The Amish community I know aren’t super strict. They use gas farm equipment and are fine with solar batteries. They just don’t want to be on the power grid.
The main cruxes tend to be: having a wired connection to “the grid”/outside world. Not being fully independent. Adopting worldly & not practical practices.
Cell phones are practical. I’ve seen a few Amish with basic cell phones at farmer shows.
How do they charge the phones though
I mean, they have electricity.
Amish aren’t anti-technology across the board. They pick and choose, trying to prohibit what they feel weakens the community.
It’s common for Amish to operate phones or computers for their businesses, they’re just not allowed at home.
The Amish community I know aren’t super strict. They use gas farm equipment and are fine with solar batteries. They just don’t want to be on the power grid.
Solar batteries? Either that or they hook it up to a charger when they’re in town.
Most amish communities allow generatiegenoten electricity with a solar panel for specific uses
The main cruxes tend to be: having a wired connection to “the grid”/outside world. Not being fully independent. Adopting worldly & not practical practices.
Cell phones are practical. I’ve seen a few Amish with basic cell phones at farmer shows.