Some Wisconsin Amish Object To Obtaining Building Permits

Sunday's LaCrosse, Wisconsin Tribune reports on a small group of conservative Amish in Albion, Wisconsin who object on religious grounds to taking out building permits before constructing homes or driveways. Eric Gove, an Amish friend of some of the objectors, says that Amish beliefs create problems with granting officials a right of inspection. Some also object to signing the permit because it violates the Biblical verse in 2 Corinthians that reads: "Be not unequally yoked together with non-believers." Beginning in July, the town cited five Amish men for noncompliance with permit requirements, which could lead to fines of $10 to $1000 per day.