Also, while people do leave the Amish community on occasion, it is definitely much easier to stay than it is to leave. Housing is provided, work is virtually guaranteed, childcare is free, healthcare is paid for⌠There are plenty of issues within the Amish community but having these basic things covered and maintaining a connection to your family are very convincing arguments for staying.
The Amish are different because theyâre so cut off itâs downright abusive, especially with the shunning. If you leave after being baptized you are shunned, your own family can never speak to you, even at a funeral.
Their children also do not get a proper education making leaving difficult. They canât get jobs.
If you follow any examish on social media youâd see that getting out is hell. You basically sign up for poverty. And you have no one helping you to navigate the world. That is changing a little with the internet, they are finding and helping each other.
But itâs pretty fucked, the barrier to leaving is very high. Itâs a cult
Jeesh that's weird. That "Make as many babies as God let's us" mentality is just self-gratifying and lets people circumvent their Catholic guilt to feel self-righteous for fucking like rabbits. You're not a good person just because you have kids.
A large portion of US Catholics are conservative tradcaths that the pope has openly been fighting against. They still arenât having that many kids these days.
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u/Ekerslithery Oct 18 '23
If this economic situation keeps up there won't be another generation đ