5 Reasons Why People Leave the Amish
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Why do people choose to quit the Amish? Or to not be baptized to begin with? Here are five of the most common reasons people become ex-Amish (plus one bonus reason).
My name is Erik Wesner and I'm not Amish. Back in 2004, I met the Amish while selling books. Since then, I've visited 5,000+ Amish homes & dozens of Amish communities. My book on Amish business, Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive, was published in 2010. I run the Amish America website: amishamerica.com/
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One rare reason why a few leave their Amish communities is because the communities died out from old age and the remaining members simply dispersed to other communities or went out into the English world on their own like me. Our Community was mostly members born in the early 1900's to the 1920's and there were a couple of members that were born in the late 1800's that were descendants of Shakers that never had children. When my Mother passed away when i was 12 my Father who was of "English" background raised me in the Southern Baptist church and i was the last member of my Amish Community. With me living most of my life now without a Amish support network i did just fine. I love the Lord Jesus intensely and am Baptised and saved and i think that is all that matters in the end.
Anybody collecting money for ministering or saying that same-sex marriage is a sin when it is not now part of the Great Tribulation that started September 1st. They will be blacked out from the holy Spirit and experience such mental torment that it will bring them to repentance or they will wait too late and die with the wicked.
The answer to end covid is for all the thieving ministers to return the money (Malachi 3:8 . . . Malachi 2 proves it's prophetic instruction for the thieving ministers to repent.)
Mathew 19:12
🏳️🌈 Eunuchs that are born that way are transgender.
🏳️🌈 Eunuchs made that way by others were abused.
🏳️🌈 Those that choose to live like Eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven are bisexual people that choose partners of the same sex but opposite in gender.
I am Elijah of Malachi 4:5-6. Acts 3:22-23 says it will come to pass that anyone that fails to listen to me will be UTTERLY destroyed from among the people.
Male or female is determined by gender, located in the brain. I am the forerunner to the return of Jesus, who was transgender and will return as a woman. Most of the famous prophets from the Bible were transgender as well, including David and Joseph.
Anyone saying ssm is a sin wont be here much longer. God prefers it 😊🏳️🌈.
Lev, Corinth, and Tim is referring to pedophilia. Billy the money-hungry lying wolf Graham translated it wrong. Romans is NOT referring to Eunuchs where one partner is transgender. And God did it on purpose because they were trying to procreate during orgies.
And in Deuteronomy it clearly states no one was castrated back then. That doesnt fit anyhow. No one is born making the decision to be celibate, nor born castrated. But that's what God wanted the lying preachers to think so they wouldnt take it out of the bible.
Politicians, judges, police, and all rich people are also evil and will be part of the Great Tribulation until they make a public apology or they will wait too late and die with the wicked. STAY OUT OF THE FAKE CHURCHES IF YOU WANT TO LIVE..
That's a really cool origin story. I wonder where all the young people went considering the population growth at the time. Perhaps your community was very remote?
@@isaweesaw Yes they were in a remote area of Virginia on top of a Mountain.
@Retreat Farm I have a friend who is from the mountains out in Virginia, and she told me a story about a community near her that died out when she was little. I think she said it was late 70's or early 80's. I'm wondering if by chance it's the same community you're from. She said that basically the last families that didn't relocate to other Amish communities pretty much integrated into the rural "English" Va mountain community near their mountain.
Loving JESUS intensely that’s beautiful sir me too 🇬🇧
I know of an Amish Man who left the order to become a pilot back in the TWA days. He wanted to fly.!
There was an Amishman in Ohio who had the nickname "Air Force" for perhaps similar reasons
Excellent information, I love that you don't put any personal feelings or spins in to what you convey and it's important to recognize that some of the reasons you explained aren't just happening in the Amish communities, abuse and neglect happen everywhere as well as falling in love with someone who is perhaps of another race, or religion, or even someone from another country, it happens everywhere and it must be a difficult decision for anyone to have to choose between everything they've known their whole life to go in another direction. Thank you for sharing such awesome content for us.
Well put, and thank you T G. Some of the reasons deserve longer videos but I wanted to cover them in some form here, hopefully in an objective way
Matthew 19:12 says God prefers same-sex relationships
@@elijahmalachi45-6dieker8 And those that manipulate the word of the Lord to promote Sin shall NOT see the Kingdom of Heaven. You will Burn.
@@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia false accusations only out the person making them I am Elijah so any discrepancies in the Bible or decided by me, not you coming to anyone else. By the way, I am literally the bride of Christ and I know exactly where the marriage supper of the Lamb will be. Obviously, you won't be there because of your own choices.
Thanks for the video and your perspectives, Eric. Regarding higher education, here, in the Lancaster County area, if you were to search for job listings on one of the online websites, you will find an inordinate number of listings that state “No high school diploma required”. I know this isn’t true for most other areas, so it must be due to the high population of Amish here. Another thing you will see quite often is “Older applicants are encouraged to apply”. The ad will almost always say “encouraged” and not something like “welcomed”, or “may” - businesses around here know that the older Amish work just as hard, if not harder than most of the younger English, plus, their work ethic is second to none.
Off topic, but were those pictures you posted in the wood shop at C. Fisher’s place?
Thanks again
Great example Bruce. I think you are right, Amish labor is well-regarded for the work ethic, even quite young workers. Related to that I noticed when paging through the Busy Beaver this summer how many "Help Wanted" ads there were. I guess reflecting the labor market which I assume hasn't changed too much since. So those photos were actually from a community in Tennessee - they're by Michael Pilkinton who runs an FB page on the Ethridge Amish (the photos are from another settlement though which allows more tech).
Matthew 19:12 says God prefers same-sex relationships for the sake of the Kingdom of heaven
Thanks! May Jesus continue to bless you and your family
Thank you and I wish the same to you and yours
Thank you for your positive descriptions of subject matter that not everyone is able to express.
I tried to be objective and not mince reality, hope that came through. Though some of these topics deserve more in depth videos
@@AmishAmerica yes and thank you
Agreed, such a sensitive subject deserves kindness and respect and I appreciate how it's being handled. I really did not care for the television series a few years ago and I'm glad this channel is approaching this way of life carefully and gently!
I just want to say thank you . I love your channel. We were in Ohio last week and we were invited to an Amish church and really enjoyed. We were also invited to lunch and conversation with the Amish ladies. It was amazing. Can’t wait to go back because we have been invited back to church again. What an experience
That's great, I bet it was a wonderful experience. I remember the first time I went to an Amish service, made an impression!
Another reason to leave: Seekers who join the Amish but later find out that they cannot really adapt to the Amish in the long run and there leave.
Good example. The book "Becoming Amish" is about a couple who did something just like that. They ended up in an Amish-Mennonite church. amishamerica.com/the-6-richest-community-family-things-i-loved-about-becoming-amish/
Women who don't want to have 15 kids, be told what to do by their husbands no matter how abusive the guy is, etc.
I thoroughly enjoy your videos. I live near an Amish community. I rarely have any interaction with them they’re just a little too far away. But when I do it’s very positive. Blessings!
Good knowledge :) Travel & general curiousity about the outside world might be another reason to leave, as young community members age. Anyone who's visited another beautiful country & fell in love with the people, land & culture knows what I mean.
"Montana Haven", here on RUclips, has fabulous stories about come out of the Amish, both sides of the family did just that. They maintain they are Amish because it's their heritage, but they don't practice like typical Amish. You would enjoy their channel. They are great people. Thanks for the video. Hoping you are well.
The US Congressman currently representing Lancaster County, PA, Lloyd Smucker, was born and raised Amish.
Bet he's not Democrat. Evil party.
I believe I've gotten a much better picture of why there are so many ex-Amish and ex-Mennonites from Eli Yoder's channel. May God bless him for being unafraid to tell his and others' stories. It's sooooo easy to admire things we see from the outside. I'd also highly recommend the Ready to Harvest channel's excellent graphs and other videos about the Amish and Mennonite history, the myriad of those groups and their beliefs and where they are today worldwide.
Amish and Mennonite are both Anabaptists who along with Calvinists came out of the reformation movement around the same time as the Lutherans. When I grew up in Ft. Wayne, Indiana (Allen County), there were a lot of ex-Amish families who became members and attendees of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod - who have a huge presence in the area. The Missouri Synod is a more traditional segment of Lutherans that appeals to many German-speaking descendants and those who want a more traditional Christian church that is still not Catholic.
Really appreciate the truth and respect you share to human life …issues, problems, differences are universal no matter how we are labelled
I worked in a nuclear lab with a great guy named Yoder. He told me his story of wanting to learn more. He left n went a University in Nuclear Chemistry. He told me his dad torn his own clothes and never spoke to him again. We both retired n my friend had gone back to school as a teacher. Sad is when God calls you to teach some dogma holds you back. Rest in peace my friend..see you in heaven where Abba the Father has greated you...home!
Poignant story
Outstanding video. You bring up subjects that need to be communicated to allow us to better understand why people leave their communities. It is your presentation of the material that is excellent. Non offensive, non-judgmental.
I am a Mennonite. We only go up to 8 grade too. My husband is Amish. He left the Amish community because he went to be a police officer and he married me. His Amish community don't like him becoming a police officer and that he married a Mennonite. Some of the Amish community don't like Amish people married outside of the Amish community. Something with Mennonite community too. Mennonite don't like if Mennonite married people outside of the community. It is hard we have four kids that are half Mennonite and Amish. We teach our kids the Mennonite way and the Amish way of life.
Informative as always. Thank you Erik.
Thanks, I'm glad you thought so
Thanks for the new video...
Some interesting data that I hadn't thought about. Thanks for sharing!
Interesting as always
I'm curious as to whether Amish leave one church and go to another in order to change rule sets? I would assume that that happens. But maybe it's not so easy to make it happen?
Who are the folks out towards Chatham Virginia? Are they Amish? I’m from basset Virginia! Really enjoy your videos!
There are actually 2 small communities in Pittsylvania County, the ones toward Chatham are a New Order Amish church. There used to be an Amish store out there but it closed down several years ago. There's another community near Gretna also very small amishamerica.com/amish-pittsylvania-county-virginia/ Thanks for watching!
@@AmishAmerica thank you so much! I really appreciate the info! I will be sure to check out the website!
Nice video!!! I’ve got a question do you know what type of Amish are the Meadows Of Dan/Laurel Fork Va community are and what is The Halifax county va type of amish?
I don't know about the Meadows of Dan folks yet, but the Halifax County people have roots in Dover, Delaware. One way you can tell is the style of the buggies - they have rounded sides which is unlike other Amish buggies. I have some friends there who run the King's Kountry Store, Bennie & Mary Ann King. Nice folks if you get a chance to stop in. We did a video last year from their variety store
Amish community think the Mennonite are more into the outside world. I am a Mennonite we can have cell phone and drive a car and have electric. I grew up will we can be in our life. I became a firefighter paramedic and I am Mennonite. Amish community don't like when a Amish married a Mennonite. My husband who is Amish married me his family did not went him married a Mennonite at all. The Amish church told him that he can't be married to a Mennonite. And can't become a police officer too. So he left the Amish community to become a police officer and to marry me. We have been married for 31 years and we have 4 kids and 5 grandkids. Our kids grew up as Mennonite and Amish.
They definitely do not encourage higher education, most of their work is labour / physical driven
I wonder if an Amish person felt that they wanted to have psychological counseling, would they be ousted from the Amish if they actually saw a counselor outside of the Amish?
I wonder if there are people who don't actually leave, but live double lives instead and do all kinds of stuff that goes against the church, but they're able to hide it.
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God -- it happens in all communities ...
They do. I know an Amish man who was in construction. He got a cell phone with the help of an "English" man. The Amish man was caught having a cell phone. The elders made him move to a dairy farm so he wouldn't be out with us "English" anymore. A few months later a package came to my friends house. She's married to the man who helped the Amish man get the phone. In the package was a blue tooth speaker. My friend called her husband to see if he ordered the Blue tooth. He said it was for Joe the Amish man. So...he has to be using something to cast to the speaker. We don't ask but we're quite sure he still has a phone.
Anybody collecting money for ministering or saying that same-sex marriage is a sin when it is not now part of the Great Tribulation that started September 1st. They will be blacked out from the holy Spirit and experience such mental torment that it will bring them to repentance or they will wait too late and die with the wicked.
The answer to end covid is for all the thieving ministers to return the money (Malachi 3:8 . . . Malachi 2 proves it's prophetic instruction for the thieving ministers to repent.)
Mathew 19:12
🏳️🌈 Eunuchs that are born that way are transgender.
🏳️🌈 Eunuchs made that way by others were abused.
🏳️🌈 Those that choose to live like Eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven are bisexual people that choose partners of the same sex but opposite in gender.
I am Elijah of Malachi 4:5-6. Acts 3:22-23 says it will come to pass that anyone that fails to listen to me will be UTTERLY destroyed from among the people.
Male or female is determined by gender, located in the brain. I am the forerunner to the return of Jesus, who was transgender and will return as a woman. Most of the famous prophets from the Bible were transgender as well, including David and Joseph.
Anyone saying ssm is a sin wont be here much longer. God prefers it 😊🏳️🌈.
Lev, Corinth, and Tim is referring to pedophilia. Billy the money-hungry lying wolf Graham translated it wrong. Romans is NOT referring to Eunuchs where one partner is transgender. And God did it on purpose because they were trying to procreate during orgies.
And in Deuteronomy it clearly states no one was castrated back then. That doesnt fit anyhow. No one is born making the decision to be celibate, nor born castrated. But that's what God wanted the lying preachers to think so they wouldnt take it out of the bible.
Politicians, judges, police, and all rich people are also evil and will be part of the Great Tribulation until they make a public apology or they will wait too late and die with the wicked. STAY OUT OF THE FAKE CHURCHES IF YOU WANT TO LIVE..... ...
Matthew 19:12 says God prefers same-sex relationships
On #3
You forgot; 1st comes ENVY: THEN JEALOUSY; THEN ANGER: THEN HATRED! As in any & all human beings of all walks of life!
Amish where I live own businesses and about 1/2 have some sort of 4 year degree from a Mennonite University. Usually their in the Black Bumper community. Property investing is also huge here. The neighboring house has a Amish landlord and he drives a pickup truck. The Amish and Mennonites are big real estate investors here and are getting into everything from banking to insurance but most are in construction. They love their cell phones and use credit cards. Our group buys Kosher phones to keep from distractions but the Black Bumpers can use Smart Phones. Couldn't watch the rest of video cause not true here.
i've always wondered about sexuality and being Amish..thanks for the video, i should have known they would not accept it but you never know.
The Bible says homosexuality is an abomination to God.
@@MoonShadowRayne what bible are you reading? my mom's bible has no mention of sexuality..she's baptist..i'm spiritual..i believe something is out there after we die but i'm not religious nor follow a church.
Sure thing, officially what I describe in the video is the case, though Amish individuals' opinions may vary a bit, especially if it happens to be someone in their family
I am curious about how Amish reconcile being "humble" with having a calling/desire in your heart to go and do something that is not necessarily Amish? If someone wants to be a heart surgeon, or an astronaut...Didn't God put that desire in their heart? Isn't neglecting that desire for the sake of conformity to Amish lifestyle a rebellion against God's will? Seems awfully limiting to God's purpose in one's life to only stay within one insular community that didn't change for hundreds of years. Not judging, just wondering. I like the Amish.😃
Why'd you go visit the Amish in Lancaster Pennsylvania
I really don't get why you can not get a higher education and stay Amish. Because of the technology that is involved becoming a doctor for example or what is the reason?
Don't any Amish leave for desire to see the world more? Or is that reason less common than depicted?
Some youth may leave the Amish during Rumspringa when they get into too much trouble and end up in jail/prison.
Not sure how common that is, but it's another one to consider. Though some do certainly get into at least minor-to-moderate trouble (buggy DUIs for instance). I wonder if legal troubles have something to do with them not becoming Amish, or, if not becoming Amish was baked in the cake for those individuals to begin with.
@@AmishAmerica A local Amish young man, who had a business and a family, (I actually employed him for some work at my farm) went to jail for sexual assault. He was hanging with and embracing the English life after working hours, got mixed up with an English girl who accused him of assaulting her (a lovers quarrel we all think), but he went to prison for it. He had already left his wife and children at that point and started living like English. He was very wild and irrresponsible. He's out now, but lives English, estranged from his family. His family took his wife and children in after he began to become troublesome to the family. I felt so bad for her.
Do the Amish intend to have a closed and fully functional internal society? How could you have a society with no doctors? Or do they explicitly rely on the outside world for those services and acknowledge that their beliefs would not lend itself to a fully self sufficient society?
Good questions - so no they don't intend that and it's not the case - not even with the most conservative Amish. I think that's an external idea of the Amish placed on them - although it's true they traditionally have tried to keep "the world" at arm's length. But that is less and less the case today. Doctors, business partners, non-Amish customers, veterinarians, drivers, and so on. There is a pretty nice interview with an Amishman in Illinois that just came out where he touches on it: amishamerica.com/on-camera-interview-amishman-joseph-yoder-part-2/ The recent video on this channel "Are the Amish Green?" addresses it some as well.
@@AmishAmerica thanks. A lot of your videos touch on modern Amish society. I think it would be cool to do a video on how the Amish have interacted with “the world” from the beginning. If you go back to the 1600s and 1700s, the farming technology they used would have been the same as what non-Amish farmers were using.
That would be interesting, the closest I have is probably the one on Jakob Ammman & Menno Simons which goes a bit into the history and touches on their farming while in Europe. But not in great depth
The Amish have their own Bank here in Pennsylvania. I don't know the particulars exactly, but it is entirely Amish owned and operated. With the way the economy is going around here, I've thought of moving to that bank. It's in Ephrata PA with branches in surrounding communities.
Amish aren't the only ones who consider homosexuality a sin. Any Christian who takes the Bible seriously does.
True that!
You probably need to better educate yourself on this. I know many Christians who have a high view of scripture who do not agree on this. If someone is Christian and gay, don’t give up on finding your people!
@@christineb6663 sorry that's not how it works. You don't get to twist God's central commands for the man and woman to match the baphomet's deviant agenda.
@@christineb6663 No, I don't need to educate myself in regards to homosexuality. There are many liberal pseudadelphos who make false claims about this because they want to justify their sin. PCUSA, UMC, UCC, Episcopalians are some of these. Many of them also hold liberal attitudes toward abortion. Romans 1, I Cor 6, and 2 Tim 1 are clear on homosexuality It's not even natural..a male body was not made to interface with another male body. Same with women. It isn't rocket science. The human body, created by God, defines the parameters of our sexuality. Anything else is simply chaos and disorder.
@@christineb6663 I believe the Bible says a man should be with a woman and a woman should be with a man . Look what happened to sodom and Gomorrah
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Do the Amish get birth certificates? I am guessing not.
well.. thats a... good reason to leave... ahahahhahaha
im still choking
Can Amish marry outside their race?
They are encouraged to marry within the Amish faith. Most of the people in that faith are of German/Swiss heritage. They wouldn't have a problem with marrying someone from another race if that individual was Amish. That's pretty rare, though.
Okay, so now one on why the English JOIN the Amish.
Not so common, but it happens.
I have been told that the most popular religion on the planet is non-practicing Catholics. I think it would be a much better Planet if it were non-practicing Amish. My family was historically mennonite. Back before there was a difference between them and the amish, at least not that much of a difference. One of my relatives sold off pretty much all of the land for vacations and diamonds. At least the Amish don't believe in giving their descendants as little as they possibly can. I suppose it's like that tradition I grew up with in the 1980s, on your 18th birthday you are kicked out of the house. But look at the people from india, on their 18th birthday they are typically handed a mini mart or a gas station and wished the absolute best of luck with the best of what their parents could give them. I know that the Amish community is somewhere in the middle of all of that. If you pick the middle ground, everyone loves you. Pick the edges and everyone hates you. I am personally trying to reinvent the Amish in a better way. Mostly because I had no idea they existed for most of my life. As far as the pull from Love, I would do quite a bit for that. But I suppose I haven't met the right person yet. I even tried to join the mormons, apparently there is no website click link thing or whatever to do that. The Jehovah Witnesses promised me a wife if I joined them. That doesn't sound like something that should be promised. What match would they have found me? Anyway, I have yet to see a religion that is decently balanced. And I haven't met anyone that wants to start that religion with me.
I agree with this perspective. Their family values and culture is definitely superior to the way us Englishers do it. They definitely inspire me in my family planning
Generally speaking, a religion is a set of beliefs you use to guide your life toward what you understand as your better self, and ultimately achieve a transcendent goal: Heaven, eternal life, unity with the Universe, Nirvana, etc. It isn't the same as earning a livelihood, joining the company offering the best job conditions or living in a country/culture where you feel more yourself than in your original one. Following any religion is demanding; you are right that non-practitioner Catholics are more numerous than practitioner ones, same as secular Jewish, or others.
From this far away, it looks like you are looking for a convenient spot, mostly from a comfort and economic point of view, instead of the way to God, or any Absolute. You seem not having any interest on the actual beliefs of any religion, but what it offers to you in practical terms. Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs are vastly different, didn't you notice that?
I highly recommend you to stop trying to create a religion at your image and convenience, that seems too much as if you were trying to create a cult of people at your service. If you care about the future of your soul (if you believe you have a soul with a future), please take a look at the Bible, Matthew's Gospel, chapter 25. That's a Christian point of view, but those rules of life to achieve salvation also mean you'll become a great human being and an asset to any community. As long as you seek to serve others instead of how others can serve you, God (if you believe there is one) will find you no matter which tag you put on yourself. If you really don't care about supreme beings, life after death, commandments, sexual restrictions, sins, prayer, rituals, charity, reading sacred scriptures, dressing or eating according to rules, or anything that living a religion entrails, don't waste your time in this search. All religions, if followed sincerely, demand more than what they give. Just be non-religious, and a good person.
What if you're gay and you want to join the Amish?
Being openly gay wouldn't be accepted
Just think if you tried to join the Muslims?They would toss you off a cliff!
When you choose to join the Amish church, you agree to the teachings of the Bible - and being gay and Amish don't mix .
@California Karen789 Odd, the Bible says "Adam AND Eve", not "Adam OR Eve".
You can't join if you're straight.
The devil baphomet deviants have no place in the God's kingdom
They do - they serve to fulfill GOD's will.
Hmm yeah I’ve learned about this recently from the anthroposophical movement, it really resonated with me. Lucifer and the others are here by design too further our evolution, basically like a negative catalyst. If you can view things from this perspective it changes everything and is very unifying and empowering. From my perspective this understanding is the key to embodying the Christ consciousness and truly behaving as a Christian, we’re all apart of gods perfect plan even the ones who have strayed and succumbed to different forces. It’s their path and that’s the way it should be. Hatred is certainly not going to help them see the light and the ones who hate are just as blind as the ones who falter. Thanks for speaking up! I agree!
@@obsidianbutterfly2857 Satanic New Age deception. We are not evolving and there is no "Christ consciousness". Come out of it and repent.
Anybody collecting money for ministering or saying that same-sex marriage is a sin when it is not now part of the Great Tribulation that started September 1st. They will be blacked out from the holy Spirit and experience such mental torment that it will bring them to repentance or they will wait too late and die with the wicked.
The answer to end covid is for all the thieving ministers to return the money (Malachi 3:8 . . . Malachi 2 proves it's prophetic instruction for the thieving ministers to repent.)
Mathew 19:12
🏳️🌈 Eunuchs that are born that way are transgender.
🏳️🌈 Eunuchs made that way by others were abused.
🏳️🌈 Those that choose to live like Eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven are bisexual people that choose partners of the same sex but opposite in gender.
I am Elijah of Malachi 4:5-6. Acts 3:22-23 says it will come to pass that anyone that fails to listen to me will be UTTERLY destroyed from among the people.
Male or female is determined by gender, located in the brain. I am the forerunner to the return of Jesus, who was transgender and will return as a woman. Most of the famous prophets from the Bible were transgender as well, including David and Joseph.
Anyone saying ssm is a sin wont be here much longer. God prefers it 😊🏳️🌈.
Lev, Corinth, and Tim is referring to pedophilia. Billy the money-hungry lying wolf Graham translated it wrong. Romans is NOT referring to Eunuchs where one partner is transgender. And God did it on purpose because they were trying to procreate during orgies.
And in Deuteronomy it clearly states no one was castrated back then. That doesnt fit anyhow. No one is born making the decision to be celibate, nor born castrated. But that's what God wanted the lying preachers to think so they wouldnt take it out of the bible.
Politicians, judges, police, and all rich people are also evil and will be part of the Great Tribulation until they make a public apology or they will wait too late and die with the wicked. STAY OUT OF THE FAKE CHURCHES IF YOU WANT TO LIVE.
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@@elijahmalachi45-6dieker8 spreading abomination of the worst kind is blasphemy. HEshe confusion and destruction of God's design for man and woman and family is the worst sin in the eye of the creator, and sexual immorality is the worst of sins, and Rainbow agenda is the worst of sexual immorality and agendas in the end game of satan.
An Amish dude can't be fond of the sausage and remain Amish? Where's the diversity for God's sake?
Sounds pretty based, how do I sign up?
I have an idea, and I'm in the comments now. What is your overall take about the Amish people? Also, do you think you might get bored with this topic and want to maybe talk about other faiths, maybe Judaism, for instance, since they are in a minority as well?
Thanks!
Sure thing, overall I appreciate Amish people for a lot of reasons and have friends among them, etc. And I do find certain aspects of their lives inspiring (generally close community & family, mutual aid, thoughtfulness about technology, religious faith). But I don't view them as perfect people of course because I've seen too many examples where they're not. Ultimately they're people too.
And thanks for the suggestion but it's been about 18 years and I'm pretty far from getting bored! I would bet there are some good channels on Judaism out there though
Interesting as always