81. Lee Zook: The Amish As in many religions, for the amish, belief to some extent flows fromtradition. National Committee for amish Religious Freedom. http://www.luther.edu/~library/pages/courli/amish.htm

Luther College Library **This page has not been updated since March, 2002.** The Amish by Lee Zook The Amish and the World Wide Web ! What a peculiar combination, old-fashioned quiet people and the most recent and as yet ungoverned, communication device. But there is an objective behind the aberration. The purpose of the page is: to educate the general public about this particular ethnic group. to provide information to local officials, business people and others who have contact with the Amish, particularly if these contacts began in the recent past. to bring together in one site selected material found on the Web pertaining to the Amish. to highlight the positive influences of diverse ethnic groups in our country. Lee Zook and Kyle White have worked with a variety of Amish groups when they had conflicts with their neighbors. Often these conflicts occur because the Amish avoid many of the modern conveniences and technologies that most post-modern people take for granted. They do so because of their religious beliefs and their tradition. These two items, religious beliefs and traditions, are so tightly interwoven that it is difficult to separate one from the other. As in many religions, for the Amish, belief to some extent flows from tradition. When confronted with some law or regulation that does not fit their religious belief, Amish sometimes ignore the law. In some cases, these conflicts escalate until Amish find themselves in court defending their actions. Often court cases have been argued using the basic tenants of the

82. Amish Definition The amish are a Protestant antimodernist religious group foundedin the 1690s by Jakob Ammann, a Mennonite preacher who criticized other http://atheism.about.com/library/glossary/western/bldef_amish.htm

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83. Branch Hill Joinery: Amish Furniture, Cabinetry & Quilts Branch Hill Joinery Handmade amish Furniture. Take a look at some ofour amish handmade furniture! Custom Panel Desk in Select Cherry. http://www.branchhill.com/

Branch Hill Joinery About the Joinery Craftsmanship Meet the Amish Ordering ... Accessories Branch Hill Joinery Handmade Amish Furniture Branch Hill Joinery features the authentic custom handmade furniture of Old Order Amish craftsmen from Southern Michigan. Most of the furniture is made right in their home/farm workhops, where they are dedicated to providing high quality, hand tooled furniture using solid woods and old-fashioned, traditional construction methods such as mortise and tenon joinery and dovetailing. The Old Order Amish workshops have no electricity, generators, or power tools. There, Amish craftsmen use their own hand tools an assortment of chisels, saws and planers. Each piece acquires its own character, and is a signed, one of a kind, work of art. Take a look at some of our Amish handmade furniture! Custom Panel Desk in Select Cherry. Shaker Counter in Walnut with red wash stain Amish Cherry Dressers Amish Pine Cupboard made on the farm Amish Kitchen Cupboard Hutch in Cherry Amish Kitchen Cupboard Hutch in Oak Amish 5 Drawer Dresser in Cherry Amish 6 Drawer Dressers in Maple in the shop Amish Cupboard Chest in Cherry Amish Custom Chest on Chest in Cherry Shaker Armoire in Cherry Shaker 4Door/2Drawer Cherry Hutch Large Shaker Step-Back Hutch Cherry Entertainment Center w. Pine Backing

84. Amish Scenes About the amish. The amish craftsmen of Branch Hill Joinery live in rural SouthernMichigan. For more information about the amish, take a look at http://www.branchhill.com/amish.html

Branch Hill Joinery About the Amish Home Beds Dressers Entertainment ... Amish graveyard The Amish craftsmen of Branch Hill Joinery live in rural Southern Michigan. Their families typically include 8-10 children (sometimes more). Their small farms support their gardens and pastureland for the animals. In order for many to stay on their farms, making furniture is the family venture. Their day begins a 5:30 a.m. when they all get up to milk the cows by hand and do their morning chores. After a hearty breakfast of potatoes, eggs, and "coffee soup", the family joins in prayer and then goes to work in the shop. There, they work exclusively with hand tools. Their shops are not equipped with any electricity or external power source. Great care is given to each and every detail. Their children watch closely, learn and help with the sanding and polishing. When they are not in school or helping in the shop, they may be found pumping water, fetching wood, or playing. Families work hard together. They also have time for fun. Children especially enjoy riding small carts driven by the household goat. They also like to play ball and other games. Sunday is a day of prayer and rest.

85. CBS News | Amish: We're Already In Good Hands! | May 5, 2003 12:30:29 He and other members of the amish religious group believe in taking care of one sown liabilities and that filing an insurance claim goes against Biblical http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/05/05/national/main552336.shtml

Home U.S. Iraq World ... FREE CBS News Video May 5, 2003 12:30:29 The Early Show CBS Evening News 48 Hours 60 Minutes ... Section Front E-mail This Story Printable Version Amish: We're Already In Good Hands! COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 5, 2003 Mennonite Kenneth Yoder with some of the furniture he makes. Yoder said if a Mennonite is injured on the job, that person pays for the expense himself or receives financial aid from his church. (Photo: AP) (AP) Although businessman Atlee Kaufman pays the state about $4,000 a year in workers' compensation premiums for his furniture parts store, he says he'll never make a claim. It's against his beliefs. He and other members of the Amish religious group believe in taking care of one's own liabilities and that filing an insurance claim goes against Biblical principles of trusting in God. "If we don't use it, why should we pay it?" asks Kaufman, 52, owner of 77 Coach Supply in Mount Hope, about 35 miles southeast of Akron. Ohio lawmakers are finally listening. The state, like others with large Amish or Mennonite populations, is set to exempt members of religious sects from paying insurance premiums if it goes against their principles. The Amish in Ohio, which number about 51,000, have sought the provision for at least a decade. It requires groups to have been a recognized religion since December 1950 and to have had a church program to cover members' insurance needs for "a substantial" number of years.

86. Amish The National Committee For amish Religious Freedom promotes religiousfreedom for the amish. See http//holycrosslivonia.org/amish/. http://www.chaplaincare.navy.mil/Amish.htm

Amish History During the Reformation in 16th Century Europe, Luther and Calvin promoted the concepts of individual freedom and the priesthood of all believers. In what has been called "the radical reformation" , some religious reformers took these beliefs to their logical conclusion; they preached that the believer should separate themselves from all secular activities. One of the largest groups, the Anabaptists promoted: baptism during adulthood after confession of faith, instead of during infancy the total separation of religion from and state worship services in the home rather than at church The religious movements that they founded are called "free churches" as contrasted to the state churches which were normal for the time. Their groups were simple associations of adult Christians. Most groups were wiped out in wars or programs of genocide which were organized by various governments, and both the main-line Protestant and Roman Catholic churches. The Mennonites are named after Menno Simons (1496-1561), a Dutch Anabaptist leader. They were severely persecuted and fled to Switzerland and other more remote areas of Europe. The Amish began as a split-off sect of the Swiss Mennonites during the late 17th century. Their founder was Jacob Amman, who based his beliefs and practices on the writings of Simons and on the 1632 Mennonite

87. The Yoder Case explore the backgrounds, motivations, and strategies of the people who shaped thecase—particularly the National Committee for amish Religious Freedom and http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu/petyod.html

The Yoder Case Religious Freedom, Education, and Parental Rights Shawn Francis Peters October 2003 216 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Landmark Law Cases and American Society Cloth ISBN 0-7006-1272-6, $29.95 Paper ISBN 0-7006-1273-4, $14.95 Compulsory education has always been in the best interest of the state, as it fosters good citizenship and self-sufficiency. But what if a segment of society considers state education detrimental to its own values? In the late 1960s, one Wisconsin Amish community held that view and removed its children from public schools. When the state claimed truancy and took Jonas Yoder and two other parents to court, a legal battle of landmark proportions followed. While most accounts of Wisconsin v. Yoder When the U.S. Supreme Court in 1972 ruled in favor of the Amish, its decision was hailed by many as a victory for religious freedom but was also criticized for conferring special protection on one faith. Yoder was subsequently cited in fundamentalist Christian efforts to excuse children from public schooling, but faith-based exemption to law was ultimately defeated in other tests. Peters traces the progress of such cases into the 1990s to show how

88. When A Triangle Affronts Religious Beliefs Csmonitor.com She believes the sacrifices motorists make by slowing down pale in comparison to the potential affront to amish religious liberties. http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0523/p03s01-usju.htm

89. BYU NewsNet - New Amish Reality Show Hopes To Hit Networks The statement assures UPN is not trying to make the show to degrade any religionor people, they are planning to treat the amish people and culture with respect http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/48980

Search: Home World Utah Campus ... Features Services Mission Reunions Advertising Our Sponsors Classifieds ... About NewsNet Related Sites SportZone Ke Alaka'i The Scroll Communications Dept. ... Route Y Sponsored By: New Amish reality show hopes to hit networks By Elizabeth Hong NewsNet Staff Writer - 8 Mar 2004 E-mail or Print this story The Fox network had a hit with "The Simple Life," ABC wooed viewers with "The Bachelor," MTV has been cashing in for years with "The Real World," but is UPN taking it a little bit too far with the proposed reality show reportedly titled "Amish in the City?" The show is about Amish teenagers or young adults who venture out into a big city. Amish youth have a rite of passage called Rumpspringa, when they are allowed to experiment with things in the outside world. UPN wants to tape a group of five of these Amish youth for a reality show, which although the network said it is still untitled, may be called "Amish in the City." The name of the city has not been released. UPN is experiencing some backlash about the proposed show, similar to the responses to the criticisms CBS encountered for its proposed reality television show, "The Real Beverly Hillbillies," about a lower-middle class family from a rural area who would move into the upscale Beverly Hills area. CBS ended up not producing the show because it was criticized for being insensitive to people from rural areas. The Amish reality show may soon experience the same fate if the National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom has its way. Pastor William Lindholm, chairman for the committee, is adamant about protecting the Amish because they will not defend themselves. Lindholm said he does not think it is right for the network to use the Amish people for their own entertainment and economic purposes.

90. TIA-The Amish People Of Pennsylvania These religious beliefs sometimes have brought the amish into conflict with Americanlaw. amish religious leaders also are the leaders of the community. http://www.manythings.org/voa/00/001002tia_t.htm

Date: 10-2-00 THIS IS AMERICA #1034 - The Amish People of Pennsylvania By Yenni Grow VOICE ONE: Most Americans like modern things. They drive cars. They use televisions, telephones and computers. But some Americans choose to live a simple life. I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. The Amish people of Pennsylvania is our report today on the VOA SPECIAL ENGLISH program THIS IS AMERICA. ((THEME)) VOICE ONE: There is farmland as far as the eye can see. Families live in simple farmhouses. Grain and other crops are stored in simple structures. Cows, horses and other farm animals are in the fields. Corn, soybeans, and peanut plants also grow in the fields. People wearing simple clothing are farming the crops. They are the Plain People the Amish, Mennonites and Hutterites. They live in Lancaster County in the eastern state of Pennsylvania. They also live in other parts of the country including the nearby state of Ohio. The Plain People of Lancaster County have not accepted modern ways. VOICE TWO: The most conservative group of Plain People is the Amish. About twenty-thousand Amish people live in Lancaster County. This area is also known as Pennsylvania Dutch Country. However, this is a mistake. The word Dutch describes people from the Netherlands. Many of the Amish came from Germany. So the word should be Deutsche or German.

91. REFLECTIONS OF THE CENTURY 2 - Amish Began Settling In LaGrange, Elkhart Countie By DAVID BAINBRIDGE The NewsSun. LAGRANGE - The history of the Amishreligion in LaGrange County can be traced back to 1840. According http://www.kpcnews.net/special-sections/reflections2/reflections35.html

For a print edition, please contact the editor of our Special Publications, Jennifer Mertz. STORY INDEX Introduction Service still most important product at Ligonier Telephone Co. A black and white sensation: Tiny Screens a big attraction in early years of television A man works from sun to sun, but a woman's work is never done ... Churches with rich heritages served parishioners in LaOtto, Ege A place to live, farm, worship, and raise families Amish began settling in LaGrange, Elkhart counties in 1840 By DAVID BAINBRIDGE The News-Sun LAGRANGE - The history of the Amish religion in LaGrange County can be traced back to According to information provided by Menno-Hof, a Shipshewana museum focusing on Amish and other Anabaptist faiths, four Amish men set out from Somerset County, Pa., in that year in search of a new settlement for themselves and their families. They started by traveling to Pittsburgh, Pa., where they boarded a boat on the Ohio River, headed for Cairo, Ill. From Cairo, the foursome journeyed up the Mississippi to the state of Iowa, which they had thought was the most likely final destination for and eventual home of the new community they were planning.

92. U-WIRE.com/Amish Community Opposes Creation Of New UPN Reality Show This past Sunday, several individuals representing themselves as members of theproduction crew attended amish religious services in Holmes County, Ohio http://www.uwire.com/content/topae021704003.html

Username: Password: Joining U-WIRE Member Benefits Current Member List High School Program ... Staff Information Amish community opposes creation of new UPN reality show By Jason Kane The Post (Ohio U.) TODAY'S HEADLINES Data predicts high salaries for 2004 grads Textbook companies defend cost Stanford men win again, now No. 1 Pack makes State-ment ... COLUMN: Public opinion tide begins to turn against G.W. Bush (U-WIRE) ATHENS, Ohio In a secluded schoolyard deep within the heart of the Appalachian countryside, Amish schoolchildren have grown accustomed to running for cover at the sight of approaching tourists. Characterizing the view of the majority of the Amish community, the children desire nothing more from the outside world than to be left alone. As the United Paramount Network, or UPN, prepares for a reality show focusing on the religious sect, interest about the simplistic people and their traditional colonial lifestyle remains high, as does speculation and condemnation of the project. Network officials for Viacom, which owns both CBS and UPN, recently began searching for Amish youth willing to be filmed while experiencing conveniences in a modern American metropolis.

93. SearchBug Directory: Society: Issues: Church-State_Relations National Committee For amish Religious Freedom http//www.holycrosslivonia.org/amish/Founded in 1967 at the University of Chicago for the purpose of http://www.searchbug.com/directory.aspx/Society/Issues/Church-State_Relations/

All Searches Auctions CompanyFinder Entertainment ... Travel Search the Web: Web Images Audio Files News Multimedia Shopping Open Directory Search: Church-State Relations Society Issues Go to Directory Home Categories Anti-Separation Pro-Separation Public Schools Regional Related Categories: Web Pages - ranked by popularity Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance http://www.religioustolerance.org/ 650+ essays on belief systems, well organized. They neither support nor attack, but attempt to be inclusive of all sides of the issues covered. National Committee For Amish Religious Freedom http://www.holycrosslivonia.org/amish/ Founded in 1967 at the University of Chicago for the purpose of preserving the religious liberty of the Old Order Amish (and related Anabaptist groups, including Mennonites) and hence religious liberty for all. Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights http://www.catholicleague.org/ The CLRC fights anti-Catholicism and is the nation's largest Catholic civil rights organization. Their website contains articles on conflicts between government and the Catholic Church and/or individual Catholics. Witches' Voice White Pages, The

94. Religious Freedom Info National Committee For amish Religious Freedom 30650 Six Mile Road Livonia,MI 48154 Phone (734) 4271414 Email amish@holycrosslivonia.org. http://www.preciousheart.net/religious freedom/

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95. Child Labor In The US We are not aware of any congressional finding or understanding that the Amishreligion also requires or strongly encourages its minors to work in sawmills. http://www.stopchildlabor.org/USchildlabor/amishletter.htm

CLC's Letter to Congress June 22, 2001 U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC Dear Representative: It is with great concern that we write to you about efforts to weaken national safeguards to prevent occupational injuries among working youth. As you are aware, our child labor laws allow minors many opportunities for safe and appropriate employment. In tandem, our laws also prohibit minors under age 18 from employment in industries or with machinery that are hazardous, with high rates of occupational injuries. This year, we expect a bill to be reintroduced to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to permit Amish youth as young as 14 years old to be employed inside and outside places of business where machinery is used to process wood products (106 th Congress: H.R. 221). This would allow minors to work in sawmills and woodworking establishments, both of which are prohibited for minors under age 18 in Hazardous Occupation Orders 4 and 5. Although the proposed amendment requires that minors not operate the machinery, it allows minors to work in proximity to equipment in operation, raising concerns about minors being injured by projectiles such as nails, boards, and other materials. Such concerns prompted the Congress in 1938 to prohibit minors from working in sawmills and in woodworking establishments.

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