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33 Facts About The Amish Everyone Should Know

#21. There Are More Amish People Than You Would Guess To Be Living In America

There Are More Amish People Than You Would Guess To Be Living In America

There are reportedly over 300,00 Amish people living in America! It would be hard for anyone not familiar with Amish communities to know just how many people actually reside in these communities.

#22. Amish Beliefs Forbid Them From Using Technology

Amish Beliefs Forbid Them From Using Technology

The Amish do not use technology even in the slightest sense. They go without electricity, phones, and internet due to their belief in “Gelassenheit,” which is a Christian word equating to keeping the earth as God created it.

#23. “Meidung” Is The Act Of Shunning Someone From The Community For Breaking Rules

  1. “Meidung” Is The Act Of Shunning Someone From The Community For Breaking Rules
    “Meidung” Is The Act Of Shunning Someone From The Community For Breaking Rules

    With so many rules, it’s not unheard of for someone to be banned from the community. Known as “Meidung,” the only way for someone to be un-banished is to beg, or to die and be buried back in the community.

#24. Jakob Ammann Is Credited With Starting The Amish Religion

Jakob Ammann Is Credited With Starting The Amish Religion

Jakob Ammann, an anabaptist leader, began the Amish movement when he left Switzerland and other Christians decided to join him. Obviously, the word “Amish” comes from Jakob’s last name.

#25. Shunning

Shunning

Shunning is no huge shock, as most people who know anything about the Amish know that they still use this awful punishment. In fact, the character of Leanne on Orange is the New Black was an Amish girl before she was arrested, and she was shunned by her community, so that episode made people even more aware of it. Called meidung by the Amish, shunning is their form of excommunication, inflicted for “crimes” like marrying outside the faith or choosing to leave the community and live a modern life. You may remember Kate Stoltzfus from the TLC show Breaking Amish. She left her community behind and was recently featured in a Maxim photoshoot spread.

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