Susan J. Reinhardt said: I’m surprised more Amish don’t opt for this sharing arrangement, so they can have the modern conveniences. How common is this? Kate said: As for more churches not living in “english” houses etc. for the sake of convience is kind of depending on the people. For the most part the Amish I’ve met (limited to only […]
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Anniem asked: I had a question. From the line,”Some communities allow their members to use electricity in their homes, so long as they don’t own it.” I wonder what they aren’t to own: the house, the electric bill or the appliance? Thank you for the excellent question, Annie. It is the home itself they cannot own for it to even
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Earlier I promised you a list of things that I believe are universal among all Amish. I could be surprised on any of these, as I was when I made discoveries while interning with Donald Kraybill. However, as far as I know, the following things are still true. Technology: All Amish have to decide how much technology they will accept.
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In my Amish community and family, Independence Day was thought of as a modern holiday. Given the Amish don’t consider themselves patriotic, it is not a big holiday. Even still, there is one Fourth of July that will remain in my memory forever. The weather was particularly hot and sultry for several days before the fourth. Then on this particular hot
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