Talk:Mennonite Church USA
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- The General Conference Mennonite Church was traditionally considered the more liberal branch of Mennonites
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and indicates that the article can be refined by adding factual information about the differences between the two groups. Areas to pursue include:
- participation in politics including voting
- church polity and the role of bishops
- dress codes
- influence of fundamentalism
- response to military conscription
- church discipline
- switch from German to English worship services
- role of women
Most of these are well documented and their inclusion in the article will allow the reader to judge how the two groups differ. With significant variations between congregations, there actually was a wide overlap between the two groups.
Replacing this statement
- The General Conference Mennonite Church was traditionally considered the more liberal branch of Mennonites, but by the 1980s, there remained little difference between the GCMC and the "Old" Mennonite church.
with
- By the 1980s, there remained little difference between the General Conference Mennonite Church and the "Old" Mennonite church.
maintains a neutral point of view.
JonHarder 17:36, 3 December 2005 (UTC)