Superior Court Sides With Amish In Reflective-Triangle Dispute

Sect Disapproved Of Orange-Colored Signs

The Pennsylvania Superior Court says a conservative Amish sect doesn’t have to use orange triangles on its buggies.

The Swartzentruber Amish, a small Cambria County sect who moved from Ohio a few years ago, are more strict than most and say the symbol — which the state requires on all slow-moving vehicles — is too gaudy and an affront to their beliefs.

They appealed in March, asking the court to throw out convictions in more than 20 cases in which their members were ticketed by police for not using the triangles.

The group prefers to use a gray reflective tape because its appearance is more in keeping with their beliefs — and the court agreed — by a 2-to-1 margin.

Citing the U.S. and Pennsylvania constitutions, two judges say the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation didn’t prove that making the Swartzentruber Amish use the triangles was the least-restrictive means of safeguarding the buggies.

The judge who dissented said it was clear that the triangles were the best alternative since they can be seen more easily during the day — when most buggy accidents happen.

Read Another Article

Vedic City says sales tax won’t hurt county
Florida Lawmakers Approve Bill to Save Comatose Woman

Related News Articles Topic(s): Amish Subscribe to Religion News Blog updates Subscribe to Religion News Blog [What is this?] Get Religion News Blog's headline by Email [What is this?] Follow Religion News Blog at Twitter Find Related Information Use our custom search engines to find additional research resources on religions and cults: ApologeticsSearch.com: Search for apologetics articles, books, videos, and other research resources across 135 Christian apologetics websites and blogs. CounterCultSearch.com: Search for information about (religious) cults, cult-like organizations, and cults experts -- as well as paranormal-, New Age, and pseudoscientific claims -- across 260+ websites, blogs and forums dedicated to cult research, spiritual abuse, ex-cult counseling & support. Find Related Religion & Spirituality Books at Amazon.com Amish Possibly related... or Most Popular Religion News Articles Kent Hovind: Evangelist arrested on federal charges Beast’s real mark devalued to ’616′ Muslim Woman Gives Sex Advice on Arab TV Michael Jackson Confirms Conversion to Islam Kent Hovind, ‘Dr. Dino,’ guilty on all counts The fall and rise of Carlton Pearson Search False prophet Harold Camping sets another date for rapture: May 21, 2011 Watch the film Theo van Gogh was murdered for Kent Hovind — Dr. Dino — sentenced to 10 years in prison

Search Religion News Blog