{"id":6534,"date":"2011-06-08T18:46:05","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T22:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=6534"},"modified":"2026-08-28T13:49:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T20:49:28","slug":"mennonites-and-sustainable-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/mennonites-and-sustainable-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Mennonites and Sustainable Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by Menno-Lite<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are the Mennonites falling for Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development? 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