Amish

They are the kids of Amish families who have not yet joined the church.

Don't believe all everything you see on that show. I don't know whether it's the kids pulling the legs of the producers, or if a creative scriptwriter is being especially creative, but it's not just fiction, it's fantasy.

Amish are called Amish because the founder of it was Jacob Ammann

There are several names for the Holy Communion in the Christian Church. It may be known as the Lord's Supper, The Holy Communion, The Holy Eucharist, The Blessed Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ, the Mass and the Liturgy.

The Mass is basically a Catholic or Anglican (Episcopalian) worship service, although sometimes the word is used to refer specifically to the Eucharist (Catholic Communion; bread and wine) because the Eucharist is the central part of the Mass. The Catholic Mass follows a liturgy, which is basically the traditional form of worship composed of song, a procession (the crucifers carry the cross to the front of the church and the priests and deacons follow after them and kiss the altar), the greeting ("May the Lord be with you!"), a corporate confession & the "Kyrie," readings from the scriptures, a homily (sermon), prayer of the faithful (everyone in the congregation prays as one; usually the priest or deacon reads off the prayer requests of the pope and bishop, saying "Let us pray to the Lord," and the congregation responds "Lord, hear our prayer," and at the end they pray silently "for the intentions we hold in our hearts"), the Lord's Prayer, The Nicene Creed, the "sign of peace" (everyone greets each other), the Eucharist, and the final trinitarian blessing.

The word Mass comes from the phrase said by the deacon at the end of the Latin Mass "Ite, missa est" (Go you are dismissed) to which the people respond "Deo Gratias" (Thanks be to God).

This very ancient part of the Liturgy comes from Apostolic times when the calling together and dismissal of the faithful were two parts of the special office of a deacon.

No belief system is simple. Literally there are 100's of beliefs or teaching or doctrines that a belief system can have. Just listing possible beliefs could take a long time. So be more specific. What are you interested in specifically? God, Angels, the devil, death, resurrection, salvation etc adnauseum.
Amish are a branch of Christians that believe in hard work and living off what the land provides. they also believe that mirrors and pictures steal their souls. they don't like newer technology or in the use, but give there 16 year old kids one week out side of the Amish community to see what today's tech is like in that week they can choose to leave and live outside the community.

Members of the Amish community would pay the same taxes as any normal citizen, with the exception of Social Security and Medicare taxes. The receive an exemption from paying these taxes by completing the IRS form provided at the attached link. Because as a community they faithfully care for their own elderly and infirm they have no need for government welfare programs. Parents traditionally will move in with their children once they are too old to care for themselves. By taking an exemption for paying these taxes they certify that they are Amish and waive all rights to collecting benefits from these programs as long as they remain so.

The Amish attitude toward modern appliances is that they are totally unnecessary. The Amish believe that hard manual labor and a sense of community is what leads to a fulfilling life without the need for modern appliances.

The Amish are no different than any other woodworker other than they don't use electricity so no power tools.They use woodworking plans like everyone else but do it the pure,natural old school way.It takes longer but the quality is equal or even better.

Just be simple and straightforward: "I'm not interested in getting with a married man."

I don't know,ut I know that gay Amish are called "Twinkies."

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The Amish don't believe in motorized machines, they wear plain clothes, women wear dresses and bonnets men wear straw hats also men grow beards but no mustaches, and women never cut their hair.

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).