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There has always been debate around here about taxes. Do Amish pay property tax? Income tax? etc....

Thank you, my bowl-cut brotha' from anotha' motha'. :D

yes...Tom...they pay taxes, property, income, the whole nine yards....common misconception...........you're welcome my "english" brotha......

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Are there Amish folks that watch tv and have electricity?

sure, they watch TV, but it must be at someone else's place. there are a few young folks that smuggle TV's into their bedrooms, but if the parents find out....not good! not allowed to have electricity, but a lot have generators....next....

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LOL, interesting thread:rolleyes:.

Why do yoders in a meat packing plant use the latest and greatest technology, computers etc, but are afraid to have their pics made?

not all Yoder's are amish.....also, some Amish churches are slightly different, the picture thing freaks them out. the Bible talks about not having graven images, thats what they base all pictures off of......next

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i, for one, am totally unfamiliar with the amish. what are their beliefs, what day of the week do they go to church (primary), are they a "commue" type of folk, and why do they dress in full dresses?

their beliefs are Christian, same as most Americans....they attend church every other Sunday....not communal......they believe the women must be modestly dressed.....

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How do you spell Jebediah, and who is he?

Nice avatar, DB.

you spelled the name correctly......there is quite a few Jeb's around, so who exactly you refer to, i do not know.....next....

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The Amish here are always in court because they never get building permits. Do they not believe in those?

one i cannot answer......i would think they would respect the law though....sorry...next

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There's an amish place here in Oklahoma where they don't have a phone in the house, but there's a pay phone in their front yard. Sooooo, can they have telephones?

Ben

sure....most have a phone, but it must not be located in their home. they build a little phone booth type thing by their home...

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Another question that comes up around here, Do Amish pool their money to help other Amish buy land, build houses / barns, etc?

What about pre-arranged marriages, does that happen?

i would imagine that would happen....probably not too often though....marriages are not pre-arranged unless the the two have been doing the "you know what" and are having a baby, then they are expected to get married whether they love each other or not.

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