I also have friends in Amish and Mennonite communities in southern and northern Ontario.
Each community and group is unique to every other. Some are strict Orthodox and some relax the rules … and some are so normal looking and acting that you wouldn’t know they were Amish or Mennonite unless they told you.
My favorite are the thuggy Mennonites in southern Ontario. They drive around in brand new all black decked out SUVs (minus the chrome because you to show some humility), wear super clean black brimmed hats, sharp clothes and beautiful black leather jackets. Famously a few of them were caught smuggling coke and other drugs from Mexico.
They may have the fear of God in their hearts … but they’re just as greedy and worldly as any of us.
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.
I also have friends in Amish and Mennonite communities in southern and northern Ontario.
Each community and group is unique to every other. Some are strict Orthodox and some relax the rules … and some are so normal looking and acting that you wouldn’t know they were Amish or Mennonite unless they told you.
My favorite are the thuggy Mennonites in southern Ontario. They drive around in brand new all black decked out SUVs (minus the chrome because you to show some humility), wear super clean black brimmed hats, sharp clothes and beautiful black leather jackets. Famously a few of them were caught smuggling coke and other drugs from Mexico.
They may have the fear of God in their hearts … but they’re just as greedy and worldly as any of us.
I’m in Ontario. I’ve never heard the term “thuggy Mennonite” but it’s fucking perfect.
We saw some thuggy Mennonites in the northern corner of PA this summer. Super nicely pressed shirts and suspended pants.
Most of them appeared to be looking down toward my scruffy family (who had just rolled out of a campsite and just wanted breakfast).
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.
I’ve never seen it, so I don’t know if it’s good. But there is this
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt6257298/
“Banshee” comes to mind. Not exactly that description but certainly has the Amish crime angle.
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.