THE AMISH ANSWER
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Amish society isn't perfect. It is legalistic and
restrictive. Internal differences have often caused
disruptive divisions. And the difficulty of becoming, and
living , Amish eliminates the possibility that
their culture will ever spread widely.
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But a backward tourist attraction? An agricultural
anachronism? A bizarre religious cult? Rather, people of
any faith can appreciate the ways the Amish, in all aspects
of life, try to live their belief.
Environmentalists should study the way the Amish work with
nature, and the way these people include humans as a part
of that relationship. (One Amish farmer—who in one
day counted more than 1,800 young birds within 200 feet of
his house—notes, "On this type of farm we enhance the
land for wildlife rather than being detrimental.") And
anyone interested in the conjunction of environmentalism
and spirituality should admire the way that, more than any
other contemporary culture in America, the Amish have
joined the two.
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