(September 14, 2017 at 12:34 pm)Nymphadora Wrote:Quote:Or what about the Amish? Beliefs they teach aside, they intentionally strip away access to modernism in virtually every way. Technology, education, everything that makes life worth living nowadays, completely cut off and isolated.
Not true. I live within twenty minutes of the nearest Amish family and I can tell you for a fact that they absolutely accept rides from people who own cars. They eat out in restaurants and yes - some do allow their picture to be taken. While their farms might not use modern technology such as modern farm equipment and electricity, they do absoultely take advantage of modern conveniences while they are out in public.
Saw them numerous times up at Hershey hospital when I took my oldest there for appointments to see her specialists. She stayed in the Children's hospital for 10 days after her last surgery. There were dozens of them in the family waiting room after a child fell out of a barn window. They used the microwaves and the refridgerators there as well as some of the kids played video games available for use. They do not turn away medical attention. They sell their goods and their wares to modernized people. How else do you think they make money necessary to pay their property taxes and the like? Did you honestly think that they were so far removed from society that they were somehow hidden, exempt from actually dealing with the public? When an Amish kid turns 18, they are given the opportunity to spend time in the real world, exposed to everything thing we have access to today, for a period of one year. They either come back to their community at age 19 or they opt out. If they opt out, they are never allowed to return to their community. Ever. But to say that they aren't ever exposed to modern conveniences is just a flat out lie.
Also - The Amish are frequently in the news papers as well and they all aren't "innocent" God-fearing people either. Just a few years back, a few Lancaster county Amish boys got busted for selling marajuana out of their buggy. Completely cut off and isolated, my ass. Do some research on a subject before you speak about it.
Yeah I was gonna say the same. They have rumspringa specifically so that they can decide for themselves.
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