Who Are The Amish?
The Amish movement was founded in Europe by Jacob Amman. The Amish religion began as a reform movement
within the Mennonite Church. Some of the church members wanted to return to the old ways and a life style
with more discipline. In the 1700's some of them migrated to the United States. Pennsylvania was the
first state, but since then the Amish have settled in many areas around the country. They have attempted to
preserve the elements of the 1700th century European rural culture. They do not have phones inside of their
plain simple homes. The Amish want to avoid the so-called modern conveniences of modern day lifestyles.
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