The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is preparing a statement that asks forgiveness from Anabaptists — Mennonites, Amish and similar believers — for 16th-century persecution, which included torture and killings. The decision to prepare the statement was made by the LWF council, the world body’s main governing agency, which met in Arusha, Tanzania, June 24-30. Anabaptists, which means “rebaptizers,” were the…