tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56451385109293718.post2234355251535022952..comments2024-03-27T14:25:17.003-04:00Comments on Passion for the Past: The Amish Have It RightHistorical Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04979801752112100293noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56451385109293718.post-4903362606460280942008-06-16T09:32:00.000-04:002008-06-16T09:32:00.000-04:00We lived in an Amish Community when in rural Ohio....We lived in an Amish Community when in rural Ohio. A lot of the same social ills as the English. Just a different medium. <BR/><BR/>Teens used to drive by our house on buggy and throw produce at our house ("Drive-By Fruitings") and would drive the buggies with their hats on sideways, with a distinctive "gangsta lean"... picture of a car stereo from a box dug out of the dumpster behind K-Mart taped inside of their buggy... cruising. <BR/><BR/>One nearby family had some decidedly "Jerry Springer" ills. Incest and spousal abuse and, ultimately, suicide by the father.<BR/><BR/>Pornography, alcohol and drug abuse. Plain clothes... artificial colored/flavored Cheetos and Eskimo pies bought at Kroger. Never deodorant. <BR/><BR/>Sin is sin, regardless of the century. <BR/><BR/>Remember that Amish do what they do for spiritual reasons... A prominent "works theology"...<BR/><BR/>And, if I can be so bold, one that is selective. They won't own a car, but will be happy to ride in your van ("Yoder Toters")... no phone but will be happy to use yours... no electricity, but will buy a freezer and put it in your garage and keep their stuff in it for a rental fee. <BR/><BR/>Like religion and civilization of all generations, there are those who look for loop-holes.<BR/><BR/>I laugh... why did they stop "evolving" and eschewing things after 1880s? Can you imagine if they did so and live in the 1950s instead.<BR/><BR/>Not idyllic in totality, but enviable in part.<BR/><BR/>Talk to you later... enjoyed our conversation yesterday. Glad the event went well...Mike Gilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13785569071505041011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56451385109293718.post-20529643542405158912008-06-12T16:10:00.000-04:002008-06-12T16:10:00.000-04:00Hey, Brother Ken. Don't be too envious of the Ami...Hey, Brother Ken. Don't be too envious of the Amish folks. They have problems, too. "Folks is folks" after all.<BR/><BR/>I also wanted to throw this out there for you to think about: who says you can't live like the Amish in your corner of the world? I don't mean that you should buy a horse or grow a beard, but the thing that strikes me about the Amish (by and large) is how intentionally they live. They use technology - some of it very, very modern - but they always use it strategically. In other words, they have to think, reflect and pray about how the adoption of different types of technology will affect their (communal and personal) relationship with God. Seems to me that you can do that anywhere.<BR/><BR/>Grace and Peace,<BR/><BR/>RobRob Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01656143585315043127noreply@blogger.com