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Originally Posted by Antithesis
I may be completely ignorant here, but I thought a Hutterite belief was that modern technology was evil. Does that not apply to motorized carriages?
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I wonder where you got that idea from.
While there certainly are some colonies that prohibit things like computers, TVs, radios, etc, etc....more and more are finally realizing the importance that technology plays with the work they do.
There are 3 groups of Hutterites. Lehrerleut, Dariusleut, and Schmiedeleut. The Lehrerleut are known as being the strictest, and those that take the biggest stand, or have the biggest pedestal when it comes to technology, and amongst the Dariusluet and Schmiedeleut it varies. Some are very open with just about everything....although it would always be filtered, and some are more conservative.
For the most part, the Dariusleut and Lehrerleut rely heavily on farming/agriculture for their income, while the Schmiedeleut are heavily into manufacturing. Some colonies, like
Crystal Spring,
Baker,
Decker,
Millbrook,
Glenway and
Springfield are known either Canada wide, North America wide, or in some cases, world-wide in their respective industries. Its also interesting to note that most of those websites weren't built by a professional designer. Most are made by people in each colony, usually girls who are encouraged to take classes.
So, its impossible to judge all Hutterites the same. I have been to many colonies through Canada and the US, from the HUGE potato farmers in Washington($30 mil + annual income)....to the big manufacturing colonies in Manitoba(shops that seem like they never end)....to the big farming colonies in Alberta/Sask. Where just about every acre of land you can see belongs to them.
They are all different. Even from colony to colony the differences are vast.