Top 10 reasons Mennonites don't join the military.

10) Mennonites are no good at taking orders.
9) Uniforms look too much like plain coats to urban Mennonites.
8) Marching cadences can't be sung to four-part harmony.
7) Drill sergeants take "go the second mile" literally.
6) Quilts aren't allowed on army cots.
5) Ice cream isn't served in the mess hall after 9 p.m.
4) Saluting the flag and reciting the pledge of allegiance is too liturgical.
3) Mennonites believe hand-to-hand combat should be reserved for church business meetings.
2) Simple living is taken to unreasonable extremes.
1) Not enough group conformity for your average Mennonite.


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