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In reply to the discussion: Amish, OK. Catholics, No. [View all]

LeftishBrit

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11. If the Amish were running large businesses, schools, hospitals, etc. that were intended to serve the
Fri Mar 9, 2012, 06:51 PM
Mar 2012

general public, then one might need to worry about such issues with regard to the Amish.

If certain Catholics (or members of other religions) find the general mores of modern society too unacceptable to tolerate in their vicinity, then perhaps they should indeed act like the Amish, and organize their own insulated communities, rather than demand that everyone else follow their religious rules. Indeed, some groups of Catholics, Anglicans, Orthodox, etc. do exactly that, and choose to live in monasteries or convents or other religiously-run groups. And good for them!

If an Amish individual took a job in an IT firm and claimed a conscientious objection to using modern technology, I don't think they'd get very far. So far as I know, no one has attempted this.

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