Majority requires rebaptism
by Conrad L. Kanagy, Elizabethtown, Pa.
In response to Chad Mason’s essay “Mennonite but not Anabaptist” (Jan. 8) in which he argues against the practice of rebaptism, the author notes that he is “not aware of any Mennonites today who would require rebaptism for Christians of other communions to join their congregations.”
In fact, the recent Mennonite Member Profile 2006 showed that 57 percent of members and 55 percent of pastors believe that rebaptism should be required for someone who was baptized as a baby. These data suggest that Mennonites in the United States (at least within Mennonite Church USA) remain committed to the practice of rebaptism for new members who were baptized in other Christian communions as infants.—
Associated Issue: Mennonite but not Anabaptist - Jan. 8, 2008
Associated Article: Mennonite but not Anabaptist
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