(July 14, 2015 at 4:25 pm)QuarkDriven Wrote:(July 14, 2015 at 4:17 pm)Atheist_BG Wrote: A little off topic here but... do these still exist? I thought the Amish was a crazy retarded community that existed in times when cars had only 1 horse power and after that they probably have died out.
Oh they still exist.. I went a couple of years ago and remember driving by as they are on the shoulder with their horse and buggy... their numbers i think are declining (who could resist iphones and flat screen tv's with PS4's lol) but they are trying to maintain their crazy retarted community...
I have a couple of customers who are amish which is annoying cause they don't email... i have to call a community phone or dial their "shanty" phone line in hopes one is near enough to pick up if i need to talk to them...
on another note, they're finding loopholes left and right to use modern tech... they have their phones in shanty's now (which before you couldnt have a phone) they're taking busses to trade shows, half of the menonites drive and have electricity.. its almost a joke at this point.. They have a freaking TV show for CHRISTS sake! lol they're not allowed to be photographed but their on TV!?!
and now that i've mentioned menonites, lets throw in a Hitchens joke... Why did the amish girl get shunned from the community... 2 menonite... lol
So to be fair, there are different levels of religiousity amoungst different amish groups, just like with everyone else. Not all of them are forbidden cars and electricity.