| Anabaptist Anabaptists (Greek ανα (again, twice) +βαπτιζω (baptize), thus "re-baptizers"Anabaptist at answers.com) are Christians of the Radical Reformation. Anabaptist
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| Baptism In Christianity, baptism (Greek, "immersing", "performing ablutions")Liddell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon is the sacramental act of cleansing in water that admits one as a full member of the Church. The majority of Christians, including Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Lutherans, Anglicans, Presbyterians, and Methodists are baptized as infants. Baptism
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| Excommunication Excommunication is a religious censure used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious community. The word literally means putting [someone] out of communion. Excommunication
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| Caspar Schwenckfeld Caspar (or Kaspar) Schwen(c)kfeld von Ossig (1489 or 1490 – December 10 1561) was a German nobleman who became a Protestant Reformer and spiritualist, one of the earliest promoters of the Protestant Reformation in Silesia. Caspar_Schwenckfeld
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| Mennonite The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after Menno Simons (1496–1561), though his teachings were a relatively minor influence on the group. As one of the historic peace churches, Mennonites are committed to nonviolence, nonviolent resistance/reconciliation, and pacifism. Mennonite
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| Infant baptism Infant baptism is the Christian religious practice of baptizing infants or young children. In theological discussions, the practice is sometimes referred to as paedobaptism or pedobaptism from the Greek pais meaning "child. Infant_baptism
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| Mennonite/Archive March 2002 - May 2006 Talk:Mennonite/Archive_March_2002_-_May_2006
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| Hutterite Hutterites are a communal branch of Anabaptists who, like the Amish and Mennonites, trace their roots to the Radical Reformation of the 16th century. Since the death of their founder Jakob Hutter in 1536, the beliefs of the Hutterites, especially living in a community of goods and absolute pacifism, has resulted in hundreds of years of odyssey through many countries. Hutterite
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| Conscientious objector A conscientious objector (CO) is an individual who, on religious, moral or ethical grounds, refuses to participate as a combatant in war or, in some cases, to take any role that would support a combatant organization armed forces. In the first case, conscientious objectors may be willing to accept non-combatant roles during conscription or military service. Conscientious_objector
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| Shunning Shunning is the act of deliberately avoiding association with, and habitually keeping away from an individual or group. It is a sanction against association often associated with religious groups and other tightly-knit organisations and communities. Shunning
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| Woerden Woerden is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands. Due to its central location between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht, and the fact that it has excellent rail and road connections to those cities, it is a popular town for commuters who work in those cities. Woerden
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| Timeline of Christian missions This timeline of Christian missions chronicles the global expansion of Christianity through a sampling of missionary outreach events. Timeline_of_Christian_missions
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| Consensus decision-making Consensus decision-making is a group decision making process that not only seeks the agreement of most participants, but also the resolution or mitigation of minority objections. Consensus is usually defined as meaning both general agreement, and the process of getting to such agreement. Consensus_decision-making
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| Jakob Ammann Jakob Ammann (also Jacob Amman), (1644? - before 1730) was an Anabaptist leader and namesake of the Amish religious movement. Jakob_Ammann
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| Schleitheim Confession The Schleitheim Confession was a declaration of Swiss Anabaptist belief, endorsed unanimously by a meeting of Swiss Anabaptists in 1527 in Schleitheim (Switzerland). The meeting was chaired by Michael Sattler. Schleitheim_Confession
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| Pennsylvania German language Pennsylvania German (also Pennsylvania Dutch, Deitsch, Pennsylvania Deutsch, Pennsilfaanisch-Deitsch, Pennsilfaani-Deitsch, Pennsilveni-Deitsch, Pennsilfaanisch) is a West Central German variety spoken by 150,000 to 250,000 people in North America. It is traditionally the language of the Pennsylvania Dutch community, and of the Amish community. Pennsylvania_German_language
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| Plautdietsch Plautdietsch, or Mennonite Low German, was originally a Low Prussian variety of East Low German, with Dutch influence, that developed in the 16th and 17th Century in the Vistula delta area of Royal Prussia, today Polish territory. The word is etymologically cognate with Plattdeutsch, or Low German. Plautdietsch
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| Thomas Müntzer Thomas Müntzer (ca. 1488 – 27 May 1525) was an early Reformation-era German theologian and Anabaptist. Thomas_Müntzer
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| Beachy Amish Mennonite The Beachy Amish Mennonite constituency is a loose confederation of Anabaptist churches appropriately called a "fellowship," which is in contrast to a more hierarchical conference structure common amongst similar conservative Mennonite constituencies. Beachys are neither Amish nor Mennonite, but "Amish Mennonite". Beachy_Amish_Mennonite
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| Holiness movement The Holiness movement in Christianity is composed of people who believe and propagate the belief that the carnal nature of humanity can be cleansed through faith and by the power of the Holy Spirit if one has had his or her sins forgiven through faith in Jesus. The benefits professed include spiritual power and an ability to maintain purity of heart (that is, thoughts and motives that are uncorrupted by sin). Holiness_movement
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