I’m a former Mennonite.
These are the true Mennonites who have, and still are, willing to die for their beliefs. Hundreds of thousands have gone before them.
I no longer consider myself a Mennonite for primarily two reasons; most of the church has gone ‘rainbow’ and the non-resistance is now contrary to my belief.
WHen these Mennonites say they will die first, they have hundreds of years of history to fall back on. They WILL die first.
She’s as safe as she can be made safe.
I am not a fan of the Mennonites. I believe their doctrines are seriously wrong on church-state relations and on pacifism.
However, this is a perfect example of where conservative Christians need to put very important differences aside to pray for these persecuted brothers who are seriously wrong on important issues. Anyone who thinks that legalizing homosexual marriage won't have consequences needs to look at cases like this. Also, as Lymelady has pointed out, Janet Miller has seriously harmed her case by accepting child support from her former lesbian partner — actions have consequences and sometimes judges have to enforce bad laws. Not saying the judge here did the right thing, but I am saying that if the push for gay marriage continues, someday conservative Christians in the judicial profession are going to have to ask if they can in good conscience send a child back into a lesbian or gay home when the law really is clear (as is not necessarily true in this case).
We need to fight tooth-and-nail against gay marriage or things like this will become more and more common.
For now, as long as the law remains unsettled, we still have things we can do to fight. There are at least two members of Congress with Mennonite ties. Both are conservative Republicans who do not agree with the historic position of their church on pacifism and seem to try to avoid being identified as Mennonites. I wonder if either of them are involved in this privately or officially?