News from Mennonite Church USA http://www.mennoniteusa.org/Home/News/tabid/65/BlogId/4/Default.aspx en-US chrisr@mennoniteusa.org chrisr@mennoniteusa.org Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:35:48 GMT Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:35:48 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blog RSS Generator Version 3.3.0.16726 A major challenge facing Mennonites as we talk about national identity is our diversity of viewpoints about relating to the nation, its culture and its government. We are not a homogenous people. We have had vastly differing experiences with immigration, assimilation, displacement, war, military service, alternative service, slavery, political power, the civil rights movement and so on. The communities around us have responded to our presence and our faith perspectives in different ways, ranging from admiration to acceptance, curiosity, toleration or even hostility. To varying degrees, we have been shaped by the larger influences of our society, such as media (including popular Christian media), consumerism, patriotism, civil religion and militarism. These powerful influences have shaped our national identity. http://www.mennoniteusa.org/Home/News/tabid/65/EntryID/133/Default.aspx chrisr@mennoniteusa.org http://www.mennoniteusa.org/Home/News/tabid/65/EntryID/133/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.mennoniteusa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=65&EntryID=133 Thu, 14 May 2009 16:20:03 GMT 0 http://www.mennoniteusa.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=133