For approximately 10, so-called horse-and-buggy people in Canada, the problem of physical and social distancing is multiplied because they reject modern technology, said Royden Loewen, chair in Mennonite Studies at the University of Winnipeg.
They don't allow themselves that kind of electronic media," said Loewen, who has written a book called Horse-and-Buggy Genius: Listening to Mennonites Contest the Modern World. He said they view it as "a slippery slope" and they "don't want to allow things that they then have to go back and second-guess whether that was a good thing, or how do you turn back the clock?
Some Old Order Mennonite leaders told Loewen they are contemplating writing out their sermons and delivering the text personally to each household. Being rooted in an agrarian culture, Loewen said, they are more comfortable with the cycle of life and death and what they see as the will of God. The self-sufficiency and simple life of Old Order Mennonites means they are less disrupted by self-isolation, compared to other Canadians who miss going to the gym, a hockey game or a movie theatre.
Meanwhile, Wollmann and others understand this pandemic will change their Hutterite communities — in positive and negative ways. Or will this cause us to deeply reflect on how we live life and to zoom in on what really matters — and that is human relationships and the well-being of all in the human family? Karen Pauls is an award-winning journalist who has been a national news reporter in Manitoba since Karen has worked in Washington and was the correspondent in Berlin, Germany, for three months in , covering the selection of Pope Francis in Rome.
Twitter karenpaulscbc. A variety of newsletters you'll love, delivered straight to you. Social Sharing. Hutterites grappling with 'new reality' 2 years ago Corrections A previous version of this story stated that someone from the Baker Hutterite Colony in Manitoba needed to self-isolate after a recent trip to the U. The individual was actually from a different colony. Karen Pauls National Reporter. Mennonites hold their major amount of population in Congo, United States and Canada.
In addition to these three countries, Mennonites are found in a large numbers in 51 countries of at least 6 continents. Mennonites are widely scattered all across the globe with their population in China, Germany, Paraguay, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, and Belize where the Mennonites have formed large colonies. Mennonites have formed a Disaster Service which has its basis in North America which offers its services in areas which have been hit by various types of disasters like floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, etc.
Mennonites also work with a number of other programs in order to provide relief services in different portions of the world. Mennonites have been nonviolent for a long period of time and have been seen following this tradition and have got themselves indulged in issues of justice and peace. The Mennonites have also founded Christian Peacemaker Teams. Mennonites have got their differences from Hutterites in a number of fields.
Mennonite groups have got their own schools which are either private or are related to church customs in any way. The groups believing on conservative thoughts amongst the Mennonites have their own schools as well as their staff for teaching and their own syllabuses as well.
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