Amish men ‘shunned’ after nationwide emergency alert outs them for having phones

As "innocent" as they are portrayed, the hypocrisy is the least of their problems. Their abuse of both people and animals is extremely widespread and rarely talked about.

“shunned” by their church

Take that as a compliment and move on.

I once called a guy about something he was advertising in the classifieds. I called him on Easter Sunday. He answered, but said he needed a second before he could talk.

Turns out he was Amish. I called an Amish man on the phone... on Easter Sunday. He answered... while he was in church.

I called an Amish man on his cellphone, which he answered in the middle of Easter mass, to talk about his classified ad.

This was the most tame interaction I've had with Amish folk. They're fucking hardcore.

You know that scene in Parks and Rec where Ron Swanson tips a jug of moonshine up onto his shoulder and pours it down his gullet? I've fucking seen a bearded guy with a big hat and no buttons do that IRL.

The Amish know how to party.

Even worse is for example domestic violence and abuse victims who might have a secret phone stashed away which could be located with the very loud emergency alert. I seem to recall posts going around to notify those people to have their phone turned off during that time.

I thought Jesus preached forgiveness. Why isn't that lesson being followed?

Oh it's because religion is bullshit and its followers are hypocrites

Technology is bad! AI sucks! Video games make kids violent! The world was better before we had all this screen time!

-Posted from my iPhone

This is weird because lots of Amish communities let people have cell phones, you just can't use it in the house.

Sufferers of domestic violence with hidden phones is a far more important issue.

lmao not so tight knit if a bunch of people have phones and you dont know about it

Shunning is a cult practice, this is one of the reasons I strongly dislike the Amish

lol anyone that has experience with Amish in Ohio knows phones are everywhere.

Hell I saw an amish dude ripping down the street on a one wheel just a few months ago. Some use side by sides and tractors. They also have a battery distributor with their own name on the label and a website, Miller Tech.

It depends on the community but in my experience it's not much of an issue at all these days.

Just the men?

How do they charge the phones though

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Members of the Amish community have been “shunned” by their church after the recent test of an emergency alert system outed them as having procured forbidden mobile phones.

The alarms – part of the nationwide emergency alert drill that the US government carried out on 4 October – drew the attention of community elders in Ohio.

Eli Yoder, a former member of the Amish community, took to TikTok to share the story, in which he explained how three of his friends had gotten into trouble after the devices were discovered.

Mr Yoder said that one of his friends was in the middle of a visit with community elders to discuss a shunning for different reasons when the alert on his phone went off.

In the comments section of his video Mr Yoder added: “From now on, I guess I have to remember to give all my Amish buddies a heads up if there is a planned emergency alert test.”

It states that such devices including television, automobiles, telephones or tractors are “considered to be a temptation that could cause vanity, create inequality, or lead the Amish away from their close-knit community.”

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Hahahah oh man my thought of what funny stuff those sorts might lead to mostly centered around kids at school getting in trouble, but this is way, way better. :)

On the darker side of things I was also concerned about people in abusive situations with hidden phones getting outed, which probably also happened. :(

(I am not a bright guy so I can't take credit for coming up with that on my own, I saw someone post about it on Mastodon.)

Mr Yoder said that one of his friends was in the middle of a visit with community elders to discuss a shunning for different reasons when the alert on his phone went off.

I know this is a terrible day for that person, but it is really hard not to find the humor in this little snippet of the story.

So is this another "look at what Biden did now..." headline over at Fux News?

DOUBT. This article was written on stereotypes.

Have you been to a Mennonite community? Phones are no secret. They are not technophobes. They just do not adopt frivolous tech without considering how it would benefit society. Cars, for example, were determined to be mostly a tool for leaving home, which many old order communities thought would be damaging for their community.

Phones are not so. Phones let you contact a loved one in an emergency. Many people, depending on the community, will have one, and there's no shame about it. This article just focuses on a couple kids, but paints it like a widespread thing.

Shunning happens with all society now, for less than this. Except it's called ghosting. Or "cutting off" of family members. It's shameful and no different, except we do it whenever we want, for whatever reason seems justified to us, without caring for the party we are doing it to. At least with Amish, everyone knows the rules.

We can't point at another section of society until we fix ourselves.