I'm dying, laughing. They actually sound pretty good though.

[LiberalLoner]

[brush]

1. Are they really Amish? I didn't think they were allowed...

electric instruments and all.

[Bayard]

2. Mennonites can have electricity and phones

[LiberalLoner]

5. No, I think it's a joke thing?

[AwakeAtLast]

6. Nope, a Bob & Tom spoof band from the 90's

I used to listen to them all the time!

[localroger]

3. The rules are surprisingly complex, weird, and counterintuitive

Through my company I have done business with a Mennonite business. In business they can use any technology -- electricity, computers, you name it. It is only in personal life that they are restricted. And there Mennonites are not as restricted as the Amish, but even the Amish have a brisk business converting household appliances like blenders to run on compressed air instead of electricity. They can appear surprisingly modern in certain circumstances. I think it is more of a tribal identity thing of remaining "other" more than any kind of actual faith in God.

[LiberalLoner]

4. 👍+1