I have worked in Amish Country for most of my professional life -- Geauga County, Ohio; Elkhart County, Indiana, and so on (if you are aware of Amish geography you'll recognize these). There are both Mennonite and Hutterite near here. I count both Amish, Mennonite, and Hutterite among my friends.

They are very good people, overall. And they are preyed upon by outsiders, as fodder for the gawking of tourists and even as crime victims. I know of cases where an Amish girl, walking along the road, would be snatched and raped; where Amish men were beaten, robbed, and left for dead -- most recently where a 67 year old Amish man was blackmailed. And one of the most intelligent people I've ever met was an Amishman who never had formal education beyond the eighth grade (he testified in the Amish Schools cases, wrote several books, etc.).

I've know Catholics, Methodists, Baptists, Lutherans, and many others who, like most of the Plain People I know tried to live the actual teachings of Yeshua of Nazareth.

I know Southern Baptists who are appalled by the tack taken by their church leaders.

Don't confuse the message with the messenger or the church with the religion.