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Renegades cut off beards in Amish feud
TimesReporter ^ | 10/06/2011 | Staff and wire

Posted on 10/07/2011 5:25:18 AM PDT by Rannug

A group of religious castoffs has been attacking fellow Amish, cutting off their hair and beards in an apparent feud over spiritual differences, including incidents in Holmes and Carroll counties.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: amish; beard; cutting; napl; realamishterrorism; religion
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To: tickmeister

I agree that utilitarian arguments for religious belief are largely specious - but they are also patronizing. One believes in something for its truth, not its usefulness.


41 posted on 10/07/2011 11:59:19 AM PDT by wideawake
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To: BykrBayb

I’m glad I didn’t see that. Thank you ad block plus on firefox!


42 posted on 10/07/2011 1:15:51 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: Slings and Arrows

Drive-by disagreements:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev1Vsnf6LGs&feature=related


43 posted on 10/07/2011 1:30:47 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: TheOldLady

People are people.


44 posted on 10/07/2011 2:33:59 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

And drunks will be drunks.


45 posted on 10/07/2011 2:40:25 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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