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[-] bluewing@lemm.ee 30 points 17 hours ago

The "rules" the Amish live by are determined by the Elders of that group. They can be quite strict or fairly loose. And can vary by a fair bit from colony to colony even as neighbors. Cell phones can be fine for one group and be forbidden for the next.

Like some much in life, the rules are open to interpretation.

[-] m0darn@lemmy.ca 4 points 14 hours ago

Right I get that, but the underlying value that the prohibitions are designed around is promoting humility and preventing vanity.

[-] medgremlin@midwest.social 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

If the jewelery was given as a gift in good will, it would be worse to reject it or to accept it and never use it.

[-] Baaahb@feddit.nl 2 points 12 hours ago

That sounds like pride and pride sounds like sin!

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