[TheForge] Amish YAK This reply has NOTHING TO DO WITH BLACKSMITHING YAK

Sat Mar 16 12:15:00 2002

AFAIK
Historically, they have exercised their
freedom to choose, whether or not the
government has recognized that freedom.
This has resulted in persecution,
expulsion, and death. They share with
the Jews the distinction of having been
burned at the stake, or otherwise
dispatched during the 1500's by
Catholics, Lutherans and Calvinists
alike.

From their point of view the freedom
wasn't gained by the force of arms.
While the free exercise of this right
may have been gained by arms, it can
just as easily be taken away in the same
manner.

They belong to a Kingdom not of this
world and therefore estrange themselves
from the politics and armies of this
one. They acknowledge the governments of
men, and within the borders of what they
see as moral choices live within the
laws of the countries in which they
reside.

Mike Graf

[email protected] wrote:
> 
> dan,
> 
> you are correct. they are exercising their freedom to choose that was gained and defended by an army that they refuse to be a part of.
> 
> bob s.
> _________
> 
> >Bob
> >They are exercising their freedom of chose by following their religious
> >beliefs that our armed forces have gained for all US citizens and the
> >Canadians citizens also enjoy many of the same freedoms because of their
> >armed forces too.
> >Now purple spiked hair with a CD player blaring so the whole town can hear
> >from the headphones is stupid.
> >
> >Dan Rathburn
> >Elgin, IL USA
> >
> >
> 
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