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Anabaptism is a Protestant denomination, which originated in the Radical Reformation of the 16th century. The term covers Mennonites, Hutterites, Amish and Brethren. The Anabaptist movement started in January 1525 in Zurich, Switzerland, when the first Anabaptist baptismal service took place. The name Anabaptism derives from Greek terms for re-baptism (Greek ανα (again, twice) +βαπτιζω (baptize), thus "re-baptizers") and was originally used as a pejorative term. Anabaptists require that candidates be able to make their own declarations of faith and so refuse baptism to infants. As a result, they were heavily persecuted during the 16th century and into the 17th by both other Protestants and Roman Catholics. Anabaptists practice believer's baptism, believe in the priesthood of all believers and a symbolic meaning of the Lord's Supper, postulate the separation of church and state, and refuse to do military service and to take oaths. Ordinances are baptism and the Lord's Supper. Some groups also practice foot washing. The terminology sacrament is generally rejected. Apart from that they have no generally accepted doctrine and no central organisation. Today there are more than 1.6 million anabaptists worldwide. No other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ Menno Simons' motto from 1 Corinthians 3:11 Peace churches are Christian churches, groups or communities advocating Christian pacifism. The term historic peace churches refers specifically only to three church groups among pacifist churches: Church of the Brethren, Mennonites including the Amish, and Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and has been used since the first conference of the peace churches in Kansas in 1935. The definition of "peace churches" is sometimes expanded to include Christadelphians (from 1863) and Molokans (Russian Orthodox "milk-drinkers"), though these did not participate in the conference of the "historic peace churches" in Kansas in 1935. The peace churches agree that Jesus advocated nonviolence. Whether physical force can ever be justified, either in defending oneself or others, remains controversial. Many believers adhere strictly to a moral attitude of nonresistance in the face of violence. But these churches generally do concur that violence on behalf of nations and their governments is contrary to Christian morality. (More...) Michael Sattler preaching in the woods. Michael Sattler (c. 1490 – 21 May 1527) was a monk who left the Roman Catholic Church during the Protestant Reformation to become one of the early leaders of the Anabaptist movement. He was particularly influential for his role in developing the Schleitheim Confession. Born in approximately 1490 in Staufen, Germany. Sattler became a Benedictine monk in the cloister of St. Peter and most likely became prior. He left St. Peter's probably in May 1525 when the monastery had been overcome by the troops from the Black Forest fighting in the peasant's war. He later married a former Beguine named Margaretha. When Sattler arrived in Zurich is not known except that he was in town before being expelled from the city November 18, 1525 in a wave of expulsions of foreigners resulting from the November 6–8 disputation on baptism. Some believe that Sattler is to be identified as the "Brother Michael in the white coat," mentioned in a document dated March 25 of that year, thus placing Sattler in Zurich before Snyder's estimation of when he left St. Peter's. Snyder believed that Sattler possibly arrived in Zurich to attend that disputation. He became associated with the Anabaptists and was probably rebaptised in the summer of 1526. He was involved in missionary activity around Horb and Rottenburg, and eventually traveled to Strasbourg. In February 1527 he chaired a meeting of the Swiss Brethren at Schleitheim, at which time the Schleitheim Confession was adopted. (More...) Template:/box-footer Background Christianity · Protestantism · Reformation · Radical Reformation · Sermon on the Mount · German Peasants' War · Martin Luther · Thomas Müntzer · Ulrich Zwingli Distinctive doctrines Theology of Anabaptism · Believer's Baptism · Nonconformity to the world · Nonviolence · Free will · Freedom of religion · Priesthood of all believers · Separation of church and state · Foot washing · Shunning · Simple living Documents Schleitheim Confession · Dordrecht Confession · Ausbund · Martyrs Mirror Key people George Blaurock · Hans Denck · Conrad Grebel · Balthasar Hubmaier · Hans Hut · Jacob Hutter · Alexander Mack · Felix Manz · Pilgram Marpeck · Michael Sattler · Menno Simons Largest groups Mennonite World Conference · Mennonites · Mennonite Brethren · Old Colony Mennonites · Old Order Mennonites · Brethren in Christ · Amish · Hutterites · Schwarzenau Brethren Related movements Schwenkfelders · Baptists · Pietism · Radical Pietism · Herrnhuters · Inspirationalists · Quakers Select [+] to view subcategories ▼ Anabaptism ► Anabaptists ► Amish ► Mennonitism Religion Christianity Anabaptist work group Arminianism Bible Religion Christianity Bible Baptists Calvinism Arminianism Lutheranism The following Wikimedia sister projects provide more on this subject: What are portals? 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