I’ve purposefully remained silent about the John Howard Yoder issue. But I was shocked yesterday to see a poll on the topic presented by The Mennonite. The Mennonite posted a statement of their conviction and are now letting people respond through a poll question: “It is appropriate for Mennonite Church USA to look again at the sexual abuse charges against John Howard Yoder.” The response options included: Yes No Not sure What charges? Upon first glance this poll may look harmless; just a mere inquiry. Perhaps The Mennonite‘s intention was to get their readers more involved in the conversation surrounding John Howard Yoder? Maybe, in a very typical Mennonite way, they wanted to gain everyone’s opinion regarding the issue, making sure every voice out there had the chance to be expressed? I’m not sure who created the poll, and I also don’t know the intention behind creating the poll—it’s all just speculation. But what I do know is that this poll really pissed me off. And that anger has resulted in me opening up my vow of silence surrounding this issue. So why did this poll cause such anger? Well, there’s a few reasons. Let me attempt to explain: There’s […]
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