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All five U.S. MB conferences were represented at this year\u2019s Mennonite Brethren youth convention in San Antonio, Texas, where dwindling attendance was blamed on the economy, concerns about Claiborne and declining denominational loyalty. The total number of attendees was 918, compared to 1,075 in 2007 and 1,406 in 2003. While participants were reminded through the weekend that they are part of a national Mennonite Brethren family with distinctive values, they were not informed that they were also witnessing the apostasy of the church as a whole as they were exposed to the social gospel and the new monasticism.<\/p>\n

SAN\u2008ANTONIO, Texas \u2014 Shane Claiborne and Paula Simpson-Parry posed a dramatic yet effective contrast as keynote speakers at the U.S. Mennonite Brethren national youth convention\u2026<\/p>\n

When the much-anticipated, much-debated Claiborne took the stage, he challenged students to take their faith to new depths. Despite significant controversy before the event surrounding Claiborne\u2019s selection as a speaker, he was well received. Click here <\/a>to continue reading.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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