As early as 1688…
Germantown Mennonites went against their beliefs and became political for a time; they believed the abolition of slavery called for them to break from their apolitical standard of life. Many would mock their “fundamental” lifestyle and be compelled to express disgust at the thought of living the way they do. But they did.do live good. Murder rate is non existent, negligible crime and wholesome living; many would wrinkle their noses thinking how horrible to live with one wife yet let me give you a hint; they enjoy it very much because they can “do it” without being skunk drunk.

The Germantown Mennonites wrote up their thoughts:

1) If the despised Muslim Turkish deal in the slave trade, is it not worse that Christians do also?

2) Why does the color of one’s skin become the dividing line of who is fair to enslave?

3) If we are to ‘do unto others as we would have them do unto us’, what message are we sending to God?

4) What is the difference between a man who would rob a man and one who would steal the man himself? And, stolen from their homes and families, should we as Godly men purchase stolen goods?

5) There are those slave owners who commit adultery with their slaves, and sell their own children to others as slaves.

6) If the slaves were suddenly to become the masters, and the masters the slaves, would the white man not take up a weapon and fight for his life? Then why shouldn’t the black man do the same?

Side note: If President Obama would have went to German Town and had coffee with the descendants he would have avoid his troubles in Pennsylvania and won it at a very high percentage but he was/is ignorant of this history and instead went with gun and religious clinging bigots line.