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Resolution on Nationalism (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1968)
[[Context of the Resolution (GCMC, 1968)|Context of the Resolution]] ...es]] and [[Canada|Canada]] are faced with a serious and increasing problem of false nationalism. Loyalty to the nation and loyalty to God are sometimes i

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Reuniting intertwined spirits in Paraguay
...nous contexts in the United States and Canada are preparing for a “glimpse of heaven.” ...intertwined. The spiritual connection was quickly felt,” said Norman Meade of the Metis and Ojibwe Nations and coordinator for Mennonite Central Committe

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A Resolution on Faithful Action Toward Tax Withholding (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1983)
...ced that the foolishness of faithful acts may be wiser than all the wisdom of this world."</em> ...neighbors and are contrary to the will of God as revealed in the teachings of Jesus Christ and his death, resurrection and ascension to lordship.

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Convención Evangélica de Iglesias Paraguayas Hermanos Menonitas
...m took place, and in 1958 the first congregation started. In 1971 leaders of several churches organized the CEIPHM, and in 1986 they officially adopted type in the historical context of your group right here

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Guidelines for building faithful relationships in the church (Conference of Mennonites in Canada, 1998)
The General Board of the [[Conference of Mennonites in Canada|Conference of Mennonites in Canada]] (CMC) presents the following as its position stateme ...d sought a transformed identity within the historical legacy and framework of that body.

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Mennonite-Related Groups
...and Canada)|North America]], [[Caribbean, Central and South America|Latin America]], [[Africa]], [[Europe]], and [[Asia and Pacific|Asia]]. :[[The Conference of Mennonite Churches in Hong Kong Limited]]

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Argentina
|Row 6 title = Number of Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] ...Caribbean, Central or South America]] click [[Caribbean, Central and South America|here]].

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Stewardship of the Earth: Resolution on Environment and Faith Issues (General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, 1989)
Stewardship of the Earth: Resolution on Environment and Faith Issues (General Conference M ...e stewardship of the earth along with stewardship of money and stewardship of the gospel.

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Radical Journey participants march for peace
...Cundinamarca, in Colombia were transformed into a sea of faces as hundreds of people marched for peace on February 4. ...of Colombia), a guerrilla group involved in countless kidnappings and acts of violence.

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Resolution on Military Tax Withholding (Mennonite Church, 1989)
...mployees who, for the sake of conscience request that the military portion of their income taxes not be withheld/forwarded.</li></ol> Proposed steps by w ...who would, in turn, guide conference studies. </li> <li>Gathering a sense of direction from the conferences that work at it for a report to Assembly 91.

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A Christian Declaration on Amnesty (Mennonite Central Committee, 1973)
..., though they courageously refused to participate in it, are the thousands of fugitives from compulsory military service. It is for these persons that am ...da, among other nations, has been the recipient of many of these fugitives of conscience.

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Response to Conscription and Militarism (Mennonite Church, 1969)
...ersonal sacrifice to speak their Christian convictions regarding the evils of conscription. We have received the following message from them: ...al to its interpretation of the Christian faith. The practical application of nonresistance by the church has taken various forms historically, and has b

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Ordination (Mennonite Brethren Church, 1997)
...as presently practiced in the bi-national Conference (Canadian and United States) Mennonite Brethren Churches. The following reasons gave rise to this discu ...as been given to the "Statement on ordination"' which was accepted as part of the BFL Report in 1995. At this time we sense we have broad constituency ag

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Mennonite Church USA
...ce]]. In 2006 MCUSA had 950 congregations and 110,696 members.<ref>"North America." ''Mennonite World Conference''. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/Directory/2006carc ...Against Slavery, Addressed to Germantown Monthly Meeting, 1688''] for text of the meetings message.</ref>

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What Does It Mean to Be Mennonite? David Harnish, April 2011
...ct, etc), to be a present-day Mennonite is to be an ideological descendent of the early Anabaptists. ...wide, this seems like less of a concern, mostly due to the rapid expansion of the church. It is hard to be viewed as an exclusively ethnic religion when

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Sociedad Misionera Hermanos en Cristo, Cuba
...anada, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the United States. <ref>Donald B. Kraybill, Concise Encyclopedia of Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, and Mennonites (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins U

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What Does It Mean to Be Mennonite? Aaron Shelly, April 2011
...me. Although our churches shared a similar title, I did not feel they were of the same faith. Does the name Mennonite determine what it means to be Menno ...ave since decided to part ways. However, I am still left with the question of why they are not Mennonite. Is it because their theology is different and t

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Growing in Stewardship and Witness in a Militaristic World (Mennonite Church, 1987)
...ennonite Church goals for 1995]] have any impact on the growing militarism of our age? ...ciety where so many human and material resources are consumed on the altar of national security?

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The Christian and Race Relations (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1959)
...are tearing us asunder, leaving in their wake all the tragic consequences of discrimination against racial and minority groups (Mexicans, Negroes, Jews, ...of such unhappy social relations? How shall we seek a society where people of all races and nations enjoy equal privileges and responsibilities?

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"And No One Shall Make Them Afraid" (Zephaniah 3:12-13): a Mennonite Statement on Violence (Mennonite Church, General Conference Mennonite Church, 1997)
...e forms of violence. We have wrongly accepted, at least in part, the "myth of redemptive violence," the belief that good ends can come from violent means ....</strong> Any form of violence, whether mild or extreme, is an expression of evil.

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