I agree with Zaph, they certainly don't represent all of the ideals that has made America great....uh, electricity comes to mind.
But i sure respect the hell out of them. On 10/5/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 10/5/06, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Helping others. The barn raisings are a great example. > I think they tend more toward isolationism....they're helping others, > but only their own kind. > > > Live and let live. > > along the isolationism idea again. > > > Rugged Individualism. Doing your own thing, regardless of the opinion of > others. > I really don't think individualism is a prized commodity in the faith at > all. > > > Practicing freedom of religion. > Considering that you can only marry inside the Amish faith, I don't > think they practice freedom of religion either. > > > also: > > ...limited education > ...submission of women > ...they do nothing to improve the next generations lot in life. > > > -- "Lend our voices only to sounds of freedom. No longer lend our strength to that which we wish to be free from, and we shall live a life uncommon." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:216953 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
