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Amish men ‘shunned’ after nationwide emergency alert outs them for having phones
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2023
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Take that as a compliment and move on.
Being shunned in Amish culture is VERY aggressive. You’re basically cut off from the community and family. You can’t get rides, you have to eat alone, etc. It’s pretty fucked up.
Mormons also have versions of this that are notoriously fucked up. Stay in line or lose contact with everyone you love.
The Mormons do not "have versions of this." Their official policy is quite the opposite. However, for many Mormons, their religion is their whole identity so when a family member chooses another lifestyle they are personally offended and can't find any way to relate to them anymore.