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Amish - 5/9/2008 10:49:11 PM
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Leslie_JnJs_mom
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I love the Amish church / culture. I do not think I would like to do it myself but I have so much respect for the people in that way of life. I watched a television program that said their church service is at least 3 hours long and they sing their songs slowly with no music. They also eat together every Sunday.
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RE: Amish - 5/10/2008 1:57:40 AM
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MrFribbles
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I've also been interested in their culture and style of worship, but I have never had the opportunity to witness it in person. The closest I have ever seen is passing a buggy on the road in Pennsylvania. ; )
What channel was this program on?
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RE: Amish - 5/10/2008 7:43:06 AM
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I love them too. However, it's important not to idealize them. There are awesome, dedicated Christians in the Amish church, and there are not-so-great people in the Amish church. They have some great ideas, and some not-so-great ideas.
Also, the Amish are not monolithic. There are many varieties, and many styles of leadership. Some Amish churches are almost cultlike, and others are essentially Evangelical, with the addition of their particular culture and uniform dress.
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RE: Amish - 5/10/2008 11:02:55 AM
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Leslie_JnJs_mom
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I was watching RFD when it came on. We have some Amish here in Missouri but mostly we have Mennonite. I love going to the Mennonite store to buy my baking supplies. They have the best pastry wheat flour. They also sell homemade pre sliced bread.
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RE: Amish - 5/29/2008 12:48:20 PM
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I love the Amish church / culture. I do not think I would like to do it myself but I have so much respect for the people in that way of life. I watched a television program that said their church service is at least 3 hours long and they sing their songs slowly with no music. They also eat together every Sunday.
From my understanding, they have church every-other-Sunday. That means they spend about as much time as the rest of us when it comes to doing "church."
One of the things that I miss about Indiana is the beautiful Amish farms and shopping at their fruit stands. I have found that most of them are very kind hearted.
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RE: Amish - 5/29/2008 1:48:16 PM
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One thing that has bothered me about most (but not all) the Amish: they won't have electricity, phones, computers, etc. in their homes, but they will have it all in thier barn. And they won't own or drive a vehicle, but they'll gladly let you take them somewhere in yours. Most of them also own cell phones now, too.
Haven't encountered it myself, but I've also heard people talk about passing a buggy with teenagers inside and strobe lights and loud, heavy metal music coming from the sound system inside the buggy! Yep...they even have stereos inside the buggy! Guess they run on batteries!
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RE: Amish - 5/29/2008 1:53:30 PM
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One thing that has bothered me about most (but not all) the Amish: they won't have electricity, phones, computers, etc. in their homes, but they will have it all in thier barn. And they won't own or drive a vehicle, but they'll gladly let you take them somewhere in yours. Most of them also own cell phones now, too.
Haven't encountered it myself, but I've also heard people talk about passing a buggy with teenagers inside and strobe lights and loud, heavy metal music coming from the sound system inside the buggy! Yep...they even have stereos inside the buggy! Guess they run on batteries!
I was told a board of elders decides what modern devices they can use.
I know they're (the Amish) having the last laugh now -- hay is cheaper than gas.
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RE: Amish - 5/29/2008 1:54:46 PM
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One thing that has bothered me about most (but not all) the Amish: they won't have electricity, phones, computers, etc. in their homes, but they will have it all in thier barn. And they won't own or drive a vehicle, but they'll gladly let you take them somewhere in yours. Most of them also own cell phones now, too.
They don't want them in their homes because it's a connection to the outside world and they want to keep the home focused on the family.
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Haven't encountered it myself, but I've also heard people talk about passing a buggy with teenagers inside and strobe lights and loud, heavy metal music coming from the sound system inside the buggy! Yep...they even have stereos inside the buggy! Guess they run on batteries!
Their "running around" years.
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RE: Amish - 5/29/2008 7:25:02 PM
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It's the Great Commission, not the So-So Suggestion.
They may be dedicated, but to what cause? The Gospel of Christ demands missions.
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RE: Amish - 5/30/2008 8:14:33 AM
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Haven't encountered it myself, but I've also heard people talk about passing a buggy with teenagers inside and strobe lights and loud, heavy metal music coming from the sound system inside the buggy! Yep...they even have stereos inside the buggy! Guess they run on batteries!
Obviously not as extreme as strobe lights and sound systems, but I know in one community in my province they adopted some lights and noise on their buggies, because a man who was walking on the road was hit by a buggy at night. They couldn't see him coming and the man, being new to the country, didn't really know what was coming toward him (from my understanding.) So they did adopt certain measures for the safety of themselves and others.
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RE: Amish - 5/30/2008 3:51:23 PM
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Amish radio station fails
Oh, ROFL!
That poor little boofhead!
I hate to laugh at him, but duh!
ETA: Oh, thank goodness:
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RE: Amish - 6/3/2008 6:47:18 AM
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RUMSPRINGA
Danke sehr viel!
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RE: Amish - 6/3/2008 7:53:15 AM
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Rumpsringa is very sad. However, there are some Amish churches that do not permit it. It's actually the more "conservative" ones that want to keep rumspringa.
Also, there are some sects of the Amish that *are* evangelical. The Beachy Amish, for instance, have missionaries world wide. My dad had the opportunity to travel to Russia and Ukraine with some Beachy Amish friends and it was one of the high points in his life. They went to bring Bibles and encouragement to believers there and help with ministry as well as evangelize.
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We visited an Amish community in IN and I read some of their beliefs. It seems they can be very superstitious, works based salvation and some other disturbing ideas. I don't get the fuss over them.
