Tag: Letters

Protest organizers accused of ‘revisionist history’ Re: “The sweet solace of polarization, Part 2,” Oct. 17, page 20. While the protest organizers may have believed they did a “good job of respecting the rights of others,” and that “honking was controlled,” I’m afraid that’s revisionist history. The protest included honking at all hours and protesters…

Preaching in a ‘maze of postmodern reality’ Say a prayer for pastors, teachers in seminaries and Mennonite schools, bishops and executive ministers, and any others who are tasked with leading the rest of us Anabaptist Christians through the maze of postmodern reality. It’s not so much that the Anabaptist story that should provide a firm,…

Indigenous gifts to the world Re: “Get over being called a ‘settler’ ” letter, June 27, page 7. This letter writer suggests those of us who are descendants of settlers should ask ourselves how we have “benefited from colonialism.” We do indeed need to ask ourselves this question. But the letter writer has inspired me to…

Two editorials lauded Re: “Two things not up for debate” and “Acting ‘a little strange’ ” editorials, May 16 and June 27, respectively. What a great editorial. You are expressing my thoughts completely. When the abortion question was discussed in the 1980s at conference and at our Mennonite Central Committee board, I voiced similar thoughts, and…

Point: Teachers are fallible, but God can use them Over the past decades, as a “dyed-in-the-wool” Anabaptist Mennonite, I have come to value the teaching/preaching of several “new Anabaptists.” Recently, Brian Zahnd’s sermon of May 29 (Word of Life Church, St. Joseph, Miss.) reminded me of how often we Mennonites, as historic keepers of Anabaptist…

Keep on keeping on After many years of supporting the withholding of military taxes and volunteering with Conscience Canada Peace Tax Trust Fund (CC), I have at last retired from the board. We have not yet achieved our goal: that it be legal in Canada for conscientious objectors (COs) to war to have their military…

Point: When words don’t make sense, conversation is at risk Re: “God didn’t create you wrong” feature, Feb. 21, page 4. The only challenge I have with the gender-identity conversation is the use of pronouns that, for most people, are plural, but are intended as singular by others. They/them/their, for me, doesn’t make sense in…

Creation-care article praised by reader Re: “ ‘All of a sudden there’s buds on the trees,’ ” May 2, page 16. This insightful article reveals a truth that has become increasingly recognized over the past years—that time spent outdoors improves learning by increasing the ability to be attentive and stay on task. This is particularly important at…

Ottawa citizen offers different view of life under the ‘freedom convoy’ Re: First letter of “Two views on the ‘freedom convoy,’ ” April 4, page 7. The letter from a Bible study group in St. Catharines, Ont., indicated how peaceful and lawful the “freedom convoy” was. They clearly did not hear the incessant honking of horns…