The bishop has final say, but the ordnung is developed through consensus.
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They can talk with the "English" (non-Amish) all they want.
They study Amish culture and regular school subjects.
The sacred text that the Amish use is the Bible. Those of the Amish faith are Christian. The Amish also have a set of rules governing how they should live their lives, this set of rules is called the Ordnung.
"Rumspringa" is the word for Amish teenagers' period of experimentation and freedom from religious rules.
they could make fun of them, also there are more mainstream than amish people.
they could make fun of them, also there are more mainstream than amish people.
18th - 19th Century western culture mixed with fundamentalist Christian beliefs. They are very plain people who are pacifists and closed to people outside the Amish culture.
they could make fun of them, also there are more mainstream than amish people.
Modest clothes and proper behavior.
No not all amish are white. Anybody is allowed to join if you follow all rules given by the church. Even if you do not believe in God.
explain why the Amish are considered by sociologists as a subculture and not as a counterculture.