I don't understand why people would want to be amish?

Question

It's not a religion right? What r there beliefs and y?

Answer 1

It's a religion.

An early leader in Europe was Jacob Amman.

See links below ... also compare Amish to Mennonite, some beliefs are similar, as is the lifestyle, but they're not identical.

Answer 2

I can. What a wonderful way to slow down, smell the roses and do some serious thinking about what is really important in life. I would love to spend some time with an Amish family just to get out of this rat race and I am pretty much out of it - the race that is - but it does a number on too many people in these big cities. They simply find no need for modern conveniences and as our ancestors knew, they are not needed. Although, I must admit I would have to sneak out and see a film I looked forward to seeing. But, I have given up television completely and do not miss it a bit. Wish I knew an Amish family I could visit.

Answer 3

It IS a religion: The Amish are an Anabaptist Christian sect.

Someone else posted several good links to their history, beliefs, and practices. The Amish are for the most part, BORN Amish. They take in VERY few "converts".

Answer 4

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I have a problem with the so called forgiving s about the shootings in Pa. of the Amish. seems very funny to me that they can so readily forgive this terrible episode but then the ones that leave their culture because of false teachings will not be forgiven unless they go back and promise to stay Amish the rest of their lives!!!!
they class the world as the English culture and modernism but when you ask them if those are then condemned, they will say they have hopes that they can be saved (they realize one shall not judge) but they have no hopes for the ones that left their faith and shun them and they are judged to hell (given over to satan)
they will take man made laws and call them order or standards.
they look at outwardly things as being worldly and not so much on the heart!!!
they seem to worship Jacob Ammon higher then the living word of GOD
they are mostly good but if the outside would would realize what really goes on and how they teach, there would be a lot of different views about the Amish instead of focusing so much on how great they are by their show of forgiveness.
if its only lifestyle then why do they punish severely when one doesn't keep up with those rules and regulations of length and width and color and makes of what they can have and cannot have?????? it may be called lifestyle but they are rules forced by the heads of the church.
they have changed a lot in the years and still change things from time to time when they get in a pinch. some churches allow things now that some years ago it would have cost the bann if they had it!!!!!

if one goes into it deeply you will find a tremendous amount of confusion.
I advise you to go to some Amish and start asking questions. to a lot of Amish their rules are more of a have to then of a want to as they really teach that their lifestyle is the only hope they have for salvation!!!!!!

Answer 5

People who are brought up Amish don't know different. There are people who exit. Their families have 8 or more children. My parents were Amish by birth, and left soon after marriage. (My dad was a renegade at heart. He would put Christmas lights on his buggy.) They were both shunned, so that they couldn't even buy and sell to the Amish relatives. Relatives shun on different levels. One Grandma wouldn't eat out of the same pans of food with us. She cooked her stuff separate. The other grandma ate with us, no problem. Personally, I am glad to have been from there, I wouldn't like to be made to live that way but only if I chose to.

My family suffered much to leave. Often others suffer more. You have to leave family and friends, and other loved ones. The business connections and where you hang out, is all as if it never were.

The lifestyle and way of thinking has their merits, (God bless them) but I still work hard to compensate as a second generation out.

Answer 6

I live in Ethridge, Tennessee. Yes, it is a religious belief. I wouldn't want to live without gadgets and electricity, either, or go places by buggy. It takes too long.
I didn't read the websites, because I know some Amish people and have asked them a bunch of questions.
They don't use BUTTONS, or ZIPPERS. To fasten their clothing, they use very small, (short) straight pins. Lots of them.
No indoor plumbing, for the most part. Some of them here are getting running water, because of health concerns.

Answer 7

Unless poking fun at other people's beliefs is your hobby, this question belongs in another category. Go to Society and Culture and look for the Religion section. It's there. You'll get better answers, for one thing. If poking fun at other people's beliefs IS your hobby, this is the right category to ask about finding a new hobby.

Yes, it is a religion. Some people just prefer things simple. That's their prerogative.

Answer 8

Is this a homework question? I don't know how you could possibly form an opinion about wanting to be an Amish person or not, since you don't even know what they are. I would think it would be feasible to research the subject first, and then form an intelligent, well-thought out opinion.

Answer 9

I doubt the Amish people are flooded by converts. Most were brought up in that culture and enjoy it.

The danger I believe in your question, is that you propose that our "western culture" is somehow superior.

Your belongings dont make you a happier person, and conceivably being glued to the TV or video games can be hazardous to relationships.

Answer 10

Always try Wikipedia first. It is quicker than asking here, and generally accurate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish

As for why anybody would want to be Amish, most people tend to keep the traditions they were brought up with. I am sure you could write a whole thesis on why that is.