The Amish
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Amish Barn Raising
A barn raising is an Amish community event at which all members of a community cooperate to build a barn or another structure, such as a home or church.
10 Things You May Not Know About the Amish
Where they live . . . what they think about technology . . .dating and diversity.
The Amish have lived in America for a long time as they first arrived in America in the early 18th century. The word Amish derives from the name Jakob Amman who was a Swiss minister who believed that people should conform to the teachings of Christ and forsake the world.
From USA Today
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The Amish and Healthcare
Along with eschewing cars and many other modern technologies, the descendants of 18th-Century German immigrants who practice the Amish and Old Order Mennonite religions, have effectively opted out of most federal safety net programs. The close-knit communities essentially insure themselves.
from NBC News
Are the Amish Environmentally Minded?
The Amish tendency to refrain from certain types of civic participation and activism also limits their ability to confront larger ecological challenges that cross property lines and state and national borders.
In addition, the Amish suspicion of scientific evidence and their reluctance to base decisions on information beyond their own experiences may lead to a reactive, not proactive, stance.
From Amish America
Can The Amish Resist The Modern World
A centruy ago there were only about 5,000 Amish in America. Today, there are over 330,000 Amish in 546 settlements.
This German-speaking sect, which demands simple lives of self-reliance based on the Bible, may be at odds with the rest of today’s society – yet surprisingly, it is booming, rather than being swamped by a fast-evolving world of smartphones and social media.
From The Guardian
An Amish Lifestyle – Family, Language, School and more.
The author had the incredible opportunity to get to know a family and live with the Amish for one week. These are the things she learned by living with the Amish.
Keep reading, you might be shocked!
From A World to Travel
Custom Building Design and & Amish Built
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Amish in America
The Amish began thriving after the middle of the 20th century, and today their population has swelled to more than a quarter of a million people in nearly 2,000 church districts.
While each church community follows its own unique lifestyle guidelines, all Amish groups have an Ordnung which is a set of unwritten behavioral regulations that members must follow.
From Public Broadcasting Service
The Amish, A North American Religious Group
Humility, family, community, and separation from the world are the mainstays of the Amish. Everyday life and custom are governed by an unwritten code of behaviour called the Ordnung, and shunning (Meidung) remains an integral way in which the community deals with disobedient members.
In formal religious doctrine, the Amish differ little from the Mennonites.
From Britannica.com
Amish Population Profile, 2020
The primary forces driving the Amish population growth are sizable nuclear families (five or more children on average) and an retention rate of 85%. Few outsiders have joined the Amish, therefore the growth is almost entirely from within the Amish community.
New Amish settlements are still being formed which are typically small, with only a few families in a single church district (congregation).
The Amish Work Ethic
Do the Amish actually work harder than the rest of us? Or . . . do they just work differently?
From Amish America
Classic Monitor Barn
A Special Design – The Monitor Barn
The Monitor Barn has a pushed up center which is excellent for a hayloft, apartment, extra storage or ventilation if you do not design for a second floor. Product offered by The Carriage Shed.