Comments on: Amish Ambush!!! http://atheists.org/blog/2008/08/21/amish_ambush A Blog of Atheist Thought Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:47:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sam moore jr http://atheists.org/blog/2008/08/21/amish_ambush/comment-page-1#comment-87547 sam moore jr Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-87547 We also have Amish in North Carolina-- in parts of NC that I never go to-- but I have seen them at a farm show. I have heard that they are strong believers in "spare the rod and spoil the child" and readily use corporal punishment. I know that some of them use tobacco products (and have resulting diseases) because the Bible does not mention tobacco. I also know that they are very wily businesspeople despite their lack of formal education (8th grade only). Anybody else here know more about the Amish than I know? We also have Amish in North Carolina– in parts of NC that I never go to– but I have seen them at a farm show. I have heard that they are strong believers in “spare the rod and spoil the child” and readily use corporal punishment. I know that some of them use tobacco products (and have resulting diseases) because the Bible does not mention tobacco. I also know that they are very wily businesspeople despite their lack of formal education (8th grade only). Anybody else here know more about the Amish than I know?

]]> By: what http://atheists.org/blog/2008/08/21/amish_ambush/comment-page-1#comment-87551 what Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-87551 We need a zero population growth policy. We should heavily tax anybody having more than two children. We need a zero population growth policy. We should heavily tax anybody having more than two children.

]]> By: joe zamecki http://atheists.org/blog/2008/08/21/amish_ambush/comment-page-1#comment-87553 joe zamecki Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-87553 The Amish are legally allowed to not allow their kids to ever enter high school. After 8th grade, the vast majority of Amish people go right to work. They fought in court to be allowed to do this. Amazing.<br /> <br /> As they grow out into modern society, I believe they will become more of a problem for America. <br /> <br /> Joe Zamecki<br /> Austin The Amish are legally allowed to not allow their kids to ever enter high school. After 8th grade, the vast majority of Amish people go right to work. They fought in court to be allowed to do this. Amazing.

As they grow out into modern society, I believe they will become more of a problem for America.

Joe Zamecki
Austin

]]> By: ga4ry http://atheists.org/blog/2008/08/21/amish_ambush/comment-page-1#comment-87554 ga4ry Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-87554 My entire family was killed by the Amish.....quilts......wheat......the horror My entire family was killed by the Amish…..quilts……wheat……the horror

]]> By: brad14146 http://atheists.org/blog/2008/08/21/amish_ambush/comment-page-1#comment-87556 brad14146 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-87556 Problem for America...... huh,<br /> <br /> They keep to themselves., are self-sufficant, have little crime (that we know about anyways), and have very little impact on the environment. When the amish turn 18 they spend a year in modern society to choose for themselves which life they want to live. They are not out bible thumping. I see no problem here, the only negative impact I see is that sometimes we end up late due to being stuck behind one of their carriages. <br /> <br /> What, you do realize that historically cultures with less than a 2.2 population growth rarely surive. I've never felt excess population growth was really a problem as 1 it is usually reduced by epidemic of some sort (which we are wholly overdo for) or it forces groups to adapt and reach out past their boundries ie possible colonization of other planets. Problem for America…… huh,

They keep to themselves., are self-sufficant, have little crime (that we know about anyways), and have very little impact on the environment. When the amish turn 18 they spend a year in modern society to choose for themselves which life they want to live. They are not out bible thumping. I see no problem here, the only negative impact I see is that sometimes we end up late due to being stuck behind one of their carriages.

What, you do realize that historically cultures with less than a 2.2 population growth rarely surive. I’ve never felt excess population growth was really a problem as 1 it is usually reduced by epidemic of some sort (which we are wholly overdo for) or it forces groups to adapt and reach out past their boundries ie possible colonization of other planets.

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