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EPISODE · Sep 29, 2025 · 15 MIN

Statistics and Scripture

from Tales from the Mennonite Heritage Archives · host Mennonite Heritage Archives

Send us Fan MailToday, we bring you a 100-year-old story about a government tactic that was used as recently 2010. During World War I, the federal government ordered all Canadian citizens to register. They needed to know how many recruits they could rely on should the war drag on. Based on their principles and values, some Mennonites in southern Manitoba refused to register. Even threats of fines and jail couldn’t persuade them. It ultimately took a Bible story to convince them. One hundred years later, the government again turned to the same story to convince Mennonites to complete census forms in 2011.Your donations help preserve and share stories like this one! Make a gift here or call 204.560.1998.Find out more by visiting the Mennonite Heritage Archives website - https://www.mharchives.ca/ Follow the Mennonite Heritage Archives on Instagram and Facebook.

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