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<blockquote data-quote="tpaetkau" data-source="post: 850178" data-attributes="member: 17045"><p>Hi. I came across this post, not sure if you have the answer you are looking for however I can help you out with the accurate meaning of the black stars. They represent pacifism which is a core tenant of the Anabaptist/Mennonite doctrines. The branding or land-marking of buildings with a black star was a convenient way to display this ideology. This was actually a method of discerning religious and political beliefs initiated by the Nazi and enforced heavily during WWII. Pacifism was not tolerated; along with Jewish peoples displaying yellow stars and conversely brown and red stars by nomadic and POW, each had different significance in internment camps. Pacifists were allowed to remain if they permitted these stars to hang and serve as markers for troops seeking refuge, rest, hospitalization and sundries. This tradition was brought to the Americas and has nothing to do with mysticism, folklore or any other such foolishness.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tpaetkau, post: 850178, member: 17045"] Hi. I came across this post, not sure if you have the answer you are looking for however I can help you out with the accurate meaning of the black stars. They represent pacifism which is a core tenant of the Anabaptist/Mennonite doctrines. The branding or land-marking of buildings with a black star was a convenient way to display this ideology. This was actually a method of discerning religious and political beliefs initiated by the Nazi and enforced heavily during WWII. Pacifism was not tolerated; along with Jewish peoples displaying yellow stars and conversely brown and red stars by nomadic and POW, each had different significance in internment camps. Pacifists were allowed to remain if they permitted these stars to hang and serve as markers for troops seeking refuge, rest, hospitalization and sundries. This tradition was brought to the Americas and has nothing to do with mysticism, folklore or any other such foolishness. [/QUOTE]
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