Some Differences of the Mennonite Groups in Belize
This is not to define or highlight specific traditions and practices. The aim is simply to point out some of the differences that set each group apart from the other. The Old Colony Mennonites In most of Belize, the Hispanic people generally refer to this group as Shiparenios, while English and Kriol call them Shipyard people, since that is the biggest community of this group, even though the person might be from Indian Creek or New Land or Little Belize, to the general population as long as the man is beardless, wears a straw hat and suspenders, he's a Shipyard Mennonite. Other than that they care little about the Old Colonist customs. So what sets these Mennonites apart from other Mennonites? They believe that only their branch of the Mennonite tree is the right one and all other more liberal branches under the Mennonite name are of the world and thus eternally lost. Technology is discouraged except for those who have businesses and in such cases any electronic...