amish sect

Question 1

key features of amish

Answer 1

• american protestant group
  -200,000 members
  -19th century way of life
  -violent crime clashed w their peaceful existence

Question 2

what do amish believe

Answer 2

• live inseparable and interdependent
  -community is heart of life and faith
  -salvation is to live as a loving community

Question 3

what are some amish key beliefs

Answer 3

• individualism is avoided
  -essential to keep themselves separate from thr world so they live in small communities and differ from other americans e,g dress and work , travel
  -believe God is pleased when ppl work in harmony w nature, soil, weather and care for animals
  -they normally live in rural areas

Question 4

key features of a sect that can be seen in amish

Answer 4

-separate from mainstream society
-very traditional values
-promote uniformity
-don’t use electricity
-amish values make ppl equal

Question 5

how are amish seen as different from other sects

Answer 5

• going up the ladder is by luck , pull out straws less democratic
• they aren’t hostile or reject
• they often adapt
  -don’t actually want to recruit it’s about being born into it