Anabaptist History

Why Were the Anabaptists Persecuted During the Counter-Reformation?

Why would a peace-loving people, who taught nonviolence, be persecuted? Why would the Dutch Anabaptist Dirk Willems be burned to death, after rescuing his enemy from drowning? Many Anabaptists, especially Anabaptist leaders, were drowned, beheaded, or burned at the stake. During the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, European governments, whether they were Roman Catholic or Protestant, would …

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Anabaptist Prayers

Anabaptist prayers are typically not scripted, but often run along the same lines, due to generations of caring about the same things. You’ll hear similar phrases showing up in many of the same types of prayers, but usually each person who prays has their own phrases that mean something especially to them or that they …

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