> In a way its more odious than violence. You have very little understanding of the Amish perspective. If your assumptions of their beliefs lead you to a concl

> In a way its more odious than violence. You have very little understanding of the Amish perspective. If your assumptions of their beliefs lead you to a conclusion that their pacifism is more odious than violence, it should be a red flag that perhaps you are mistaken in your assumptions. Their security, in their view, rests with God. The Bible demonstrates repeatedly that, at times, God uses evil men to keep other evil men from harming His people. For example, God used the evil Babylonians to conquer the evil Assyrians, to the benefit of his chosen people who were commanded to keep a low profile and stay out of it. Likewise, the evil Persians conquered the evil Babylonians, leading to the release of the Jews from captivity: once again, the Jews in captivity were to lay low and let God seek vengeance in the Babylonians. The Amish are quite aware that one group of evil people (let’s say cops and the state) are doing evil and violent things to another group of evil people (namely, criminals.) The Amish stay out of it, keep a low profile, and rely on Providence. In short, their views are more subtle than you think. Instead of concluding they are ‘odious’ you would do well to understand them.