Swella Thathiah CONTENTS Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………. Background Information……………………………………………………………………. Counter Arguments…………………………………………………………………………. Transition…………………………………………………………………………………… Supporting arguments……………………………………………………………………….. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………… Recommendation…………………………………………………………………………….. Reference List………………………………………………………………………………. Background information The Amish are a gathering of individuals who take after the lessons of Jacob Ammann, a seventeenth century resident of Switzerland. He had confidence in following the methods for Jesus in every day life, cherishing his foes, pardoning abuse, and choosing not to retaliate. …show more content…
He denied power and made plans to live serenely even with enemies. The blazes of execution tried their confidence in the energy of agony cherish, and albeit some abjured, numerous passed on for their confidence. The Amish, the vast majority of whom live in the United States, take after basic traditions and decline to take pledges, vote, or perform military administration. They evade current innovation and accommodations. Transportation for the Amish is by steed and carriage. They don't have power or phones in their homes. The men more often than not wear facial hair and jeans with catches rather than zippers. The ladies wear white head covers and plain dresses, typically without catches—they utilize straight sticks to attach the attire. Introduction “Amish are : uneducated, hardworkers, they do not pay taxes, they do not use electricity They grow all of their own food, They make all of their own clothes.” These are the pictures that come out of our mind when we picture the Amish. The "Plain Folk" (as they allude to themselves) have caught the prevalent imagination of mainstream America for over a century, captivating numerous with their basic clothing, country way of life and evasion of current innovation. But, is this an exact perspective of the community, or they have been romanticized? We found that most stereotypes attached to Amish people were things that could not be said about every Amish person but stemmed from a real situation involving the Amish, who are regarded as a group of ignorant and hardworking as mules, whose men are harsh patriarchs and women submissive drudges; and in general the lifestyle is not viewed as an enviable one." It is an important issue because it concerns their fundamental moral and cultural questions about the way we think about them.
A variety of different arguments have been put forward about this issue, and some people believe that those stereotypes are true. However, this essay will argue that some stereotypes about them are false and how people can change their mind about their lifestyle by getting to know how simply they live their life without using tools invented in the modern …show more content…
era. COUNTER ARGUMENT It is the contention of The Amish belief that children of the community are not allowed to complete more than an 8th grade education.
So, the stereotype that Amish are uneducated is true. Compared to the average American the Amish are less educated as a whole. The Amish feel higher education can promote ideas counter to Christian values so this level of education is sufficient for the needs of their way of life as they trade are agricultural or craftsmanship-oriented; Amish emphasize apprenticeship and hands-on learning. Some Amish are driven to pursue higher education and this is a motivator for them to leave. However, if an Amish person decides to leave, having only an eighth grade education is yet another handicap to seeking meaningful employment in the outside world. Amish do not believe in questioning things, instead they are taught to accept the word of the Bible as the literal word of God. Amish churches use a Bible which is written in High German or Hoch Deitsch, a language that most do not speak or understand. Some Amish groups allow for an English Bible to be read, though this differs from group to group. The Amish are taught not to question things but to follow the rules. Adhering to the teachings of the bible is the basis of Amish life. Nevertheless one of the central tenets of the Amish faith is nonviolence, so much so that there has only ever been one man convicted of homicide in their history. While murder might be practically unheard of in Amish communities,
other crimes are sadly prevalent. The Amish operate a patriarchal society, and sexual abuse has been known to occur, including incest and pedophilia. The punishment for confessing to rape isn’t particularly draconian either— the rapist is banned from church activities for six weeks, until he shows that he is genuinely sorry. The Amish are more concerned with the person being honest about what he has done than with the actual crime itself. Bizarrely, the same punishment is leveled for drinking to excess. One recorded case is Mary’s story discovered when She started writing in her diary the following sentence: "When I was 4 years old, I was molested, when I was 6, I was sexually abused (rape) from then on till I was 17," the 19-year-old put down. "There was nothing I could do about this abuse as it was incest. Unfortunately Amish follow the lesson of Jesus when he died on the cross rather than resist his adversaries, so whatever wrong happens, the act of submission has the prevalence, "You have to forgive and forgive" she stated. TRANSITION While the above arguments regarding the stereotypes about the Amish seem to have a measure of credibility, upon close inspection, as we will see below, the evidence against these arguments is far more compelling. SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS To start with, as many have observed, Amish responses to modernity have been highly complex, varying from era to era and affiliation to affiliation, and involving subtle processes of adaptation. However, every community makes its own rules, and many invent clever loopholes to enjoy conveniences. The Amish do not have phones in their homes, but there is typically a phone booth available in the community. Likewise, they do not own cars but will accept rides from others or occasionally hire a taxi. It is also somewhat inaccurate to say that they do not have electricity in their homes. While their houses are not connected to power grids, many have gas-powered generators to operate appliances like refrigerators and water heaters. Some of the less strict groups, like the Beachy Amish, have no aversion to power supplied by a utility company. One of the strangest concessions they have made is adopting computers. The Deskmate is a computer that is specifically marketed toward the Amish. The device is decidedly no-frills—it does not connect to the Internet, play videos, or have any games. It is designed exclusively for business purposes, with word processing, accounting, and spreadsheet programs. Moreover, it is believed that the Amish are racist. Generally they do not have much color or ethnic variation to their population which bring people to the conclusion they are racist. According to the PBS NEWSHOUR, a syrian refugee find a safe haven in Amish country. Even if the man was a muslim, the an Amish community has helped him. Furthermore it is often hearable that Amish do not pay taxes. It is wrong. They pay all taxes that everyone else is required to pay. No one in the US is exempt from taxes. They are allowed to opt out of Social Security on religious grounds if they are self employed or work for an Amish owned business. Technically, Social Security withholdings are not a tax. Another stereotype is: They grow all their own food and make all their own clothes. It can clearly seen in supermarkets and department stores that Amish shop there and it is very common to see them in the local Wal-Marts. They also eat out in restaurants. In conclusion, people quickly misjudge others and stereotyping can change a person’s beliefs. One aspect of stereotyping Amish people, write Yoder in his book,” Fixing Tradition: Joseph W. Yoder, Amish American. “is our tendency to see them as one homogenous group. In reality, there's no single entity we can call "the Amish," he stated. As with any stereotype of a cultural minority, typical ideas of the Amish exaggerate one distinctive aspect or value of the culture and either regard it as overly negative or positive. Maybe we would feel more comfortable whether we were all the same, but it’s difficult as we don’t know that there’s ever been a situation in which all people were all same. People are individuals and we are all unique even within cultural bounds. It’s just a fact of life that different cultures have developed. People can be only fearful of differences and it can take more work to get to know people who are different from us such as the community of Amish.
Developed from the Radical Reformation in the 1300’s, a group was formed called the Anabaptists. These Anabaptists were a joint group between the Mennonites, the Hutterites, and the Amish. The Amish people came from a split in the Swiss Mennonites in 1693 when a man named Jacob Amman and his supporters left their church to begin their own. Jacob Amman was born in Switzerland as an Anabaptist in 1644, and is considered the founder of the Amish religion.
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Decisional Conflict R/T Cultural, religious and family beliefs AEB Amish typically do not believe in preventative medicine (Prenatal testing and immunizations).
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