When a baptized Amish person leaves the community for another church, it can be a jarring experience, both for the family involved and for others in the church. And especially so, in the very rare occurrence when one party stays behind. Most cases I have come across of Amish leaving have involved the full family;Â one or two peculiar situations have not–with the wife remaining…
Yes, some Amish do use credit cards. Amish are definitely not credit-averse (after all that’s how most of them pay for their homes and farms), but credit cards themselves would depend a lot on local custom and Ordnung. I’ve been in communities where they are surprisingly common, and in others where they are unheard of. How do the Amish buy things, for that matter? Some…
Beard but no mustache. Why? Stephen Scott gives possible reasons in Why Do They Dress That Way? 1) ‘Evil-looking’ European soldiers used to wear curly mustaches. Amish shaved theirs to set themselves apart. 2) The mustache has been considered unclean. As far as facial hair goes, married Amishmen wear beards to varying length. In some communities, unmarried men of a certain age can too. Beards…
The Amish, according to Julia Erickson of Temple University, are among the fastest-growing communities in the world. Â Amish average seven children per family. Must be something in the water.