Amish History and their place in society (details problems they face- also makes references to the film witness)

The Amish

History

During the Reformation in 16th Century Europe, Luther and Calvin promoted the concepts of individual independence and the priesthood of totally believers. In what has been called the radical reformation, some phantasmal reformers took these beliefs to a 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, quite 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 throw in churches as contrasted to the state churches, which were normal for the time. Their groups were simple associations of adult Christians. almost groups were wiped out in wars or programs of genocide, which were organised by mingled 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 otherwise 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 publications of Simons and on the 1632 Mennonite Dordrecht Confession of Faith. The split with the Mennonites was mainly over the practices of posterior washing and avoidance. The latter practice is based on the sphere of fellow believers as described in Matthew 18:15-17:

barely if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault surrounded by thee and tell him alone...But if he will not hear thee, and so take with thee one or two more...And if he shall slight to hear them, then tell it onto the church: but if he...

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