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Child labor laws, for example, threaten their way of life, and raise questions regarding the treatment of children in an Amish household, and also in the way the Amish view emotional and medical support. There is a negative perception regarding how the Amish choose to view some medical conditions as being 'the will of God', without always ...
Swartzentruber Amish speak Pennsylvania German, and are considered a subgroup of the Old Order Amish, although they do not fellowship or intermarry with more liberal Old Order Amish. Like some other Old Order groups, they avoid the use of electricity and indoor plumbing .
Although Amish home and social life has remained mostly unaltered, a new technology can be adopted once it has passed a rigorous examination. The Ordnung is used to examine any new proposed use of technology. A proposal may be accepted for business reasons, but never for personal wishes, for entertainment, or for self-indulgences.
Long before frugal living and keeping your finances tight became part of the daily life of making due during the recession, the Amish had it covered.They watch what they spend, learn to save at an ...
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The Amish use credit cards, just like the rest of us. If you just know a little of the usual stuff about the Amish, that sounds so hard to believe at first. After all, the Amish are known for ...
[61] [page needed] The Old Order Amish seldom, if ever, use buttons because they are seen as too flashy; instead, they use the hook and eye approach to fashion clothing or metal snaps. The New Order Amish are slightly more progressive and allow the usage of buttons to help attire clothing. [citation needed]
For the Amish people, Rumspringa means something completely different than what you often see in popular media.