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Originally Posted by HeavenlyOne
During rumspringa, they are allowed to drink, party, and drive cars. According to Wikipedia:
They consider this 'rebellion' as a typical way of life during this age, so they allow it.
Strangely enough, most of them make the commitment to be baptised in the church and no longer partake of those things after making that decision.
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I just don't see that anywhere in the article you quoted. Supposing they would DISallow these things, how would they enforce it on the young adults?
It says some things are "tolerated or overlooked to a degree" but the reason is not permissiveness but lack of authority to control these wayward young adults.
The fact that they are "not so severely condemned (for instance, by Meidung or shunning)" speaks for it'self. Only wayward church members are shunned. IF, as occurs on occaision, a young person joins the Church at 15 or sixteen he/she is not given any additional liberties AT ALL during their rumspringa years, and is held to the same standards as the other church members.
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