Among the historic Amish settlements in southeastern Pennsylvania, faith, fidelity, and long days working in green fields are the root of traditional farming.
Together, they support and nourish a community and culture steeped in biblical teachings.
In Lancaster County, west of Philadelphia, the Amish hold fast with many of the old ways. Their primary means of getting around is still horse and buggy, and they use herbal remedies for many common ailments.
The Amish of Lancaster County are also a humble and private people (many Amish do not like having their photograph taken or name publicized). Shunning pride and vanity, they experience a particular joy and satisfaction in living close to the earth, free of the stress and pressures of outside worldly entanglements.
Many Amish still speak a German dialect called “Pennsylvania Dutch,” living and conducting themselves in an uncomplicated manner.
Traditional clothing—long dresses, aprons, and bonnets for women; trousers, shirts, jackets, and hats for men—distinguishes them from the world of “the English,” the term used to denote non-Amish.
The peaceful simplicity of Amish life has its allure and also everyday challenges and economic realities interacting with the larger society around them.
Some small multi-generational farm owners, like Jesse Lapp, try to adapt to these influences through “agri-tourism” and diversification into the trades, while still passing their wisdom and traditional farming methods down from generation to generation.
They just want special exemptions to reasonable health and welfare regulations. Sorry, but no! If my family might eat or drink it, I want it to be safe! Just because you claim to be religious doesn’t mean you can poison me.
I so admire these people. Life for them is so much simpler and they aren’t exposed to all the bad things on a daily basis that we are.
I’m so sick of religious minorities claiming that their rights include the ability to harm other people like me. Just follow the law, like the rest of us.
lmao follow the law? wheres your mask and dont forget to go get your shot!
isnt there an alphabet parade somewhere for you to attend? no one is harming you except your government and yourself! but you are to blinded by your hating of anything even remotely related to God and our Lord that you deserve your fate!