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WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE IDEA OF UPDATING THE MARTYRS MIRROR?

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 - John D. Roth

Response to Roth's column in The Mennonite

I think an updated book of martyr stories would be wonderful, though I also realize it may be like putting a hymnal together and having to determine which ones of so many good possibilities to include, and on what basis. I agree that criteria for defining "Anabaptist," whether by actual church membership or by other means, could be complicated, but this book wouldn't have to claim to be comprehensive, just an inspiring collection of stories representing some of the "great clouds of witnesses" we need to be paying attention to.

I recently used the Martyrs Mirror as a basis for some thoughts on Memorial Day that I posted on my blog [[1]].

Blessings, Harvey Yoder