Amish Bible verses

Amish cite the following two verses for their safeguards against influence by secular culture: James 1:27 :

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Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: ... to keep oneself unstained from the world.

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and Romans 12:2 :

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Do not be conformed to this world,[a] but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

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The Amish ban on taking pictures of them is based on the second of the Ten Commandments (Protestant version).