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Originally posted by Bentley Little
You have to wonder that if this is true. I mean, either that or these Amish people are very weak-spined and have no conviction in their values and religion. I mean, cmon, don't the Amish have a thing to swear off any new invention, etc, blah blah. You know what I mean.
Were these people tricked? Are they actors? Or was the promise of money money money just too good to pass up, even over their supposedly strong desire to adhere to the Amish values?
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The Amish have this thing where at a certain age (17?) they send their kids off...I thought it was only for a year but maybe I was wrong...anyway...their kids go out and travel and see the world - use electronics etc etc etc....then at the end of their time they come back home and they have to decide whether they want to stay a part of their Amish community or if they want to leave and go out into the real world. If they decide to leave, their family basically disowns them and they can never see or talk to their families and friends again. Most people decide to stay.
Anyway...this show probably takes a bunch of kids during the time when they're out in the world and films them...they're probably going to go back to being Amish after the filming of this (which means, they're probably living in their Amish communities right now).