The amish people are a direct descendant og the anabaptists from th sixteenth-century europe. The amish like a simple live, and separate themselves from American society—and disavow intermarriage with non-Amish—as a way to preserve their values.
challenged the reforms of Martin Luther and others during the Protestant Reformation. Anabaptists fled to Switzerland and other remote areas of Europe to escape religious persecution. They don’t clean there cloth
The Amish have settled in as many as 24 states, Canada, and Central America, though about 80 percent are located in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. the U.S. numbers more than 150,000 and is growing, due to large family size (seven children on average) and a church-member retention rate of approximately 80 percent.
The Ordnung may dictate almost every aspect of one's lifestyle, from dress and hair length to buggy style and farming techniques. The Old Order Amish are the largest group. The Swartzentruber Amish, an offshoot of the Old Order, are the most conservative.
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