I’m in Ontario. I’ve never heard the term “thuggy Mennonite” but it’s fucking perfect.

Now I want a gritty antihero drama series about the thuggy Mennonite’s of Ontario. I’m thinking a modern day Canadian Peaky Blinders kinda thing.

Each community and group is unique

I recently looked into one of my local Mennonite churches, and it turns out that that particular church is probably actually one of the coolest, most liberal churches around, super LGBTQ friendly, lots of cool community outreach, etc.

Probably not representative of Mennonite churches in general mind you, but definitely shows the sort of diversity there can be there.

That's Mennonite

The thing about religion is that it doesn't need to make sense.

Houses are a tool to make the environment more comfortable......

They can't have their picture taken for the license

If it's a tool and is being used for a clear purpose, why are the Amish in their house and not the barn?

You're not wrong! I used to work in an Amish shop and my boss and his wife really stretched it lol.
She would use an extension cord to use a vacuum in the house, because it's a tool, and They had freezers in the barn.
In some communities they have a community warehouse full of chest freezers to keep meat and veggies through the summer. They can still get block ice for their ice boxes in their homes from town (I did that as job when I was a teen) but in reality it just depends on which community you're part of, but for the most part as long as you don't have power inside the house it's kosher.
But... There's an increasing number of communities that allow for solar power if it's only used for things like heat, light, and other utilities. Just nothing like TV, radio, or Internet devices.

Holy shit. Thanks for the knowledge

I read this: https://www.animaladvocatesscpa.com/blog/post/amish-animal-cruelty-unexpected-mix/

Don't forget "not molesting children." https://www.npr.org/2020/01/19/797804404/investigation-into-child-sex-abuse-in-amish-communities