They use gas powered tools for table saws, drill presses, shapers, and other equipment. Yet, I don't know if a chain saw is permitted. It's kind of a strange deal. Motor cars are forbidden to drive or own. An outsider can drive an Amish passenger to his destination though. An Amish member can also take a bus to their destination. Their belief has to do with restrictions on electrical properties. One can argue that a gas powered table saw uses an electrical charge, and they are correct. I don'y know how this works. I just know the Amish model against government, government education system, and government health system is a great model for all of us to follow.
What the "rules" are differs by church district and is agreed to annually in the Ordnung church service. So some use all gas powered tools others use none, some use some and not others.
So there's not a "federal", one world government for the Amish? Kind of like States' rights, only better. They get to make their own decisions... Sounds like heaven on earth to me.
Far from it. While I truly love living in an Amish community, the rules are sometimes down right ridiculous. They have no idea why any of the rules exist and each district can be totally different. Districts are typically just a certain neighborhood, bounded by street addresses and the number of families in said neighborhood. They split when there are too many games to do church in each other's homes. Then elect new ministers, deacons and eventually a new bishop who makes the new rules.
It's sometimes very oppressive and people will move out/into districts due to rules. It's typically more work based salvation, although around us there are several truly converted ministers and bishops who do steer their congregants biblically, this however, isn't really normative (we have lived in two Amish communities and visited many).
They use gas powered tools for table saws, drill presses, shapers, and other equipment. Yet, I don't know if a chain saw is permitted. It's kind of a strange deal. Motor cars are forbidden to drive or own. An outsider can drive an Amish passenger to his destination though. An Amish member can also take a bus to their destination. Their belief has to do with restrictions on electrical properties. One can argue that a gas powered table saw uses an electrical charge, and they are correct. I don'y know how this works. I just know the Amish model against government, government education system, and government health system is a great model for all of us to follow.
Thanks. I think I recall this now. The Mennonites are little different than the Amish, but they're not nearly as bad as the Termites.
Very community dependent
What the "rules" are differs by church district and is agreed to annually in the Ordnung church service. So some use all gas powered tools others use none, some use some and not others.
Thanks, so its sounds like its a more loose community than I knew.
So there's not a "federal", one world government for the Amish? Kind of like States' rights, only better. They get to make their own decisions... Sounds like heaven on earth to me.
Far from it. While I truly love living in an Amish community, the rules are sometimes down right ridiculous. They have no idea why any of the rules exist and each district can be totally different. Districts are typically just a certain neighborhood, bounded by street addresses and the number of families in said neighborhood. They split when there are too many games to do church in each other's homes. Then elect new ministers, deacons and eventually a new bishop who makes the new rules.
It's sometimes very oppressive and people will move out/into districts due to rules. It's typically more work based salvation, although around us there are several truly converted ministers and bishops who do steer their congregants biblically, this however, isn't really normative (we have lived in two Amish communities and visited many).