So since you asked a random question, can I ask a random question? Mainly because I know very little about the Mennonite religion...
So, apparently alcohol is not verboten, perhaps there is a religion out there for me after all!!!
So, apparently alcohol is not verboten, perhaps there is a religion out there for me after all!!!
Very few religions ban alcohol, but a handful of churches do, or at least suggest it.
Back on topic, my old guitarist married a Mennonite. Being that his side was mostly Irish-Catholic(origin), and/or biker/hippie types, that made for a VERY interesting reception!!!
And I just thought you had a cool beard !
Pat
And I just thought you had a cool beard !
Pat
It does depend on who you ask... my grandparents (former Amish) will never learn that I homebrew or even drink. Even my parents, who drink occasionally, are somewhat queasy about the subject.
Alcohol Among the Mennonites of Northwest Germany
Among the Mennonites of North Germany beer brewers and brandy distillers were relatively numerous. This may be due in part to the fact that not all professions and trades were open to them. In the region of Lübeck in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the Roosen family was even engaged in the manufacture of gunpowder.
http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/A4387.html
Leisy family
Isaac, August, and Henry Leisy, all Mennonites and brothers from Friedelsheim, Palatinate, Germany, who came to the United States in 1852, founded the Leisy Brewery in Keokuk, Iowa, in 1862. In 1872 the family purchased the brewery of Fred Haltnorth in Cleveland and transferred operations to that city. In 1935 after the repeal of prohibition, the Leisy Brewing Company was reorganized and Herbert F. Leisy, grandson of Isaac Leisy, became and still was its president in the 1950s. The family has not been Mennonite for several generations.
I'm in Denver too. Denver Pa. that is. I suspect you're in that other Denver.
This area is absolutely crawling with mennonites.
I come from the Hochstetler branch of the Mennonite tree, from around Kalona, IA. http://hostetler.jacobhochstetler.com/index.html
I'm in Denver too. Denver Pa. that is. I suspect you're in that other Denver.
This area is absolutely crawling with mennonites. I even went to a mennonite church for ten years but never really considered myself mennonite because I wasn't raised mennonite.
There are many different mennonite sects. Some are liberal enough to be considered relatively "normal" while the old order mennonites can be more strict than the Amish, which there are also plenty of around here.
...and saw, I kid you not, "Flamin' Dick and the Hot Rods."
I'm sure we're related then - I come from the Yoder tree in Kalona, IA, and have Hochstetler relatives.
Small world! My grandfather was Virgil Hochstetler.
I'll have to ask my mom if she can make the connections here . My grandpa is David Yoder, former minister at Sunnyside, chaplain at Pleasant View. And my grandma's rolls are the best around .
I guess my biggest question is what's the difference between Mennonite and Amish? My sister went to school in PA, so I had a lot of exposure to the Amish but have no idea the difference.Sure. 7890
I guess my biggest question is what's the difference between Mennonite and Amish? My sister went to school in PA, so I had a lot of exposure to the Amish but have no idea the difference.
I'm surprised you can even use the internetIt does depend on who you ask... my grandparents (former Amish) will never learn that I homebrew or even drink. Even my parents, who drink occasionally, are somewhat queasy about the subject.
I'm surprised you can even use the internet
... So now there are Mennos and Amish all over the spectrum as far as beliefs and practices. ...
...So they are like different branches of the same tree, I guess?
I think that's true for every religion. There are Sunni and Shia Muslims (and maybe others?), various Christian religions, and I'm sure there are different variations of the Jewish religion. Not to mention the lesser known religions, like Hindu.
I'm ignorant on "Mennos and Amish". Are they a Christian based religion?
I think that's true for every religion. There are Sunni and Shia Muslims (and maybe others?), various Christian religions, and I'm sure there are different variations of the Jewish religion. Not to mention the lesser known religions, like Hindu.
I'm ignorant on "Mennos and Amish". Are they a Christian based religion?
I really have enjoyed reading this thread. I live in Marion County Mississippi and we have a Mennonite community in the western part of the county. Other than seeing the occassional suspendered man and bonnet clad woman at Walmart I have had no dealings with any of the community and am totally ignorant of their ways. I would love to know more but I am just not sure I can go up and say "Tell me about being Mennonite" I mean would that be okay? I often felt I would be a good Mennonite or Amish due to my dislike of modern technology (cept for the net lately). I grew up in the Southern Baptist church.
... They are not really evangelistic, but do accept converts and are eager to share their faith with others. ...
Virgil spent the last 20 years of his life or so at Pleasant View, with his wife Agnes, who died about 2 years ago. Virgil and Agnes lived in one of the cottages, Agnes spent the last few years of her life in the main building.
Very small world
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