From: cd@notformail.com   
      
   On Sun, 13 Nov 2022 05:10:28 -0800 (PST), "Peter W."   
    wrote:   
      
   >> >Note also: Amish may use a (Cell) Phone, but may not dial one. And they   
   may ride in a IC vehicle, but may not drive one.   
   >> Where in the Bible does it state they may not dial cellphones and   
   >> drive cars?   
   >   
   >Another blissful person!  The Amish way of life is not based on the Bible,   
   but on their history of persecution before they left Switzerland and later,   
   Germany. There are many peculiarities within the religion - for instance, they   
   eschew buttons and    
   zippers, they are non-violent, use long-guns, but not hand guns, and much   
   more.  Again, nothing at all to do with the Bible - but to keep themselves   
   separate from the "English", their generic term for what is Not-Them. They are   
   not Luddites, they are    
   Separatists. They fully understand technology, and use what they must to   
   comply with the law and with codes as they relate to selling their products.   
   But no more. By the way, the technical name of their religion is Anabaptist.   
   >   
      
   Yes, well my question was intended tongue-in-cheek as you presumably   
   must know. Well, it's an interesting belief system for sure - and as   
   religions go, a very harmless one from what I can tell. Not many   
   religions can claim that.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)