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The Amish belief system is based on a very literal interpretation of the Bible, which has frequently brought them into conflict with mainstream society. This is especially true in the case of the principle of non-resistance to violence, based ....

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... 5:39) literally, they refused to serve in the military, thus attracting the anger of the aristocratic leaders who were already upset since the Amish did not acknowledge their authority (Lantz). According to Amish belief, one had to accept evil and violence without fighting back. They were willing to defend neither country nor property, nor even life with physical resistance. Death was no real threat for them. They think this life is just preparation for the afterlife (Hostetler 189), and so their only response to persecution is and always has been avoidance. They moved away, and tried to escape the authorities by all possible non-violent mea ...