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Two whole Christian communities have joined the Amish: The church at Smyrna, Maine, one of the five Christian Communities of Elmo Stoll after Stoll's death [118] [119] and the church at Manton, Michigan, which belonged to a community that was founded by Harry Wanner (1935–2012), a minister of Stauffer Old Order Mennonite background. [120]
The Amish's willingness to submit to the "Will of God", expressed through group norms, is at odds with the individualism so central to the wider American culture. The Amish anti-individualist orientation is the motive for rejecting labor-saving technologies that might make one less dependent on the community.
Amish rely on their church and community for support, and reject the concept of insurance. An example of such support is barn raising, in which the entire community gathers together to build a barn in a single day. Amish Acres, an Amish crafts and tourist attraction in Nappanee, Indiana
The Daily Yonder reports that as the Amish population in America grows, Amish communities — and their rural neighbors — are finding ways to adapt.
Among the Amish, the word can also refer to the Amish community, interpreted as a corporate body politic, as a whole. [1] In terms of Jewish communities, the word can refer to the community level of Jewish life, as established in pre-World War II Germany. [2]
A rite of passage for young people in some Amish communities, ... a time of great change in Christian religious practices during the 16th century. In the early 1700s, Amish people began emigrating ...
Daniel Beiler grew up in an Old Order Amish community. After leaving he embraced cars, planes, and Tom & Jerry — but realized some things he misses. I broke away from my traditional Amish community.
Amish young women at the beach, Chincoteague, Virginia. The Old Order Amish are among the fastest-growing populations in the world. They have low infant mortality rates. The average Amish woman can expect to have at least seven live births. [23] Other plain sects with the same or similar doctrines can be expected to have similarly explosive growth.