At the Second Church of Odyssey you'll find different ways of expressing your beliefs, finding prayer support or being encouraged through regular devotionals.
You're probably thinking of Old Order Mennonites and the Amish. They are the ones with horse drawn buggies and no electricity. There are many Mennonites who are not Old Order, though...I know several, and they all have computers, cars, electricity, etc.
LK and J-man, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though...
The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance. ♡
Laura Ingalls wrote:You're probably thinking of Old Order Mennonites and the Amish. They are the ones with horse drawn buggies and no electricity. There are many Mennonites who are not Old Order, though...I know several, and they all have computers, cars, electricity, etc.
LK and J-man, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though...
no. friends of ours are mennonites and they don't have computers nor t.v.'s. so i figured you were the same.
I'm not Mennonite - I was only saying what I know of the different kinds of Mennonites. You'll have to ask either Lord Kappa or J-man about what exactly they believe.
The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance. ♡
Laura Ingalls is right, Old-Order mennonites would not be allowed to own computers.
There are so many different types of mennonite that it's impossible to understand what someone who says, "I'm a mennonite" really believes unless you ask specific questions.
J-man, you're a follower of Meno Simons?
“Among the attributes of God, although they are all equal, mercy shines with even more brilliancy than justice.” —Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
By the way, Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, was a racist.
Iron and Light wrote:I am a non-denomination Christian. Basically, a follower of the Lord, Jesus lover, and Jesus freak . I hate the words 'religion' and 'denomination' .
I am with you. Although I grew up in the Baptist church and agree with most (but not all) of their doctrine, I hate to be under any particular denomination. God didn't create denominations... we did. Most modern-day denominations didn't even spring up until after the reformation when all the protestants started arguing with each other over the finer points of doctrine. Think about how much more we could do in this world for the Lord is the entire church was united as one.
emmywepfan wrote:
Laura Ingalls wrote:You're probably thinking of Old Order Mennonites and the Amish. They are the ones with horse drawn buggies and no electricity. There are many Mennonites who are not Old Order, though...I know several, and they all have computers, cars, electricity, etc.
LK and J-man, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though...
no. friends of ours are mennonites and they don't have computers nor t.v.'s. so i figured you were the same.
sorry.
When I went to Ohio last year I saw a sign that looked similar to a "deer crossing" sign. But instead of showing the silhouette of a deer, it was the silhouette of a horse and buggy. It made me laugh.
Lord_Kappa wrote:You should watch Weird Al's "Amish Paradise" video. It's a funny song about amish people. And I think it has one of those signs in it.
Unfortunitly, i have watched it already. It was halarious!
Donna Blackbeard wrote:i am an....okay deep breath...
independent....
fundemental.....
bible believing.....
king james only.....
pulput pounding.....
rampage preaching.....
baptist.
Ditto I go to a Baptist-Home Church, though.
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Samwise wrote:That's nothing, I promote pulpit heaving!
Yeah. My church has a spit row as well. JK
I am a Baptist. I believe in salvation by faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and in obedience and public admission by baptism. Baptism doesn't save anyone (unfortunately, some people think this). My church is not a member of any convention, but as the pastor puts it:
Pastor wrote:We are baptistic in practice
ToO siblings: Donna Blackbeard, Perron, Evil Chick, American Eagle, Stubborn, Shadowfax, and thelordismyshepherd (aka Anna), but StrongNChrist is my twin! StrongNChrist, deceased 03-25-11, requiescat in pace
Jugglah wrote:I'm a Southern Baptist. Although, I think my church is more "reformed" than a lot of Southern Baptist churches. Which is a good thing.
Yeah, there's a smaller, more conservative wing (The Founders Ministry) of the Southern Baptist denomination that is generally more reformed. E.g. Al Mohler, Thomas Ascol, and Thomas Nettles.
I'm Southern Baptist. My mother was a Lutheran and my father a Methodist (sort of) before they both decided that they would join the Baptist Church when they married.
Mandy0815 wrote:I'm Southern Baptist. My mother was a Lutheran and my father a Methodist (sort of) before they both decided that they would join the Baptist Church when they married.
Out of curiosity, what Lutheran denomination was your mother a part of?
What do you exactly mean by that?
They are the ones with horse drawn buggies and no electricity. There are many Mennonites who are not Old Order, though...I know several, and they all have computers, cars, electricity, etc. 
You'll have to ask either Lord Kappa or J-man about what exactly they believe.
