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Originally Posted by warrior
Bro. Alex,
I think that if they are going to exclude the way they do then perhaps they shouldn't get ANYTHING from the world's system as the mennonites do, not even a job. They should have their own resources, but they are not organized and resourceful enough to do that. These people have no vision. They only care about making rules.
I said that a long time ago. If they had their own community then we wouldn't be having this conversation.
Even the mennonites give their children an opportunity to taste the world and make a decision as to whether they choose to continue in the life they were raised in.
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The Amish allow for rumspringa, the Mennonites that I know don't, and there's another "holiness" group like the Mennonites that I know that have a whole
system of church schools and they don't allow rumspringa and their kids are hyper-indoctrinated and some stay, some go, it's just the way it is.
The point of the matter is this, parents need to do what they think is best, and not be ruled by fear of later driving their kids away or whatever. These people you talked to are still at the same assembly so they must think this is best.
Why don't they homeschool?
As for getting jobs, the Mennonites I know have the men go out and work and the women either stay home or work small jobs from home (ie. one woman sews from home, another might do other small jobs from home or teach at their school, ect, ect...). Men, even in really conservative churches can usually get jobs, since their clothing is not so outlandish as the women's and they can do some sort of manual labor if they lack an education due to their church's fear of education or whatever- and hey, it's pay by the sweat of the brow! It's not a life I'd want to live, but people have a right to live that sort of life if they want.
-Bro. Alex
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