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National advocacy days seem to be
proliferating as quickly as Hallmark holidays.
I have no objection. Just as I
enjoy my morning devotional to reflect on the things of the spirit, or my daily
paper to reflect on society, these advocacy days often bring positive thoughts
to mind and new knowledge.
International Day of Women (08 Mar) is a United Nations’ sponsored holiday that spotlights the experience and heritage of women around the world – including women Mennonites from all ethnicities and denominational groups.
My interest in the concept of Mennonite womanhood was also recently sparked by a comment to a website regarding the new-found interest by progressive Evangelicals and Southern Baptists in their Anabaptist heritage – indicating celebration of a newly reclaimed tie of which many traditional Anabaptists seem to be wary. Regrettably, despite a long internet search, I have been unable to relocate the comment, but it went something along the lines that as a woman, the commenter was glad to be Mennonite and not a member of the more Fundamentalist non-Anabaptist denominations because the Mennonites recognized the ordination of women to the pastoral office and their equal participation in the church.
National advocacy days seem to be
proliferating as quickly as Hallmark holidays.
I have no objection. Just as I
enjoy my morning devotional to reflect on the things of the spirit, or my daily
paper to reflect on society, these advocacy days often bring positive thoughts
to mind and new knowledge.
National Hug Day (21 Jan), National
Chocolate Covered Cherry Day (03 Jan) or Take Your Pet to Work Day (24 Jun) may
not seem on par with Independence Day (04 Jul) or Canada Day (01 Jul), yet sometimes
such faux-holidays might bring an otherwise mundane topic into greater focus.
International Day of Women (08 Mar) is a United Nations’ sponsored holiday that spotlights the experience and heritage of women around the world – including women Mennonites from all ethnicities and denominational groups.
My interest in the concept of Mennonite womanhood was also recently sparked by a comment to a website regarding the new-found interest by progressive Evangelicals and Southern Baptists in their Anabaptist heritage – indicating celebration of a newly reclaimed tie of which many traditional Anabaptists seem to be wary. Regrettably, despite a long internet search, I have been unable to relocate the comment, but it went something along the lines that as a woman, the commenter was glad to be Mennonite and not a member of the more Fundamentalist non-Anabaptist denominations because the Mennonites recognized the ordination of women to the pastoral office and their equal participation in the church.
