From: peterwieck33@gmail.com   
      
   > >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.    
      
   Peter Wieck   
   Melrose Park, PA    
      
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