Amish

Adultery might be coitus, fellatio, cunnilingus, or other, less-common activity. The Amish do not view sex as inherently evil, as do many other branches of Christsianity, and they think it somewhat amusing, somewhat insulting, that many people assume they are priggish.

The Amish do not practice birth conytol, and view a large family as a sign that one has been particulaly blessed by God. In cases where a man has suffered injuries to his gonads, for instance, from being kicked by a horse, a brother may be called into "pinch-hit", sometimes with the blessing of the bishop, sometimes by a less formal arrangement. And as with any other human community, there is much technical "adultery" that is not a violation of the trust between marital partners. The Amish, after all, are just people, not all that different from your neighbors and mine.

Hurtful cheating is viewed as a harm not only to the spouse but to the community. Those who do not mend their ways may experience shunning as the community attempts to discipline the backslider.

Yep, same as anybody else.

Without much in the way or electronic communications, the mailbox is even more important to the Amish.

Amish Grace is being shown on a TV channel called Lifetime. The exact channel number will vary by area, so you might want to check Lifetime's website if you're not sure which one you need.

Yes. Almost all Amish people are allowed to visit doctors.

Technically, anyone can become Amish, including an Englishman, though it is considered a difficult process. There are approximately 251,000 Amish people in the United States and Canada.

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A term describing a sexual act wherein there is penetration but no movement, or 'in and out' (for lack of a better term), therefore it doesn't really count as sexual intercourse in the churches eyes.

An Amish ghetto would be an informal term for a place where the vast majority of the residents are Amish.

You don't. The closest to Amish would be Mennonites. There are many of Mennonites that have different beliefs.

Again You have to be Born Amish to be Amish. They do have good food and know how to save a buck.

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Yes, by definition, the "cast" of any dramatic fictional presentation are actors.

The main thing is Starvation. If you eat any of the Amish Diet and don't exercise like the Amish you will be Fat. They have good food and know how to cook up a big meal.

Breakfast is one of the biggest. Lots of Fat and they may even still use Lard. Potatoes fried in Lard make great home fries. All their food is reasonable to make and always tastes to good to stop eating.

An Amish Diet is not for Loosing weight but the hard work that they do on the farm is great for loosing weight.

They can talk with the "English" (non-Amish) all they want.

Within their secular communities they DO have their own system of daling with transgressions, HOWEVER - in the US, they are still subject to all criminal and civil laws of the state in which they live.

The Amish are most certainly NOT cannibals!

No Amish do not eat people. they are a peaceful if introvert society that abides by a strict interpretation of the bible and they do not believe in modern conveniences like electricity and cars so they live very basic lifestyles.

Also - despite what nuts like PETA and Animal Liberation Front may suggest, animals are not people. The Amish have no prohibition against eating meat. It is part of their diet, but not the major part.

"Amish Christians" is a redundancy. To be Amish is to be a Christian.

Euthanasia is a terrible thing to deal with. I was against euthanasia for my parents. One grandmother suffered terribly with colon cancer, and I felt like her doctor was prolonging her death, instead of prolonging her life. She remained lucid, though, and chose to kick and fight every inch of the way, as was her right. My grandfather on the other side of the family chose not to have chemotherapy or radiotherapy for his cancer of the jaw. (He chewed tobacco for many years.) He suffered for less than 24 hours at the end and lived alone, in his home, until the end.

Many Christians, including many Amish, find euthanasia abhorrent. Many other Christians, including some Amish, find extreme measures repulsive. I wouldn't have "pulled the plug" on either of me parents, but the day will come soon when it's time for me to go - and I've told my family that when it's time, I don't want to stick around, a zombie attached to a nice piece of technology.

Dumbo it's "Hutterites" and the difference is, Hutterites are open to modern technology while the Amish shun it. The Hutterites believe in an undivided way of life, such as what's mine is yours and what's yours is mine. The Amish are more on the independent side

No. In fact parents play a very small role in their childs choice of a marriage partner.

When an Old Order Amish adolescent reaches the age of 16 they enter a period called rumspringa where they will typically enter a "peer group." Groups are not formed by adults but are often defined simply by their level of deviation from the norm. In my area (the 3rd largest Amish settlement in America) they have even named the groups. One is very wild, experiments with liquior and drugs and drive cars. Another group drives cars and dresses in modern clothes. Another group does not drive cars and maintains more traditional dress. The latter group participates in what are called home singings.

From their peer group the Amish teen will often select a spouse. The boy and girl make the decision together and then inform the parents of their decision. It is kept a secret, although many others have discovered it by this point, until it is publicly "published" about 8 weeks before the wedding.

While parents may instill in their children certain values or hold certain families in high esteem, both of which may influence their selection of a peer group or spouse, the parents themselves have little if any role in the the selection of a childs spouse.

Was this a mischievous question? The Amish are famous for their static, unchanging culture that has little interaction with outsiders. They don't "contribute" much except an example of how a community can function.

However, they have made some contributions to genetics and psychology. Because they are a closely related people who rarely intermarry with outsiders, there are certain genetic weaknesses that they never have, and other weaknesses that they have in high numbers. This makes them an useful group of people for researchers.

They primarily use dried corn cobs.

The police CAN arrest the Amish.

The discipline that the church imposes upon its members is generally harsher than the courts can impose. For that reason, judges appear to be more lenient to the rare Amish defendant than they actually are.

Amish teenagers in Sinking Springs, PA, worked a deal with the Pagans motorcycle club of Philadelphia to distribute recreational drugs to Amish teenagers. Not only were the kids prosecuted, but there were stories for a while that a major Hollywood studio was to make a movie of it. There have also been a lot of prosecutions in recent years for sex crimes against children.

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Because they do not understand why the Amish do what they do or they a bigoted.

Menno Simons and Jacob Amman