The Amish love playin’ the humble, law-abiding citizen card until it’s something they don’t like, then suddenly, they’re constitutional scholars and religious freedom warriors. They’ll fight tooth and nail over septic tanks, buggy lights, and now vaccines, but heaven forbid they take a stand against sexual abuse in their communities.

If history tells us anything, they’ll more n’ likely drag this out in court, cry religious persecution, and hope for some loopholes or settlement. Meanwhile, they almost always get a Pro Bono attorney willing to jump in a play Captain Save a Hoe for these religious imposters. I said what I said. Hell, they might even fundraise under the guise of a “School Auction” like they usually do, while virtually NONE of that money goes to the school. I mean hell, they reuse the same books and they’re fifty years old when they get them. Emmie’s kids were using the same book Leave it to Beaver was flexin. They may even take a bath and look shiny and brand new for a day to woo some “English” supporters to pay the fine, while still refusing to comply. But, if New York actually cracks down, closing schools, issuing arrest warrants, or enforcing liens, then we’ll see just how far they’re willing to take this.

Legally and ethically, children’s health and well-being should always take priority over religious beliefs, and let’s face it, Amish kids aren’t as healthy as the world would assume them to be. They eat just as much processed food as the rest of us, not to mention they don’t wash their hands or bathe on a regular basis. However, the human rights of the children get overlooked because of the overzealous brainwashing of the parents, the same parents who have zero problem going to the pharmacy to pick up scripts for whatever pill they’re takin’ and trust me honey, they are takin’ them! So, why can’t people take their health and their rights into perspective while also protecting the herd immunity of the communities they bombard. Truth is, it boils down to who is in charge and what court is also brainwashed where the Amish is concerned. So, it’s about time courts like the Court of Appeals in New York is holding this group to the same standard as everyone else. No one is supposed to be above the law, even though the Amish clearly think they are, but they ought to know that religious freedom does not extend to neglect or harm, especially when it comes to medical care and freedom of religion should never be a free pass to put children at risk.

In Bergholz, Ohio, health officials have undertaken initiatives to address vaccination rates within the Amish community. They targeted that community in October 2024 conducting influenza vaccines. During this time, 98 vaccines were administered, and approximately 2/3 of those were given to children under 18. Additionally, in February of that same year, there was a meningitis outbreak that affected 10 children and the health department in that county vaccinated 166 out of 168. weirtondailytimes.comWTOV

Well, well, well, it looks like the Ohio Amish didn’t want the static they have going on up in New York. Them upstate Amish have a bill bigger than a barn-raising. That $118,000 fine ain’t goin’ anywhere, and from what I hear, it’s climbin’ higher by the day. Now, these folks claim to be all about humility and simple livin’; but the second they gotta open up that wallet, suddenly they’re takin’ their peache-lovin’ ways straight to the courthouse. Funny how that works, huh?

See, three Amish schools up there decided they were gonna’ get real Amish about it, refusin’ to pay, refusin to follow’, and refusin’ to care about anybody outside their bubble. But lemme tell ya somethin’, as much as the Amish love their money, the state loves it even more. And they’ll get it one way or another.

This mess has been draggin’ on since 2019, and not once did they give two rusted-out screws about that measles outbreak or the folks with weak immune systems. Nope. Because at the end of the day, they ain’t worried about nobody but themselves. That’s the Amish way—ignore the rules, sue when it suits ‘em, and act like they’re above everybody else. But newsflash, honey—laws ain’t just for the English.

Y’all ever meet someone who don’t follow the rules but still wants all the perks? That’s the Amish in a nutshell when it comes to basically, well, everything, but especially things like vaccines, education, septic systems, buggy lights and well, much more. Now don’t go thinkin’ there’s some deep, sacred, religious reason for their stance. There ain’t. Nowhere in the Bible does it say, Thou shalt not vaccinate thy youngins. Nope, this ain’t about faith. It’s about control.

See, the Amish don’t want their kids vaccinated because that means takin’ them to a doctor, and a doctor might ask questions-questions they ain’t got good answers for. Like, what are these bruises on your kid, why does your child have these deep-set bags under their eyes, why is this girl terrified to speak? Yeah, that’s what they’re really hidin’ from. The minute someone with some authority starts pokin’ around, the whole house of cards might come crashing down, and Lord knows they can’t have that.

Now, I saw this play out firsthand in court. Emmie’s ex? Oh, she took a hard stance against vaccines, swore up and down it was dangerous because her Amish sister was allergic. You heard me right, her Amish sister. Now, if vaccines were truly against their religion, how’d her sister end up gettin’ one in the first place? Exactly. But bless her heart, she wasn’t about to let facts get in the way of a good courtroom performance.

Then came the preacher. Oh, he was smooth. Sat up there on the stand, all holy and righteous, with his teeth clickin’ like a set of wind-up teeth and said, oh no, we Amish ain’t opposed to vaccines. And you know what? He wasn’t lying. The Amish ain’t against vaccines when it’s convenient for them. They’ll take medicine, pop Xanax and heart pills, get chemo-treatments, and rush to the ER when they need it. But when it comes to following the rules like everybody else, suddenly, they’re too holy to participate

I still remember searchin’ high and low for attorneys back in Missouri for the exhausting court battle, and I found this one female attorney who seemed really kick ass as she had that don’t mess with me energy that we needed. But the second she heard the case involved the Amish, she shut that door so fast I felt the breeze (over the phone). She said, Oh Hell to the Naw! Why? ‘Cause she was still salty over Covid. See, gettin’ the vaccine was one thing, but when the Amish were out coughing, sneezing, touching everything from the courthouse to Walmart with their bare, dirty knuckles while also sewing and sellin’ masks they refused to wear. Well, that was a whole different level of audacity.

That’s the Amish for you, playin’ by their own set of rules, dodging accountability, and using religion as a smokescreen. But here’s the truth: Faith ain’t an excuse to neglect your kids. Freedom of religion don’t mean freedom from responsibility. And if you want to live in a society, you ought to act like you’re part of it. Period.

The real question is, should a parent’s religious beliefs have more weight than a child’s right to health and safety?

See. we live in a country that values religious freedom, and that’s fine, believe what you want, worship how you please. But when that belief starts puttin’ a child in harm’s way, or the general public, that’s where the line ought to be drawn. A kid ain’t a possession; they’re a human being with their own rights, and one of those rights should be the right to NOT suffer from preventable diseases just because mom and dad are scared to undermining the bishop and not following the Ordnung. The Ordnung ain’t the Bible.

If an Amish child gets sick with somethin’ like measles, it doesn’t just affect them, it spreads to their community, to schools, to hospitals. The Amish love to say they want to be “separate” from the world, but they sure do live in it. They go to grocery stores, the sell food the public, they work on job sites, and they interact with the very society whose laws they think shouldn’t apply to them, so, I’m thinkin’, if you really want to live in the 1700’s, why haven’t they just established their own commune and live in it. Don’t leave, make their own rules amongst each other and live the hype they wish for us to believe they do.

At the end of the day, it’s the child who suffers in this culture, not the parents, not the Amish elders, not the lawmakers who turn a blind eye, it’s the kid who gets sick, the kid who is denied an education, the kid who has no say in the matter. That’s not religious freedom. That’s control, and it’s dangerous.

Well. one thing’s for damn sure, that commune, or community they’d have if they all did dwell together wouldn’t last long if they actually followed the rules they claim to live by. See, the Amish love money more than they love their so-called “simple life.” And let me tell you, they ain’t the peace-lovin’ folks they pretend to be. Noah, they love drama more than a pack of church ladies at a Sunday potluck.

They’ve got these messed-up rules they swear by-claiming it’s all about holiness and tradition, but in reality, it’s a just a jumbled-up set of made-up laws that benefit the Amish bigwigs at the top of the community food chain, like the elders and the big dawg bishop. Like, for real, what do the pleats in a woman’s dress have to do with the Bible? Where’s the scripture? I must’ve missed the Book of Bonnet & Breeches.

And if they were really all about peace and love, then those little kids they refuse to vaccinate would be safe at night, tucked in their beds, instead of fearing the so-called “Godly” men creeping into their rooms. But somehow, they can bend and twist their rules when it comes to covering up abuse. They’ll protect the abuser, pass the bean soup, and look the other way. But vaccines? oh no, that’s where they draw the line. Make it make sense.

Sounds like a cult to me, and I won’t back down from that argument

Definition of a Cult:
“A system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object, typically involving manipulation, control, and the suppression of individual thought.”

That fits the Amish to a T. If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and refuses to vaccinate its kids while protecting predators—well, damn, it’s a cult.

One thing’s for sure: they don’t like following rules unless the rules benefit them. So, the real question is, will New York hold firm, or will they let the Amish slide—again?