Over four centuries ago in Zurich, Switzerland, a new group of Christian believers was.
The governments of western Europe were in control of the Catholic.
Church. Catholic priests were becoming corrupt and immoral. People, mostly layman.
began seeking out other forms of spirituality. These people were called Protestants.
because of their opposition to the pope and his party. People like Martin Luther and.
Urlich Zwingli separated themselves from the Catholic Church for both political and.
spiritual reasons (Baergen 4). The new fellowship, led by a man named Conrad Grebel,.
was formed primarily for spiritual freedom; to give men and women the opportunity to.
follow Jesus according to the bible. This group who rejected infant baptism was named.
"Anabaptists". .
The Anabaptists had radical beliefs for those of their day. They rejected infant.
baptism with the feeling that one should be baptized when they are an adult and capable.
of making the decision to follow Jesus, this is sometimes referred to as "believers.
baptism" (Kauffman 2). Although this was the major controversy of Anabaptists, there.
were other strong beliefs that set them apart. They stood for a complete separation of.
Church and state, detachment from the world, and complete non resistance. .
One of the greatest leaders that the Anabaptists had was a man named Menno.
Simons. Menno was a Roman Catholic priest. He served as a priest faithfully for twelve.
years while internally struggling with the mass and overall infant baptism. He later.
reported having spent much time as a priest drinking and playing cards with other priests.
(Baergen 30). It was not until Menno had lost his brother, who was killed because of his.
unpopular Anabaptist beliefs, that Menno began to speak out. Menno Simons gathered.
the scattered Anabaptists of Northern Europe into congregations. These groups were.
soon called Mennonites.
In Europe the persecution raged on. In 1648 a treaty was signed to end the.
Early Beginnings Mennonites, a branch of Anabaptists which means "rebaptizers", are one of the early religion. ... Mennonites are the largest denomination of direct descendants of the Anabaptists. There is no certain ethnic group or culture group that makes up the Mennonite religion. ... Mennonites also believe that the Bible is the Word of God. ... Today Now there are 13 Mennonite groups. ...
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AMISH RELIGION As I did my research on the religious beliefs of Amish it was interesting to get these facts. The church sets the rules for the community, so their whole lives revolve around this religion. ... Founded in the late 17th century by Jacob Amman began as a split-of sect of the Swiss Mennonites. Amman based his beliefs on the practices and writings the 1632 Mennonite faith. ... Amish people believe that if they partake in a regular high school their religion will be destroyed. ...
The Amish Worldview The worldview of the Amish stems from aspects of their history, tradition and religion. ... Menno's followers quickly became known as Mennonites. The Amish began due to a split of the Mennonites during the late 17th century. ... The Amish and Mennonites have retained similar beliefs, but differ in some practices. ... Religion is central to the Amish culture. ...
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In the New World, however, religion could be practiced freely. ... Additionally, the Toleration Act officially declared that no person "professing to believe in Jesus Christ shall from henceforth be any waies troubled, molested or discountenanced, for or in respect of his or her Religion, nor in the free Exercise thereof within this Province ." ... Those groups, and many more (Jesuits, Mennonites, Huguenots, etc,) traveled to America in search of freedom. ...
INTRODUCTION Milton Hershey made a new recipe for milk chocolate in the 1900's. He sold the chocolate bars for 5 cents. He named the chocolate bar after himself. It became a very big business. Milton Hershey was not always successful. When Milton first tried to sell his candy he failed. ...
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