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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Re: Sentence meaning
The Mennonites believe that the Bible forbids them from holding offices that require the use of force.
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From the above sentence it is nearly impossible to tell what the writer means by force. It could mean physical force. It could mean political force.
- From the above sentence it is nearly impossible to tell what the writer means by force.
- It could mean physical force.
- It could mean political force.
- they are closely related to the Amish but are a little more tolerant to using the modern advances in technology in their everyday lives such as the electricity and the automobile.
- So the above sentence is saying the Mennonites believe that the Bible teaches them not to hold political offices, if a person in charge of such a office is required to use some type of force on others.
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From the above sentence it is nearly impossible to tell what the writer means by force. It could mean physical force. It could mean political force.
Anyway, the Mennonites are a religious sect with certain set of beliefs...they are closely related to the Amish but are a little more tolerant to using the modern advances in technology in their everyday lives such as the electricity and
Anyway, the Mennonites are a religious sect with certain set of beliefs...they are closely related to the Amish but are a little more tolerant to using the modern advances in technology in their everyday lives such as the electricity and
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AnonymousThe Mennonites believe that the Bible forbids them from holding offices that require the use of force.Perhaps a Mennonite would the best person to tell us what it means?
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Hi,
Yes, that's a good idea. More traditional Mennonites, as well as the related Amish people, would not, I think, use a computer. However, more 'modern' Mennonite groups even have their own websites.
They might even bring us an interesting perpective on grammar, as is often the case with older and tightly knit communities!
Clive
Yes, that's a good idea. More traditional Mennonites, as well as the related Amish people, would not, I think, use a computer. However, more 'modern' Mennonite groups even have their own websites.
They might even bring us an interesting perpective on grammar, as is often the case with older and tightly knit communities!
Clive
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