tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post7873701265697888003..comments2024-03-28T22:01:11.059-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Of Blood Moons And MennonitesOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-26932048187111122052015-10-24T04:10:32.147-04:002015-10-24T04:10:32.147-04:00What an interesting post.
I remember my family d...What an interesting post. <br />I remember my family driving to Pennsylvania years ago and we saw Amish and Mennonite communities. I think what impressed me at a young age was the communal dinners with enormous bowlfuls of good, hearty food.<br />The year 1994 was when the African National Congress government began in South Africa and the apartheid ruling party and system was ousted. So it's interesting that it was then that the Mennonites could exist and grow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-45921615722739873912015-10-23T15:54:06.956-04:002015-10-23T15:54:06.956-04:00Caro, what a GREAT post. I wish I had been along ...Caro, what a GREAT post. I wish I had been along on that cruise. I saw only a glimpse of the eclipse before the clouds rolled in in NYC. I am happy to know more about the Mennonites. While researching Invisible Country, I learned about their migration to Paraguay. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mennonites_in_Paraguay<br />I do love that movie, though, I must say. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-76222368871175842732015-10-23T13:21:06.406-04:002015-10-23T13:21:06.406-04:00My great-grandfather Kaser (with an umlaut over th...My great-grandfather Kaser (with an umlaut over the 'a') came to the U.S. from Switzerland when he was 18 (around 1866-7), married his wife in the Bluffton, Indiana Apostolic Christian Church, which is closely related to the Mennonite movement. They eventually moved to Oregon around 1882, and while most of the family has drifted away, one branch of (very prolific) cousins is still very much a part of the local Apostolic Christian Church. The local church split in the early 1930s, due to philosophical differences, one group become more 'fundamental' (conservative, no colorful, frilly clothes, no fancy cars, church services in "Old German", no singing, no musical instruments, etc), and the other more progressive. The more progressive group then split again in the 1950s, again on conservative/progressive differences, and my cousins mostly belong to the most progressive of the three local branches. I just attended the annual Mennonite Festival that's held every October at our local fair grounds, which is a fundraiser for just the charitable activities that you mentioned in your post. And yes, they are, for the most part, wonderful, nice, cheerful folks!<br /><br />I, alas, am a wayward wanderer, adrift with four sheets to the spiritual winds...Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-80809036418495185462015-10-23T11:12:39.504-04:002015-10-23T11:12:39.504-04:00I think they might have done a fine job of taking ...I think they might have done a fine job of taking the best of modern times while managing to exclude the nonsense. And they read crime/mystery fiction!Caro Ramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499318515241879831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-25751433969403025012015-10-23T10:11:59.049-04:002015-10-23T10:11:59.049-04:00Does that make you a Moonite?
I grew up in Wester...Does that make you a Moonite?<br /><br />I grew up in Western Pennsylvania where admittedly the presence of the Amish and Mennonites was not as pronounced as in the East, but I still carry a fascination with how they've (mostly) successfully resisted the influence of modern times. Thanks for bringing back the memories.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.com