This whole thread has nothing to do with forcing them or anyone else to give up their way of life.
Please don’t “red herring” it that way.
What I have repeatedly emphasized and still do is all about RUMSPRINGA - and that Rumspringa is a joke that can have devastating SPIRITUAL consequences. Spiritual matters count.
It would be like Jesus telling his followers at a certain age or after a certain time following Him, to go “running around” (Rumspringa) for a while.
Jesus would never say that, nor would Paul the Apostle. Jesus would say “No man after having put his hand to the plow and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Paul would say “Press towards the mark.” Now. Keep going.
He wouldn’t say the following: “Press towards the mark -— after Rumspringa is over. Have a good time!”
What are they growing on those farms? Lol.
Their ways are their ways, admirable in some, difficult to understand for outsiders in others. Would I be able to adhere to their standards, which are severe to modern eyes and ears? I don’t know. They intentionally set themselves apart. How they handle their affairs is their business and not mine. They are Brothers and sisters in Christ and as such I’ll leave them in peace and not undermine them, unless there is some indication that they’re preaching another gospel and leading souls astray. I have no indication that that’s the case.