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| Mennos swimming in a media sea | 1/30/2012 | by Keith Lyndaker Schlabach |
- Technology can bring about positive change. For modern day examples, one need only look so far as the so-called Arab Spring as well as other similar movements to see the impact that social media in particular can play in uniting people to bring about a more just and equal society. So I am not advocating that we throw our cell phones out the window (though I did write a song with that title a few years ago). But we need to be as intentional in our relationship to technology as with any other area of our life. Our faith should inform our relationship to media, not the other way around. In other words, my decisions regarding what technology I possess and how I use it should be driven by my Anabaptist values.
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| Why counter-recruit? | 7/13/2011 | by Tim Huber |
- Why counter-recruit?
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| Counter-recruitment materials | 7/13/2011 | by Tim Huber |
- counter-recruit materials
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| Counter-recruitment: The lasting wounds | 7/13/2011 | by Tim Huber |
- The lasting wounds
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| Counter-recruitment Strategies | 7/13/2011 | by Tim Huber |
- Counter-recruit strategies
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| Partners across the table: a youth group object lesson | 10/19/2010 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- Susan Mark Landis shares a youth group object lesson on cooperation.
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| Subversive Songs: A reflection based on Revelation 5:6-14 | 6/17/2008 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- At the beginning of this year, I started drawing a series of ink and scratchboard drawings I entitled with the acronym M.U.S.I.C: Musicians Undermining Social Injustice Creatively (). In this series of drawings I have drawn images of musicians with a social conscience along with lyrics from one of their songs that speak about justice, peace, nonviolence, racism, worker's rights, hunger and poverty. One of the drawings is of Billie Holiday, a jazz and blues singer with a unique vocal quality. Her music is not known to be subversive or politically provocative...except for her song Strange Fruit. It is a song about the lynching of African-American men.
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| Youth Voices: Peace, Justice and Politics | 9/18/2007 | by Theo Sitther |
- The Mennonite Central Committee's Washington office is seeking essay submissions from youth on issues confronting Christians in the U.S. and around the world.
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| Artisans for Social Change | 6/19/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- The personal story behind a new poster series.
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| Have Dominion over the Earth | 3/14/2007 | by Matt T. |
- This article by Matt T. was the first place winner in the 2006 Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Washington Office Annual Public Policy Essay Contest.
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| A Poverty Draft versus Reinstatement of the Draft: | 3/14/2007 | by Rachel L. |
- This article by Rachel L tied for third place in the 2006 Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Washington Office Annual Public Policy Essay Contest
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| A Poverty Draft versus Reinstatement of the Draft: | 3/14/2007 | by Hannah R. |
- This article by Hannah R. tied for third place in the 2006 Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Washington Office Annual Public Policy Essay Contest.
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| The Heavens Declare the Glory of God | 3/14/2007 | by Meg K. |
- This article by Meg K.. was the second place winner in the 2006 Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Washington Office Annual Public Policy Essay Contest.
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| A Lifelong peacemaker | 2/23/2007 | |
- The skills you develop and the activities you spend time on can not only create peace now, but can prepare you to be a more effective peacemaker later on.
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| Delayed Enlistment Program | 2/23/2007 | |
- If you or someone you know has already enlisted in the military Delayed Enlistment Program (DEP) for high school students, make sure they know the following:
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| What is a CO? | 2/23/2007 | |
- Conscientious objection means you simply will not and can not kill because of what you believe. To be certain that people don't claim to be CO's just to get out of being in the military, laws define a CO.
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| Proving you’re a peacemaker | 2/23/2007 | |
- If you are reading this, you're old enough to begin keeping a 'Peacemaker File' (sometimes called a Draft File.) If you are called before a draft board to prove that you are a CO, this file is your evidence.
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| Simple Living: Less is More | 2/20/2007 | by Maria Byler |
- Simple living is also called voluntary simplicity. The point is to examine what we have and decide when we have enough. Then we give the rest away.
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| The Year of I | 12/19/2006 | by Susan |
- Our society still runs counter to Jesus' idea that the way to vanquish enemies is to love them, the way to stop the hordes from stealing to feed their children is to share generously with them, the way to win is to serve.
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| Dual Citizenship (PDF) | 7/26/2005 | by Keith Graber Miller |
- Christians living in the United States during a time of war are in a tough spot. How do we acknowledge our love for God and our gratitude for our country? Can we be both Christians and patriots?
(45K .PDF)
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| Draft proposal introduced in Congress | 7/15/2005 | by David M. Whettstone |
- On May 26, 2005, Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) introduced the Universal National Service Act of 2005, H.R. 2723, in the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 2723 would require men and women between the ages of 18 and 26 to perform at least 15 months of active military or civilian service.
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| Proclaiming truth and healing as Christ-centered witness | 6/21/2005 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- About 350 people left the pews at Charlotte ’05 to worship and witness to Christ’s message of peace.
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| Adopt a class! | 8/18/2004 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- The military has a regular presence in the public schools through recruiters and ROTC. Peacemakers have some options for offering an alternative.
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| An open letter to George Bush | 4/21/2004 | |
- After some Sunday school children in Kansas studied what it means to be courageous and to speak out against injustice, they decided to write a letter.
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| Feeling the draft | 4/21/2004 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Will religious people of peace will be ready if a Selective Service draft begins to blow? Violence and injustice challenge the church daily to be faithful, making ongoing education vital.
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| Taking action on AIDS | 1/15/2004 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- God calls us to action-and that action arises from our worship, where we come to understand that God calls us to both charity and justice:
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| Conscription, Faith, and Youth | 2/22/2003 | by Titus Peachey |
- Are you Ready? Whenever the United States threatens or begins military action, this question usually arises. Will there be a draft?
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| Conscription, Faith, and Youth | 9/17/2002 | by Titus Peachey |
- Are you Ready? Whenever the United States threatens or begins military action, this question usually arises. Will there be a draft?
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| Why I am a pacifist | 3/1/2002 | by Esther Epp-Tiessen |
- Why do I believe that war is wrong? I have concluded that I am a pacifist simply because of who I am. Here's why.
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| Understanding our faith: bulletin inserts to read and share | 11/1/2001 | by Ted Grimsrud |
- These inserts can be mailed to college students and members of the military who are asking questions, used for Sunday school discussions or as background for sermons.
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| Mennonites and the Flag | | by Susan Mark Landis |
- The Historical Context of Mennonites and Their Relationship to the State and the Flag. Where Our Freedoms of Religion Originated.
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| Faith and Politics | | |
- The Bible contains contrasting images of government. One image highlights government's potential, the other its pitfalls.
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| What Do Pacifists Believe? | | by Anne Meyer Byler |
- I am a pacifist and am outraged at the actions of whoever was responsible for killing so many innocent people through the forced airplane crashes of September 11. The question we all face is: How do we respond? Sometimes people explicit criticize pacifism, but misrepresent it.
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| Stories of Peace and Justice | | |
- Collection of true success stories for peace and justice.
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| The Reason for our Advocacy | | by Martin Shupack |
- By raising our voices on behalf of those who are struggling to overcome poverty, oppression and violence, advocacy responds faithfully to Jesus' command to "love our neighbors as ourselves."
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| Advice to Conscientious Objectors Facing Draft Registration | | |
- What youth need to know about draft registration.
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