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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.
On top of that, many people will see a Mennonite and think "Amish."
I'm one of those, but I will educate myself. Thanks for the information.
I saw some Amish or similar community teens freaking out in a Sheetz over the touch screens. They were having so much fun.
I remember freaking out over the first touch screen I ever encountered (at mom's bank ATM when I was a kid). It really is magical until it's mundane lol
Right I get that, but the underlying value that the prohibitions are designed around is promoting humility and preventing vanity.
But they're people. People can revisit and reconsider the values they live by. They can change things despite the tradition they were born into or even the tradition they helped establish. That allows the society to progress and survive changing conditions. Let's support it.
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.
That sounds like pride and pride sounds like sin!