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When we confess “Jesus is lord” we are leaving behind systems that operate by coercion, violence and punishment. Mennonites have long recognized that following Jesus occurs in our bodies and with our lives. We remove ourselves from military service because we refuse to harm or kill people at the direction of the state. We affirm that all people are made in the image of God. We believe that it is incumbent upon the church to discuss and discern policing as another form of state-sanctioned violence.
Abolition Curriculum - Introduction and Purpose | Mennonite Church USA
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they make sure everyone is heard and that the team walks out of the meeting not necessarily in total agreement, yet committed to the decision
The Map
Keith M. Eigel, PhD
It blows your mind to see how consistently the earliest Christians stood on the side of life, and against the taking of life in every way—abortion, capital punishment, violence in all forms. None of them ever condoned killing in any form, even in war. There was a small debate about whether a Christian could serve in the military if they refused to kill (keep in mind in ancient Rome the military was not just a war machine but it was also how bridges and roads were built, making it much more conceivable that you could be in the military in a noncombat role). But certainly Christians could be in the military only if they refused to kill.
The Irresistible Revolution
Shane Claiborne
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