Declaration to the Holdeman Mennonites
I am not the first, nor will I be the last ex-Holdeman, to publish a letter to the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite. My desire is not to expose the failures of the Holdeman church nor to boast of myself as being superior to them. First of all, I believe that my spouse and I are at peace with God and man, we have been reconciled unto the Lord and have received assurance of salvation as evidenced by the abundance of joy and peace we experience in our daily lives. We do not speak in tongues, we do not cast out evil spirits or pivot and cavort in odd positions while worshiping nor do we now wear silver bracelets and gold chains around our neck to express our "freedom"; we have and are experiencing that true spiritual liberty does not consist of beating drums or jabbering in unknown gibberish, nor is it composed of wearing double head-coverings (for the Holdeman ladies) or of beards and plaid shirts (for the Holdeman men). I genuinely appreciate the...