Posted by doug in illinois on December 09, 2011 at 19:14:47 from (173.233.168.68):
In Reply to: Re: Amish heaters posted by PJH on December 09, 2011 at 17:47:26:
Sounds more like the Mennonite sect. They do drive cars, tractors, etc with rubber tires and do have electricity.
Their basic belief is modern ways are OK as long as they aren't "flashy".
That means plain colors on their cars, no fancy rims or chrome.
The book keeper at the grain elevator I worked at back in the 70's was a young Mennonite gal, and I wondered how come her T-Bird had no chrome on it. Just couldn't be "flashy".
She also refused to have her picture taken for a newsletter we were sending out. They consider pictures to be a violation of the "no graven image" in Exodus 20. DOUG
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