Ohio Amish Country is a 3-5 county area of Ohio where approximately
40,000 Amish people live and work. It consists of Holmes County,
where nearly half the county's residents are Amish, plus
Tuscarawas Coshocton, and Wayne Counties.
Amish or Amish Mennonite are a very traditional sect or a subgroup of the Mennonite Church. Founder of this sect was Jakob Amman and his followers came to be known Amish.
Mennonites are a Christian group of Anabaptists following the teachings of their swiss founders.
Amish or Amish Mennonite are a very traditional sect or a subgroup of the Mennonite Church. Founder of this sect was Jakob Amman and his followers came to be known Amish.
Mennonites are a Christian group of Anabaptists following the teachings of their swiss founders.
The name Mennonites is drawn from Frisian Menno Simons
who through his works articulated the teachings of the original peaceful Anabaptists.
Anabaptists literally means “again Baptists” believe that the meaningful baptism of an individual into the faith can only happen once the individual is old enough to take an informed decision about the future of his life.
It is only then that an individual can truly commit to lead
his life as per the lord’s teachings.Both Amish Mennonites
and Mennonites are Anabaptists. Apart from this they are very different.
Where the Amish Mennonites have come to observe very strict and traditional practices the Mennonites have established a reputation of being very strict followers of non violence. Mennonites are also known as the peace church.
The main distinguishing feature of Amish from the Mennonites is the Amish resistance to embrace modern technology. Amish make very little use of technology and generally maintain very little contact with the outside world, no more than necessary.
They dress up in very traditional outfits and live in very small
tight knit communities. The Mennonites on the other hand dress up in plain clothes but generally would not be distinguishable from anyone else by their clothes. They neither have any problems using technology and nor maintain a separation from the outside world.
They dress up in very traditional outfits and live in very small
tight knit communities. The Mennonites on the other hand dress up in plain clothes but generally would not be distinguishable from anyone else by their clothes. They neither have any problems using technology and nor maintain a separation from the outside world.
Amish Mennonite communities generally hold services in private homes of the members. Besides their strong commitment to lead a simple life by minimum use of technology the Amish are also firm believers in Nonresistance.
They seldom defend themselves in court for
the same reason. Members not following the church rules are often excommunicated but given
a chance to correct their behavior and return to the church.
The Mennonites have their own churches but do
not live in separate communities.
They live amongst the normal population.
Although practicing a plain and simple lifestyle they are much more moderate towards the use of modern technology and do not abstain from it.
They seldom defend themselves in court for
the same reason. Members not following the church rules are often excommunicated but given
a chance to correct their behavior and return to the church.
The Mennonites have their own churches but do
not live in separate communities.
They live amongst the normal population.
Although practicing a plain and simple lifestyle they are much more moderate towards the use of modern technology and do not abstain from it.
I always enjoy spending time here
There are times that I wish I could stay
and live a simpler life
That was interesting!! My husband always sais he would like to live like the Amish...He thinks it would be kind of nice to get away from all the hustle and the bustle of today's world!! I think I would like to "try" it too...not sure how long it would last...but hey...think of ALL the stuff we could learn from their way of living!!
ReplyDeleteI just showed a couple of Amish buggies on my post yesterday! They were Wisconsin Amish, and we have plenty of Amish here in Indiana too.
ReplyDeleteI especially love your picture of the man on the horse drawn plow.