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My God Can Beat the Shit Out of Your God For discussing any and all religious viewpoints. Intolerance will not be tolerated. Keeping your sense of humor is required. Posting messages about theological paradoxes is encouraged.

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Old 2004-11-12, 01:23
diehard993 diehard993 is offline
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Default Whats the deal with the Amish?

What are their religious principles? Why can't they drive cars, etc. ?

Can someone please give me the gist of it.
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Old 2004-11-12, 02:43
sedqon sedqon is offline
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Default Re: Whats the deal with the Amish?

Amish people all have beards.

Even the women.
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Old 2004-11-12, 03:41
aetherdweller aetherdweller is offline
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Default Re: Whats the deal with the Amish?

They are supposed to live separate from the world. Technology is evaluated and adopted on their own terms. This usually results in stuff like using buttons instead of zippers on their flys.
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Old 2004-11-14, 19:21
HempMaster HempMaster is offline
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Default Re: Whats the deal with the Amish?

http://www.800padutch.com/amish.shtml

=-)
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Old 2004-11-15, 02:18
thumper thumper is offline
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Default Re: Whats the deal with the Amish?

"idle hands are the devil's play thing"
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Old 2004-11-16, 19:59
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Default Re: Whats the deal with the Amish?

quote:Originally posted by aetherdweller:

They are supposed to live separate from the world. Technology is evaluated and adopted on their own terms. This usually results in stuff like using buttons instead of zippers on their flys.

Yeah, all the Amish I know wear Levi's 501s.

Seriously, all this was covered in a recent thread.
 
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