Great article. I think you're right that a group can do as they please as long at that doesn't infringe on others (do unto others as you would have them do unto you--equality and respect of differences).
The only issue I have with the article is this statement: "There is a reason the Amish, the Mennonites, and other fundamentalist religious groups choose to live in rural areas separate from modern society."
I am an urban, progressive, left-wing Mennonite and am nowhere near a fundamentalist, nor are many other Mennonites even including some old school rural types. Most contemporary urban Mennonites are anti-war, pro-feminist, post-modern theory reading lefties who believe in being involved in social change and gender equality. We're not fundamentalists.
For an example, check out Geez magazine, put out by some anarchist Mennonites in Canada (one of whom used to work for Adbusters as an editor):
All in all though, a great article with some interesting points well worth considering.
Great article. I think you're right that a group can do as they please as long at that doesn't infringe on others (do unto others as you would have them do unto you--equality and respect of differences).
The only issue I have with the article is this statement: "There is a reason the Amish, the Mennonites, and other fundamentalist religious groups choose to live in rural areas separate from modern society."
I am an urban, progressive, left-wing Mennonite and am nowhere near a fundamentalist, nor are many other Mennonites even including some old school rural types. Most contemporary urban Mennonites are anti-war, pro-feminist, post-modern theory reading lefties who believe in being involved in social change and gender equality. We're not fundamentalists.
For an example, check out Geez magazine, put out by some anarchist Mennonites in Canada (one of whom used to work for Adbusters as an editor):
All in all though, a great article with some interesting points well worth considering.