Source: City Pages
By Susan Du
They’ve remained intractable in their belief, however, that the Bible has directed them to disobey.
Led by Ammon Swartzentruber, Menno Mast, Amos Mast, and Sam Miller, the Swartzentruber Amish are suing the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Fillmore County in return, claiming that the government’s incessant demands that they alter what they do with their wastewater violates their right to religious freedom.
The Swartzentruber Amish are one of the most conservative subgroups of the Old Order Amish. They’ve remained totally restrictive in their use of electricity and cars, even while other Amish groups have relaxed some of their bans on modern conveniences.
The unwritten codes of the Swartzentrubers require that wastewater from washing food and dishes, bathing, and laundry be recycled for watering crops and vegetable gardens.
Categories: Belief, Religion, The Muslim Times