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A Plain Anabaptist Story: The Hutterites

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by ajakate

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I first learned about the Anabaptists through this episode [1] of Dan Carlin's Hardcore History.
It's not mentioned in the article, but an interesting event in the early history was Anabaptists taking over the city of Munster and forming a sort of commune, later having the city sieged upon [2].
It's a little lengthy, but one of my favorite episodes of a history podcast and definitely worth the listen.
[1] https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-48-prophe...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Münster_rebellion

by sombragris

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The Bruderhof movement also comes from a Hutterist heritage and has several communities in the US and the world, including a historically significant community in Asunción, Paraguay (Villa Primavera)
Their website: https://www.bruderhof.com

by RickJWagner

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I grew up in South Dakota and had a friend that left a colony. He had a driving interest in all things mechanical, and loved nothing more than to ride a motorcycle on gravel, spinning the rear wheel. His attitude towards life was very matter-of-fact, and he was a very hard worker. Great guy, I’d like to talk with him again some day.

by IAmBroom

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Serious question: do other religions inspire/invite/create these kind of nutso, radical-agenda splinters? There's the sect that died out because they believed all sex was sinful, even in marriage. Various doomsday cults. Anabaptists taking over cities forcibly (OK, that's a common religious thing...).
I mean, I can think of a few non-Christian examples, but most of what I'm aware of originate from OT+NT bible followers.