Amish

No, Amish and Jews are not the same. The Amish are a Christian sect and have no ties to Judaism at all. Until somewhat recently, in fact, the Amish were strong supersessionists meaning that they believed that Christianity replaced Judaism and that Judaism was no longer a valid path to G-d. The Amish are a sub-sect of the Mennonite Church (Annabaptist) and they are mainly of Swiss-German ancestry. The movement descends from the 16th century fellowship known as the Swiss Brethren. The languages that the Amish speak are Pennsylvania German, Swiss German, and English. They do not speak Yiddish, although, as Yiddish is largely made up of high German, most Yiddish speakers and Amish can communicate with each other quite easily.

There are some Amish who claim Jewish ancestry. This is most likely the result of a 'conversos' scenario where Jews would claim to have converted to Christianity publicly but would practice Judaism in private to avoid persecution. As has been seen with other conversos groups, a percentage of the future generations lose all knowledge of Judaism and completely join Christianity.

There are some similarities in practices between the Amish and Chassidic Jews in that both groups are very orthodox in their respective religious teachings, men from both groups can be mistaken for each other because of clothing choices, and both groups tend to have very large families. However, no Jewish sect rejects new technology in the way that the Amish do.

Yes, the Amish are a part of the Christian Faith.

The Amish believe the Bible is the word of God, and they believe that Jesus is the son of God who came to Earth, lived a sinless life and died on the cross to save them from their sins.

The Amish are a sect of old German and speak Pennsylvania Dutch.

They settled in this country from Germany.

They are called the plain people because of their plain dress and their simple lifestyle.

The Amish follow the Bible more literally than most modern churches today.

They do not believe in living like this world does. 1 John 2:9 reminds us to not love this world or the things in this world.

The Amish believe in keeping mainly to themselves (1 Corinthians15:33) but they do acknowledge other Christians as saved.

The Amish are not lacking in doing good, and are great helpers to people who are in need.

They Love the Lord with all their hearts, minds and souls and are an excellent example of true Christian faith in action.

Most People who get to know the Amish, have a great respect for how they have kept to Gods word and have not been influenced by anything in this world.

The Amish have their own church standards called the ordnung, which helps them to follow the commands of Christ.

However one command of Christ that the Amish do not do, is to go therefore and make disciples of all nations Matthew 28:18.

The reason they do not evangelise is because they have suffered great persecution in their past history, by being burned, imprisoned and drowned for their Anabaptist faith, so these days the Amish prefer to live quietly in the land and use their Godly living as an example to those who are not Amish.

This will vary from state to state.

A DWI (driving while intoxicated) is an infraction consisting of driving a motorized vehicle over a certain horsepower on a public motorway while intoxicated. A drunk person driving a non-motorized vehicle or walking, but still causing trouble (or potential trouble) on public land or road, could be charged with public drunkenness or reckless endangerment.

Many states have replaced their DWI laws with DUI (Driving Under the Influence) laws. You can get a DUI for driving under the influence of cough medicine, for instance, or if you're a diabetic who's not kept his blood sugar under control. You can get a ticket for flying a plane, or operating a bass boat on public waters or if you're using a skateboard, a bicycle or a horse drawn vehicle.

Ordinarily, the Amish are not regular public drinkers. Some will end a long day by sharing a little homemade wine with the missus. They do, however, celebrate special occasions such as a wedding with alcoholic beverages, and on such occasions, the horse knows the way home. Horses, though, don't pay much attention to the paint on the road, often preferring to take their half in the middle of the road, and they rarely stop for red octagonal signs.

Buggies are a problem at night, anyhow, because the flashing red light is battery powered and is dim even when it's turned on. Because it's such a nuisance to recharge batteries, some of the plain folk turn off their flashing red lights until they are aware of someone behind them - which gives little warning to drivers behind them.

Because the plain sects have a reputation for being law-abiding, and non-violent, cops are less likely to give them tickets unless they have caused an accident. Young women with long hair, pretty faces, and low-cut blouses don't get many tickets, either. Is that unfair to guys under 30, with dark skin and fancy cars? Yeah - but I don't know how to do anything about it.

The Amish live in many states, such as Towns in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. These are the main States they probably live in many US states.

There are Amish or other plain sect congregations on every continent except Antarctica.

they stare at the floor for hours on end until they die of starvation or thirst

They play games, play ball, sing hymns, get together with other families, have picnics, etc. You really don't need TV, stereo, computer and movies to be entertained.

Yes, but they can't use them in the field and they have to have iron wheels or iron wheels with rubber pads. Purpose for iron wheels is so they can't use it as a mode of transportation for long distances. Making it difficult to travel far keeps the community together. Tractors are used as a power unit in the barn area.

They do not have zippers. Amish clothing styles are simple and meant to be functional. Clothing is made at home out of plain fabrics and is usually dark in color. Lighter colors are used for younger children and sometimes for summer shirts and dresses for adults. Amish men wear straight-cut suits and coats without collars, lapels or pockets called mutza suits. Most men wear black. Their trousers never have creases or cuffs and are worn with suspenders. The wearing of belts is forbidden, as are sweaters and neckties. Men's shirts fasten with traditional buttons in most orders, while suit coats and vests fasten with hooks and eyes. Their pants are made with a flap in the front held closed by buttons to avoid the use of a zipper.

The Amish are members of a conservative Christian religious sect that is an off-shoot of the Mennonite religion. The key concepts of this religion are the rejection of pride and a high value placed on humility.

They do not use modern conveniences such as electricity because they fear it will cause competition for status. They have a strong sense of community and faith in God.

Most are bi-lingual speaking Pennsylvania Dutch and English.

No, Amish only have one wife. Unless she dies and they remarry.

They marry when they want to, and some never get married.

But there is some pressure to get married, by once own self as dating allowed, but not consummation before marriage.

Parents also want to be grand parents, more so in society, which believes God has ordered them to spreed their prodigy across the land.

There is no push to get married young, one has to be baptised as part community body of Jesus Christ followers to marry, but marriages may happen at any age that is legal with parents consent on up.

But the worse part of all this, is those that can not get married, you are limited to most part to other plain people, and there are more woman than men, forcing a percentage of woman to live unwed spinsters lives.

Most Amish orders do not allow full electricity in the homes (actul hook up into the electric company) but such orders do allow some electric items to be used as long as such is beneficial and not cause of idleness, such as electric refrigerators hooked up to gas powered generators.

While most Amish homes are not hooked into a full electric source, one 3rd of Amish homes do however have electricity.

Some Amish households actually have telephones strictly for 9-11 (if the head of the family feels there is a major enough emergency to warrant a call for 9-11, and if he feels that is the case then he will dial 9-11 on the phone).

They came to William penn's colony of Pennsylvania originally beginning in the late 1600's. Pennsylvania, unlike other british colonies, offered religious freedom for all and not just for the original settlers. Pennsylvania was founded by William penn as a quaker colony, but all were welcomed. The Quakers (or" society of friends" or just "friends" as they refer to themselves) came from England.

Definitely Yes.. in some communities more than others out of frustration and depression... From my experience and involvement.. approximately 65-70% explore options outside the marriage and community .. usually women ages 30-45.. or after 4-5 children realize they are trapped and being used as domestic maids, servants and baby machines ..

They spoke a dialect of West Central German (and a few still do, within their communities). The "Pennsylvania Dutch" were Germans from the Palatinate and western Switzerland. The English colonists began calling them "Pennsylvania Dutch" because the word for German (in German) is "Deutcsh".

While is it true that many of them came down the Rhine from the Palatinate and boarded ships from Amsterdam, they were not from Holland and they did not speak Dutch.

They rely predominantly on their fellow Amish and raise their own livestock, grow their own crops, build their own buildings and usually do not rely on the USA government. They usually don't even have to pay taxes. They also have their own schools and train their own in carpentry, farming, baking, sewing, etc.

An English is someone who did not grow up in an Amish family - even if they grew up in China and don't speak English.

If you grew up in an Amish family, speaking Amish as your native language, is Amish, even if they never join the church.

Someone who leaves the church after becoming a church member are shunned, but they never becomes English. They are still Amish.

In most languages, there are words that mean "one of us" and other words that mean "not one of us". Almost always, there is an element of trustworthiness and civilized behavior implicit in the semantics. The N-word is the most reviled word in the language, despite literally just meaning "black." Montenegro is the Black Mountain of what used to be Yugoslavia, and finch feed used to be sold as Niger seed; now it's labelled "Black Thistle". If native Americans had been a little more successful in getting athletic teams to change their names, we might recognize that "Redskin" is equally offensive. After all, pirates and buccaneers are also dishonest, violent and treacherous, the native didn't choose to be inhuman, he was born that way.

But interestingly, the shunned are still considered Amish; they may be backsliders, but they are still recognized as inherently "one of us" and not one of those (pitiful?) English. Whether this is being nice to the shunned, or nasty to the English, is a judgment each of us decides for himself.

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Amish kids get out of school earlier then Naugatuck people is because Amish people have gardens they have to take care of and Naugatuck does not. Amish people also get out earlier is because people plant gardens and the extra good people get to help and people who are bad in school get sold

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All states have an age when children may leave school. That is the age when Amish children drop out of school. In this state it is 16.

Frequently Amish children do not start school in First Grade until they are 7.

The Amish value work done with ones hands more than work done with a pencil and a piece of paper. They learn carpentry and other useful manual skills.

Today when a college diploma means that a person is unemployed and one hundred thousand dollars in debt. His Amish neighbor is adding to his house.

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I was wondering the same thing and found an explanation on the flags of the world website.

The flag of the Pennsylvania Germans (sometime called 'the Pennsylvania Dutch', incorrectly, of course). "Die Pennsylfaanisch Deitsch Faahne" created by "Die Grossdaadi Grundsow Lodge" (The Grandfather Groundhog Lodge) and co-sponsored by other affiliated Pennsylvania German organizations. Dedicated Oct.6, 1989 in Lehigh County Courthouse, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

"COLORS: It is not just a coincidence that the Pennsylvania German flag uses the red, white and blue colors. It signifies that in spite of the ethnic backgrounds, we are first of all and foremost loyal and devoted Americans.

OTHER SYMBOLS on the flag:

SAILING SHIP 'CONCORD' - commemorates the journey from Krefeld to Germantown in 1683, the start of a great migration of German speaking people in search of greater religious freedom and better social and economic conditions in a new area of the world.

KEYSTONE - the symbol of Pennsylvania, the principal and permanent settlement for the majority of early German migrants.

CHURCH - indicative of the devoutness of the Pennsylvania Germans whose religious convictions were a strong motivating force in their daily lives.

PLOW - symbolizes probably the most predominant of Pennsylvania German professions, the farmer. The plow further symbolizes the Pennsylvania German farm as a source of food for state and nation.

HEART & TULIP - represents the great skills and contributions of the Pennsylvania Germans in the field of arts and crafts.

CONESTOGA WAGON - symbolizes the Pennsylvania German's contribution to the need for transportation. The"Ship of Inland Commerce", as it became known, played a very important role in the Revolutionary War under the guidance of Pennsylvania German teamsters. It also played a tremendous role in the westward expansion of our nation.

DIALECT EXPRESSION - "Liewer Gott Im Himmel Drin Loss Uns Deitsche Was Mir Sin" "Dear God in Heaven, Leave Us Germans What We Are", implying "Let us keep our traditional ways". This dialect expression symbolizes the main instrument of communication used by the Pennsylvania Germans in their everyday social and economic associations."

Amish life is very traditional, almost like life was 150 years ago. This means that gender roles are also very traditional. For women, custom dictates that they will not have careers or work outside the home. Their primary role is as wife and mother. Women are expected to perform domestic duties, such as cooking and cleaning and sewing. Amish girls are allowed to go to school, but only till the 8th grade. (The same is true for Amish boys.) Unmarried young women are allowed to be teachers, but early marriage and having a family are the norm.

For the most part, the men have the same gender roles you might have seen on the frontier in the mid-1800s. Men are considered the head of the family, and make the major decisions; women are expected to obey them. Because men are the ones who support the family, they are the ones who work outside the home, in occupations like farming, building and construction of fences or homes (but only within the community), artisan and craft-work, and raising and caring for animals (since the Amish reject most modern technology, the care of horses is important, since they are used for transportation). Men are also the religious leaders and direct the worship services.