Mennonite

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A '''Mennonite''' is an adherent to an [[Anabaptist]] movement begun in the 1500's by [[Menno Simons]]. They practice adult [[baptism]], [[pacifism]], simple living and have an emphasis on community. Mennonites accept a form of [[sola scriptura]] known as scriptura sui ipsius interpres which translates from Latin as Scripture is its own expositor.<ref>http://www.bible-researcher.com/cross-references.html</ref>

Most are of German or Swiss descent, and live as very hard-working farmers. Most Mennonites live in the U.S. (Pennsylvania to Indiana, and Great Plains) and Canada (Prairie Provinces); Some live in Argentina and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].

Some Old Order Mennonites have a simple way of living, wear traditional clothes and avoid modern technology. Other Mennonites use the same types of technology and wear the same types of clothes as other modern people.

==Amish and Mennonites==
The Amish and Mennonite churches share the same beliefs concerning baptism, non-resistance, and basic Bible doctrines. They differ in matters of dress, technology, language, form of worship, and interpretation of the Bible. <ref>http://www.800padutch.com/amishhistory.shtml Lancaster PA & the Amish Country website</ref>

==Disaster relief==

Mennonites are strongly involved with disaster relief, particularly through the [[Mennonite Central Committee]] <ref>http://mcc.org/ Mennonite Central Committee</ref> and [[Mennonite Disaster Services]]. <ref>http://www.mds.mennonite.net/ Mennonite Disaster Service Website</ref> They also distribute [[fair trade]] goods through Ten Thousand Villages shops. Ten Thousand Villages is a nonprofit program of the Mennonite Central Committee. <ref>http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/php/about.us/about.vision.php</ref>

== Separation and distinct beliefs ==

The Old order Mennonites choose to shun themselves from the outside mainly becuase they believe the technology that we use has been created by the devil and it is pure evil although there have been times when these groups have used technology such as when there is an emergency they will phone for help. Some of these communities also do not meet in churches rather in homes.
==See also==
* [[Pacifism]]
==References==

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==External Links==
*http://www.mennoniteusa.org/ Mennonite Church USA
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Christian Rock

2009-12-15T23:50:54Z

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'''Christian Rock''' is a genre of [[music]]. It is [[Rock music|Rock]], with Christian Lyrics.

The genre has come under fire from some Fundamentalist Christians who say the music is a compromise with the secular world.<ref>http://www.av1611.org/crock/crock1.html</ref> Nevertheless, it has become one of the fastest growing music genres.{{fact}}

==Origins==
Christian Rock started in the early 1970s during the [[Jesus Movement]]. During the 1970s it was often called "Jesus Music" or "Jesus Rock".

There were two different kinds of Jesus Music. One was the many songs about Jesus by secular [[top 40]] pop groups that were major hit singles from 1969-1973. These included songs like "Spirit in the Sky" by [[Norman Greenbaum]], "Put Your Hand in the Hand" by [[Ocean (band)|Ocean]], "Are You Ready" by [[Pacific Gas and Electric (band)|Pacific Gas and Electric]], "Fire and Rain" by [[James Taylor]], "Why Me" by [[Kris Kristofferson]], as well as the musicals [[Jesus Christ Superstar]] and [[Godspell]]. Some of these songs were in no way Christian and were theologically inaccurate, such as "Spirit in the Sky", in which the doctrine of sin was completely denied and which was written by the Jewish Norman Greenbaum. Many of these pop artists were not Christians themselves but songs about Jesus became very popular at the time and many joined in. The list extends to spiritual but not specifically Christian songs like "My Sweet Lord" by [[George Harrison]], and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by [[Simon and Garfunkel]].

The other genre given the Jesus Music label was made by a younger generation of Christians who saw no reason why rock and roll could not be used to spread the Gospel. Some of these like [[Larry Norman]] were people raised in the church and Christians from a young age, who also liked rock and roll and wanted to use rock in service to God; others like the members of the [[All Saved Freak Band]] and the [[Resurrection Band]] were made up of converts who came out of the secular rock and roll world, drugs, the [[occult]], or the [[hippie]] movement. Larry Norman, the All Saved Freak Band, and the Resurrection Band were three of the most important of the early Jesus Music bands, and all three were closely associated with the Jesus Movement, a movement among young people, many ex-hippies and ex-drug users, turning to Jesus Christ for salvation and ministering through street-level ministries such as coffee houses and outreach ministries in the inner city. Also important were the groups such as [[Love Song (band)|Love Song]], associated with Pastor Chuck Smith's [[Calvary Chapel]] of Costa Mesa, [[California]]. Smith's church focused on ministering to young people from the [[counterculture]], and he established Maranatha Music, the first record label solely devoted to Christian pop and rock music. Besides the aforementioned, other important artists started in the 1970s who would see their biggest success in the 1980s and 1990s. They include: [[Petra (band)|Petra]], [[DeGarmo & Key]], [[Servant (band)|Servant]], [[Randy Stonehill]], [[Mylon LeFevre]], and the Talbot brothers ([[John Michael Talbot|John]] and [[Terry Talbot|Terry]], formerly of the secular rock band [[Mason Proffit]]).

==The 1980s==
The 1980s saw Christian Rock shed its counterculture hippie image at the beginning of the decade and aim for the mainstream. The "Jesus Music" label fell out of favor and newer styles like [[new wave]] and [[heavy metal]] started finding a foothold in Christian music. Christian pop and [[adult contemporary]] also became a major music genre during the decade, led by [[Amy Grant]] and [[Michael W. Smith]]. Some bands from the 1970s who had seen some minor success suddenly became among the top tier of Christian Rock artists after 1980, led by Petra. The label 'Contemporary Christian Music' came into usage during this time.

One of the more controversial new bands was [[Stryper]]. Stryper was far from the first Christian band to play heavy metal, having been preceded by bands like [[Jerusalem (band)|Jerusalem]], [[Agape (band)|Agape]], and the Resurrection Band, but what made Stryper controversial was appearing on stage in 80s [[Glam Metal]] garb complete with flashy yellow and black tight-fitting [[spandex]], posing on their album covers with an arsenal of high-tech rifles, and album titles like ''To Hell With the Devil''. Even worse to some critics, Stryper went on tour with secular metal bands like [[Motley Crue]]. Another controversial artist was [[Steve Taylor]]. Like Stryper, Taylor was not the pioneer of his genre, in this case, Christian new wave musically similar to [[Devo]] and [[Oingo Boingo]]; but he attracted controversy because his lyrics used heavy sarcasm to make a point. He repeatedly had to endure misunderstanding in the wake of such songs as "I Want To Be a Clone" and "Lifeboat"; and his song "I Blew Up the Clinic Real Good" was even more controversial as Taylor found himself on the [[Oprah Winfrey]] show defending himself and having to explain the song's meaning to angry [[feminist]]s who didn't get the irony.

Another trend in the 1980s was similar to that of the early 1970s, many secular rock bands discovering Jesus as subject matter for their songs. [[U2]] and [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]] were obviously in the forefront of this, not the least because some members of U2 and Kansas really had converted to Christianity. Other 80s artists notable either for using Christian themes or for one or more members professing a Christian faith include, [[Mr. Mister]], [[Simple Minds]], [[The Call]], [[The Alarm]], [[After the Fire]], [[Kajagoogoo]], [[T-Bone Burnett]], and much later in the decade, [[King's X]].

== The 1990s ==
Since 1990, Christian Rock has kept up with changing musical tastes. [[DC Talk]], who had started as a Christian [[rap]] group in the late 80s, changed to a [[Rock Music]] and [[grunge]] style in the mid 90s and saw some crossover success on the secular rock charts. Michael W. Smith also became a major crossover artist starting in 1991. Newsboys started in 1985, but became a major artist in the 1990s.

== The 2000s ==
In the 2000s, Metal made a comeback in Christian Rock, for [[Stryper]] made a comeback, and completely changed their style, to a [[Heavy Metal]] sound, while bands from the 1990s such as Demon Hunter, and Narnia became more popular than before. In 2002, [[Kutless]] became popular, with a new Hard Rock sound<ref>http://www.kutless.com/albumKutless.aspx</ref>. Bands/Artists such as [[Third Day]], Chris Tomlin, Tree 63, and [[Casting Crowns]] became popular, bringing a Worship influenced sound into Christian Rock.

==Bands==

Some more notable Christian rock bands include:

* [[Anberlin]]
* [[As I Lay Dying]]
* [[August Burns Red]]
* [[Becoming The Archetype]]
* [[Cubed]]
* [[dc Talk]]
* [[Demon Hunter]]
* [[Disciple (Band)|Disciple]]
* [[DivineFire]]
* [[Dogwood]]
* [[Extol]]
* [[Five Iron Frenzy]]
* [[Haste the Day]]
* [[Insyderz]]
* [[Jars of Clay]]
* [[Kutless]]
* [[Michael W. Smith]]
* [[Narnia (Christian Metal Band)|Narnia]]
* [[Newsboys]]
* [[Petra (band)|Petra]]
* [[Relient K]]
* [[Rob Rock]]
* [[Steven Curtis Chapman]]
* [[Stryper]]
* [[Switchfoot]]
* [[The OC Supertones]]

== See Also ==
*[[Christian Metal]]
*[[Christian Popular Music]]

==References==
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* Baker, Paul. ''Contemporary Christian Music: Where It Came From, Where It's Going''. Crossway Books, 1985.

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