The Amish people are an old and isolated community, descended from Germanic immigrants who settled in this country long ago, and who still honors some of their ancient traditions.
They are deeply religious, very conservative and family-oriented, distant from the secular world, and have the Bible in every possible aspect of their daily lives. Of course, they also live like from a hundred years ago - some avoiding almost all technology, although others use technology in their lives also.
On one hand, I am not very familiar with them - and I do not want to live without technology, indeed, I am frequently online for the past year because of the situation in real life. But I do think they have things that most of America have forgotten, or is perhaps missing today, such as the importance of earnest prayer and the centrality of family, things which do not necessarily rely on technology and materialism.
Do you respect and admire the Amish people? Do you think Christians should emulate or learn from them at all?
They are deeply religious, very conservative and family-oriented, distant from the secular world, and have the Bible in every possible aspect of their daily lives. Of course, they also live like from a hundred years ago - some avoiding almost all technology, although others use technology in their lives also.
On one hand, I am not very familiar with them - and I do not want to live without technology, indeed, I am frequently online for the past year because of the situation in real life. But I do think they have things that most of America have forgotten, or is perhaps missing today, such as the importance of earnest prayer and the centrality of family, things which do not necessarily rely on technology and materialism.
Do you respect and admire the Amish people? Do you think Christians should emulate or learn from them at all?