Mennonite Customs Are As Much A Reflection Of Their Neighbors Beliefs As Their Own

Mennonites are the sheep of humanity who will not take up arms against others.That can work fine if your neighbors are goats or cows or horses but quickly falls down if your neighbors are wolves. The fact that mennonites exist at all is totally a reflection of the peacefulness of their neighbors communities.Mennonites exist in very few places which not coincidentally are places where other people move to.The peaceable Mennonites would be stomped into oblivion in most countries and most times and would be an historical oddity like the Druids if not for a few oases of peace and tolerance in the world. When you see or think of Mennonites think not only of their peaceable nature but marvel at the fact that they even exist.