Just another load of tyrannical sky daddy fear mongers, shunning and emotionally abusive to children, sexist and racist, deluded hypocritical fuckwits.

Went to college in Pennsylvania and have cousins who live their. been to Bird in Hand many times in part to go Miller's General Store which I regard as a very good place to shop for food. Took my children when they were young to show them how others live. Was taken to an Amish farm in a horse and buggy. Went to the hat maker's shop and was given a tour of the steam driven tools and bought a hat. If you act with respect and speak like a human, I have found everyone to be friendly and kind. The store is run mostly by women, but there is always a man there watching over the proceedings as if it is expected that some of the tourists will be obnoxious, as I am sure happens on a regular basis. I always ask the women for help in very respectful way. Last time , Mr MIller was at the checkout. I had a nice exchange with him. One time the wife of the reigning minister was standing in a line next to me. I invited her to go ahead of me in line and she shyly accepted. The others around us were intently watching my behavior. Looking to go back soon with a large cooler.

My grandmothers family was "Pennsylvania Dutch". They migrated to Canada to a Mennonite district. My grandmother moved to Iowa and married grandpa, and they were part of the Aikers Mennonite district there. I have my dads Mennonite Cradle Roll. The Amish are an offshoot of the Mennonite. The reason for the split was the Mennonite were considered to be too worldly and fraternizing too much with non Mennonite, so the Amish came into being.

Interesting religion

It doesn't matter, their God is an evil brutal asshole.

One thing I can say about these types of theists, I do not know of an instance of any of them trying to force their beliefs on others in any way.

No thank you. Religious bullshit is just another type of the same old same old bullshit and as any shit, it stinks.

What I would like to know from the Amish is, what is so special about the 19th century? Why is god OK with 19th century technology but not 20th? It's still 1900 years after Jesus. Seems arbitrary to me.

A long history of covering up sexual abuse? Marrying off the impregnated young children to their rapists? Many of the individuals involved with organized crimes and drug trafficking?
Puppy mills?
Working a horse until it falls over dead?
Threatening young people who dare to dream of a different life that they will be banished forever from the only life and friends they have ever known?

But hey, they don't drive cars or have phones inside their houses so they must be wholesome, right?

Editing to add - The groups that traffic in the drugs justify it morally in that they only sell it to The English (that's anyone not Amish) because we are already all damned anyway.

But aren't they charming?

And here is part 2,,, even better.