Posted on 10/01/2015 7:05:58 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
EVICTION: In March, a judge ordered the Borntregers evicted from their home because of their refusal to follow the UDC.
BELIEFS VS.THE BUILDING CODE: Since 2005 there has been conflict between Old Order Amish and the Eau Claire County Planning and Development Department.
Based on what I’ve seen for many years around upstate New York the so-called pious Amish have no problem compromising their beliefs when they think they can make a buck doing so.
The men often have no problems putting moden technology out in the barn when it helps their business.
Amish win in their 10 year dispute with Eau Claire County over Universal Building Code. Why do they have to follow electrical codes when they have no electricity?
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Thank you Rep. Bernier for listening to and fighting for these people of faith. If at first she didn’t succeed, she tried, and tried again, the next year. She figured out how to make the system work for her and the Amish. It’s like playing Chess. In other cases, Blackjack.
You’ve been on FR a long time when you had to see what Amish they are talking about.
Depends upon the kgroup. These are Old Order.
And Thank You Sen. Ron Johnson for helpiing these citizens celebrate their victory.
If they can use their beliefs to hold off Big Brother I’m fine with it.
Well, it is because Gurney is a high and mighty bureaurat who must be obeyed. Why is that so hard to figure out?
Perhaps you don't actually know why they do the things they do. I had a long conversation with a wonderful Amish man while we were both on vacation in Florida last year. I learned a lot, and became hard-pressed to disagree with many of his view points.
Their shunning of modern equipment does not stem from regarding it as evil. Many of them use power tools, welding machinery and so on. It is mostly communications equipment that they shun. They prefer to converse with their families in person, which contrasts sharply with the families I see texting with others when gathered at restaurants. They object to the TV robbing families of quality time together, or bringing normalcy to immoral practice into their homes in the form of modern sitcoms.
Different groups ban different things as chosen by their elders. They do practice self rule, and believe that most Americans are slaved to government rules that are immoral or just plain thoughtless.
His family was, in general, completely unaware of current events.
Truthfully, I felt a bit envious of their innocence and lack of unawareness of how cruel and heartless life in this Nation has become.
In any case, what is it to you that they are frugal, hardworking and practical?
The old order Amish have lived this way for many, many years and they are a peaceful community of people. They cause no problems for anyone. Good for them for holding out for their beliefs. There is a sect of the Amish, the Mennonites, who do have electrify and use some modern conveniences.
The Amish are not opposed to technology per se. They are opposed to technology that disrupts family and community life.
The Amish use disposable diapers, chemical fertilizers and pesticides and grow genetically modified crops. Phones, so long as they aren’t in the home, are OK.
They are also very decentralized, so how one group interprets that may be different from how others do. Some allow tractors. Some don’t. Heck, some allow only open buggies. Others allow covered buggies. They are increasingly allowing electricity in their barns and workshops, but many allow it only if it comes from off-grid sources.
Some of the Amish in our county (there are 3 communities) have a huge breakfast every year and donate all the money to the local fire departments, some of which are volunteer. Last fall, a local fire in a home took the wife and one small child. The fire was on a Tuesday. By the week end the house had been rebuilt from the ground up, and the family moved back. They are okay people.
I agree wholeheartedly.
Why don’t the Amish water ski?
Because the horses would drown.
Yeah, the Amish Amish.
In my opinion, justice has not yet been done in this case. Lance Gurney and the Eau Claire Coporation Counsel need to lose their jobs because of their failure to respect the religious rights of the Amish.
Rather, they are not a monolithic group, and rather than compromising their beliefs, I think in most cases they compromise what many assume are their beliefs due to believing they are a monolithic group.
...”Amish have no problem compromising their beliefs when they think they can make a buck doing so”...
Same in Lancaster Country where I lived for a time. The men use to use the areas pay phones to do business...I suspect they use cells now. But we would see them run to the phone booths or hang out waiting for a call. ...and too many of them treat their horse like crap.
Even the women are in on the games....they sell “Amish Baked Goods” almost most places....what the public doesn’t know is the woman buy pre-prepared foods, pop them in the oven and “Bake” them....then pass them off as “Amish Baked”...which technically they are Baked....they just aren’t made by the women.
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