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To: GeorgiaDawg32

I was real surprised to see drinking and drug use in a documentary about Amish teens. It showed the kids when they reached the age where they had to choose between an Amish life or common life. There were Amish kids selling drugs to each other and having sex. I didn’t know they gave their kids so much freedom.


38 posted on 05/12/2009 5:56:22 PM PDT by peeps36 ( Al Gore. Is A Big Fat Lying Hypocrite. He Pollutes The Air By Opening His Big Mouth)
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To: peeps36

A documentary, you say! Well, like the ancient Greek philosophers used to say, there is nothing more truthful than a impartial man with an idea and a camera who is pursuing a commercial venture.

The real problem is it would seem you base your perception of the Amish on a fictional creation...and even seem to think you know enough to pass judgment. I bet you’re an expert on Hitler and the Universe, as well...and can name a dozen ‘modern marvels.’

No wonder this country is in so much trouble. At least half the country must believe in 25 foot sharks than can chase a person from continent to continent...


41 posted on 05/12/2009 6:37:06 PM PDT by Troy McGreggor
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To: peeps36

I grew up near an Amish community. Those kids can throw down and party just like the rest of us. We had some wild drunken buggy rides!


43 posted on 05/12/2009 8:33:56 PM PDT by buschbaby (Our Founding Fathers ~ The Original Right Wing Extremists.)
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To: peeps36
As I understand it, there's a period of time in an Amish yoot's life called Rumspringen, in which the yoot can live it up like any other American yoot. After this period is over, the yoot can choose to rejoin Amish society or continue living a more decadent lifestyle.
47 posted on 05/13/2009 3:45:10 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Barack Obama: in your guts, you know he's nuts!)
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