Mar 2, 2013 | 24-7 Press Release

    ... The women share a common heritage that goes back several generations to Russia and the Ukraine. As Canadian Mennonites, their grandparents emigrated from Russia in the 1920s and 1930s. They were displaced from their homes, separated from their ...

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  16. Faith and Values: Examining the Christ/culture relationshipRead the original story

    Mar 1, 2013 | The Morning Call

    ... causes a rejection of the culture, that causes a separation and a retreat. The Anabaptist tradition, such as the Mennonites or the Amish, and some Catholic monastic movements epitomize this model. The second stance is "Christ of culture" in which ...

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  17. A ministry metaphorRead the original story

    Feb 28, 2013 | ELCA.org

    A Mennonite church in Pennsylvania was nudged into a project by studying Nehemiah, who brought his community together to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem.

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  18. Human Interest Reality TV absent at Amish & Mennonites spring breakRead the original story

    Feb 28, 2013 | St. Petersburg Times

    Siesta Key is blanketed with Amish and Mennonites in traditional garb and bikinis during spring break from places like Ohio, Indiana and Michigan.

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  19. Christian Travel Company Leaves a "Faithprint" through Travel With a...Read the original story

    Feb 28, 2013 | PRWeb

    ... with a purpose as they serve, give, and exchange wisdom on trips around the world. Over the past forty years, Mennonites and other Christians, primarily from North America, have been building bridges with people of faith in other parts of the world ...

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  20. The Amish CookRead the original story

    Feb 26, 2013 | Xenia Daily Gazette

    ... the Hutterites on occasion on this site because they are one of the main Anabaptist groups along with the Amish, Mennonites, and German Baptists. Hutterites follow a similar theology as Continue reading Related posts: Interesting ... Read More

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