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'''Anabaptists''' are a [[Christian]] offshoot that formed during the [[Protestant Reformation]] who believe that infant baptism is not valid and only believers are to be baptized.  They are known for their pacifism and their simple way of life.  The [[Amish]] are an Anabaptist denomination. They also include the  [[Apostolic_Christians |Apostolic Christians]], Bruderhof, [[Hutterian_Brethren | Hutterites]], [[Mennonite |Mennonites]], River Brethren and Schwarzenau Brethren.  Similar to the [[Puritans]], religious persecution in [[England]] drove many Anabaptists to settle in the colonies that became the United States of America.

'''Anabaptists''' are a [[Christian]] offshoot that formed during the [[Protestant Reformation]] who believe that infant baptism is not valid and only believers are to be baptized.  They are known for their pacifism and their simple way of life.  The [[Amish]] are an Anabaptist denomination. They also include the  [[Apostolic_Christians |Apostolic Christians]], Bruderhof, [[Hutterian_Brethren | Hutterites]], [[Mennonite |Mennonites]], River Brethren and Schwarzenau Brethren.  Similar to the [[Puritans]], religious persecution in [[England]] drove many Anabaptists to settle in the colonies that became the United States of America.

==The '''Anabaptists'''==

The '''Anabaptists''' began as early as 1521 in Zwickau, [[Switzerland]].  Their doctrinal beliefs include:

Began as early as 1521 in Zwickau, [[Switzerland]].  Their doctrinal beliefs include:

* Infant [[baptism]] is unbiblical and only adults should be baptized

* Infant [[baptism]] is unbiblical and only adults should be baptized

"The fanatical Antibaptists ... were originally from [[Germany]], where ... they had made known their displeasure at the oppressions of the so-called feudal system ... at the time of the Reformation, sought in the new religion an augmented power and made the most shameful misuse of it ... The Antibaptists ought by no means to be considered the same as the Baptists. ...<ref>[[L. L. Clover]], ''[[The Church: Her Origin, Purpose, Doctrine, and History]]'', pp. 330-331</ref><ref>''Religious Denominations of the World'', pp. 564-567</ref>

"The fanatical Antibaptists ... were originally from [[Germany]], where ... they had made known their displeasure at the oppressions of the so-called feudal system ... at the time of the Reformation, sought in the new religion an augmented power and made the most shameful misuse of it ... The Antibaptists ought by no means to be considered the same as the Baptists. ...<ref>[[L. L. Clover]], ''[[The Church: Her Origin, Purpose, Doctrine, and History]]'', pp. 330-331</ref><ref>''Religious Denominations of the World'', pp. 564-567</ref>

== See also ==

== See also ==

*[[Anabaptist]]

*[[Anabaptist]]