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What does everybody think about the people who live in the present day but start cultures outside the city that look like there set in the 1800s.They where the cloths,they make the food,and they teach the same way they did a 100 years ago.

lol

Well back on topic. I think it's more than a little odd that the Amish believe you have to stay away from modern society in order for God to consider them devoted or whatever...

i went to amish country just recently,

boring...

i have to say, buts its nothing taht i expected, becuase there are paved roads, cars, store outlets.......it was odd

i think the amish are cool at least they are honost toward their believes

really?

cars?

They're major imbreeders. They tend to marry their 1st cousins and what not, alot because they have a small population that has kept themselves in an inner circle for a very long time.

I hear that at the age of 16 or so, they are sent out into societ for 2 years to see what it's like. Then they get the option to go back or stay out there.

Most stay because they've been raised one way, and they aren't completely suited for modern life.

A bit off topic....

Has anyone seen those absurd commercials advertesing a new reality tv show "Amish in the city"? An Amish family moves to LA to live a regular life in the big city and if they win...they get a new horse as a price?! Heavens sake! And we call ourselves civilization!

oh yeah, I've seen that ad... They get a new horse for a prize? That's really dumb...

AND....what about that "turn the other cheek" thing ?

OK....this rule is in all Christian bibles but I believe that the Amish actually carry it out to the letter !

This creates a feeling in me that makes me wonder what they would do if they were attacked by neighbours down the hill who wanted their land ?

OK...let's make the point bigger...

They live quietly and happily in the United States, enjoying their pacifist existence, but what if The Al-Quaeda decided that they wanted to bomb them all out of existence ?

Would they defend themselves or would they hope that their neighbours down the hill might want to do this thing for them ?

The point that I am trying to make here is that just like the suicide-bombers of the extremist Muslims, the Amish are willing to become martyrs for their faith even although every ounce of sense and sensibility should tell them not to....

So much for blind faith eh ?

"Amish in the city"is a bit intriging to see how they react to certain things that we use in modern life.But most of the time they arent even amazed at what we have.

A horse for a prize?

They would stand around praying, saying that God would save them if they "had faith" or something...

You know....I don't think the price is even a horse...I'm not sure anymore.

Anyways, still is a stupid show idea.

no it's not... Since we all know Amish people are soooooo interesting

I'm trying to remenber the name of a movie in which Harrison Ford gets involve in a mystery and ends up hidding in an Amish village. Hmmm....anyone seen that movie?

one time i was driving through pennsylvania, and i saw a amish lady on a john deer

oppie, double post

one time i was driving through pennsylvania, and i saw a amish lady on a john deer

why three post?

i dont know i didnt realize i had three posts

I was driving through Kitchener last month and we had to stop at the stop light for menonites in a carraige to go by.

There's alot of things I wouldn't want to do w/o like they do, But I thk it's cool how they take care of eachother. No one does w/o. if somene needs a barn built, everyone pitches in and helps. They don't do that anywhere else. That part of the amish people, is awesome and I wish people could come back together like that.

I saw Amish people in a burger king once

It is called "Witness"

never seen an amish person and i have never been to an amish community.

why werent there amish people there

My grandmother lives near lotta amish. i see them on the road. My younger cousin stuck a gameboy out the car window and waved it at them.

i see amish ppl in walmart all the time.

The movie with harrison ford and the amish ppl is called star wars

watch out for those dreaded Amishtroopers, and the emperor Ebenezer. They chase you with pitch forks

by the way the film is called Witness if some one missed it in an earlier post

Yeh...I have heard that one too !

This makes me think about the "Will of God" thingy..... If they think that why then do they try to make themselves better when they are sick ?

Some religious cults/churches - I believe that The Mormons are included here - ( Church of The Latter Day Saints ), will not allow blood-transfusions and would rather die waiting for their God to save them than accept the life-giving blood from another person.

What they want to do is to make up their minds: Do they want to leave it all up to the will of their God or do they want to pitch in and give him/her/it a hand ?

Either what happens IS the will of God or it isn't !

thought that was the Jehovah's
Witnesses.

Yeh Finti....

I think you are right too !

These religious subgroups all run together for me sometimes !

guess how god must have it keeping track of them all

Yeh...And I wonder what he thinks of the muslims just now ?

After all..I believe that Allah is just another name for God.

aint they one of the subgroup grown big

No, Even thought they were, Im gonna say created for a lack of a better word, 500 years after Christianity, they are and entirly seperate religious thingy.

Im living in an amish paradiese

it was a joke

There you go! That's the title I was looking for. I gotta watch that movie.

yeah its a good one, one of Harrisons best performeces

I was gonna say that but I thought it was set it modern times.

I work at a fast food restraunt called Culvers, and they always come in! and i dont get why they would come to a modern place to eat, if they dont have modern clothes, hair, and relationships. And i swear they all have uni-brows. and i know they do live in normal houses, just they dont have electricity. i'm not sure about pluming though. and how they hell do they make money?!?!?!?!? OUR DAMN TAXES BETTER NOT BE PAYING FOR THEM TO LIVE! if so, they can all die...

There all hypocrites

They wear funny hats.

and suspenders

I resent making this thread closedeyes

why?

Its caled "The Amish" and yet these people visit burger king,have grocery outlets,drive cars,so far the only they do thats pertaining to the 1800's is dress.

a lot of religious people are hypocritical... that's why organized religion sucks ass (don't mean that personally BTW)

I agree some religious people are hypocrites,but many more are not.

But where talking about the Amish not christians.

Amish is a branch of christianity

So where talking about how they live not there religion.And it shouldnt be a branch of christianity you can live in the world and still be saved.But I think they took the scripture that says "Seperate yourself from the world"too literally

well did you know they have a lot of incest goign on?! where i live i heard you could pay them $100 to screw one of their women so they get pregnet by someone who is not in the family

thats just wrong

I dont understand

The Amish dont have to pay any taxes either, just b/c they live like the 1800's they get off without having to pay taxes. RETARDED

This coming from a person who claims to take the bible literally

The bible says to sepearte yourself from the world.That doesnt mean live apart from the world it just means spiritual not to be like the world

If you think bashing me gets on my nerves then think again because I dont really care

I'm not trying to bash you, I'm just stating fact.

"This coming from a person who takes the bible literally "

That didnt need to be said and the fact that you used the rolleye smilie isnt too uplifting either.I also am stating a fact maybe you should read my post before making fun of the,.