In many ways the Amish are great but there is a dark side to the Amish too. I say this as someone raised Mennonite which is a few degrees removed from Amish.

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The church can be very heavy handed. If you don’t toe the line you will be shunned. The church bishops exercise a tremendous amount of power over the rest of the people. Not necessarily the most ‘free’ environment.