19/05/2020
The Big Religion
The Inside life of the Amish Religion (2)
The Amish Doctrines and Livestyle
The Amish have so many Doctrines and believe that will blow your mind, theses are some of them;
Dressing.
The Amish are best known for their plain clothing, most of it self-made, and non conformist lifestyle. Men and boys wear broad-brimmed black hats, dark-coloured suits, straight-cut coats without lapels, broad fall pants, suspenders, solid-coloured shirts, and black socks and shoes. Their shirts may fasten with conventional buttons, but their coats and vests fasten with hooks and eyes.
Amish women and girls wear bonnets, long full dresses with capes over the shoulders, shawls, and black shoes and stockings; their capes and aprons are fastened with straight pins or snaps.
The Amish attire, which is essentially that of 17th-century European peasants, reflects their reluctance to change, their respect for tradition, and their interpretation of biblical strictures against conforming to the ways of the world (e.g., Romans 12:2).
Wearing of Beards and hair
Men grow beards after they marry but are forbidden to have mustaches.c
Amish women never cut their hair, which is worn in a bun, and they are not allowed to wear jewelry of any kind.
Modern technologies
The Old Order Amish shun personal home-based telephones but will occasionally use a communal one. They also eschew automobiles. They ride bicycles and drive horse-drawn buggies instead, though many of them will, on occasion and in emergencies, ride in cars, trains, and buses operated by others. Although the buggies are traditional box like vehicles, they are not always black, as commonly thought; some of them are white, gray, or even yellow, and many Amish and Mennonite groups can be distinguished by their chosen colour of buggy.
The buggies may also be equipped with such modern conveniences as heaters, windshield wipers, and upholstered seats. The use of electricity, however, is strongly avoided, as it is a prime connection to the world that could lead to temptations and worldly amenities detrimental to the community and family life; occasional exceptions to this ban have involved Amish who must use electric flashers on their buggies in order to drive legally in their communities
Farming.
The Amish are considered excellent farmers, growing and storing the majority of their food and purchasing in stores.
The Old Order Amish refuse to use most modern farm machinery, preferring the sweat of their brow over the modern technologies.
The Amish are famous for their barn raisings. These cooperative efforts often involve hundreds of men, as well as scores of women who feed the workers. These custom-made barns are a constant reminder of Amish tradition, community, industry, and craft. The hex signs ,that often adorn the barns—the round geometric emblems painted to ward off evil—are synonymous with the agricultural communities of the “Pennsylvania Dutch.”
Photography
The Amish typically accept the photographing of their way of life, but tey forbid photos of themselves, believing such things are graven images in violation of the Second Commandment.
We shall end this chronically on the Amish Religion on our next post.
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