Reply To: Cults – the aftermath

So what’s the position on women in the Amish?

In Fiji at the tribal meetings only the men are permitted to speak. Their wives sit next to them and they tell their men what they want to be said. The men decide whether or not they will say it, depending on whether they agree.

Now that sounds oppressive, doesn’t it? However…

The tribe meetings have another rule. No man may speak if a women is singing. So if the man decides not to say what his woman wants, she starts to sing. All business stops. In support, other women join in the singing. You can see where this is going, can’t you?! So now who controls the meetings?

When I asked about the role of women in the Amish, I’d like to understand the true dynamics.