I haven't seen this movie yet,. But, it seems a natural and logical response for them to do this with their teenagers, or else it would cause much discontent within such a structured and orderly community as they have made for themselves. Teenagers are quite capable of wreaking havoc on modern families lives, let alone within a rigidly structured religious community such as the Amish. Maybe , we could take a few lessons from them, create a commune for teenagers with all the vices we can think of and just hand out condoms and make sure no one gets hurt. I 'd be willing to bet, after an amazingly short period of excess, you'd be surprized how most worked it out of their system. OK it's was just a thought so don't flame or frag me,people!