Amish men shunned following emergency alert test that outed them for having cell phones

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[algore]

An ex-Amish TikToker revealed that the national smartphone emergency alert got his friends from the religious community in trouble for having phones.

Every US smartphone, television and radio received an alert on Wednesday at 2:18pm ET as part of a nationwide test for an emergency alert system.

Unfortunately for three members of the Amish community, the alert also involved a powerful alarm sound that outed them for having modern devices - which go against their beliefs.

Amish beliefs and traditions condemn modern technology and encourage plain clothing. The community is known for not using any modern devices, dressing in old-fashioned clothes, and even opting for a horse and buggy to get around.

Eli Yoder, a previous member of the Amish community, posted a TikTok to share what happened when the emergency alert revealed the hidden phones of his 'Amish buddies'.

He said: 'Guess what, I just got a couple of my Amish buddies shunned today by the Amish Church.

'Over the few years there’s been quite a few Amish men that reached out and wanted phones, so whenever they request to have a phone I’ll do everything I can to try to get them a phone.

'Not always can I do so, but in some circumstances, I have been able to get them a phone.

'One guy said the elders were coming in his driveway and they were there to speak with him about something that they heard about him, that he might have to get shunned.

'Right when that was going on, the alert went off and it was in his pocket. Now he’s getting shunned for both. Whatever they were about to shun him for and also the cell phone.'

[algore]

Some of my Amish jogger buddies got shunned when Shaniqua found out about their secret phones

[Reno89519]

:)

[bgill]

I never got the alert.

[butlerweave]

How dare you advance with the times

[Ciaphas Cain]

I just shared this with a friend on Facebook who moved to Lancaster County from North Carolina a few years ago. He’s wound up really good friends with his Amish neighbors. He’s done Uber for groups of Amish and apparently they *can* own cellphones but it’s more a communal thing (i.e. a group of them could use it to summon an Uber ride but no one person is allowed to keep one for himself/herself).

[al baby]

ew hope they use antibacterial wipes after they visit amish porn sites

[bgill]

Maybe all the disgraced shunned Amish need to make their own village and do as they please. Truth be told, Moses and Jesus didn’t have all the modern prideful trappings the strictest Amish have.