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A religious community in the us that originated in europe, their rules i called audio and include adults baptism. And at times in strict communities the refusal of technological advancements. They wear Old Fashioned clothes and head coverings. And the men have long beards. Spending time with the amish dislike delving into the past, the of the. My name is chemo slave all. I am married to martha miller. Slave boy. Now. We have 7 children. We are old order ami, and we live on a 94 acre farm. The we cried, a state auto technology. We try to stay away from that is much more you keep away from us, the better we we like you just too much technology. Just re problems 40 year old, you know us as a farmer and the blacksmith is children are between 5 and 15 years old. This label family lives in middlefield, ohio, in jo county home, one of the Worlds Largest amish communities. Is course for you and you know, we dont use vehicles to try smaller just so yeah thats, thats been a long time tradition is usually horses no way. Why, the way we buy these horses together to work 3 of them abreast is all what my dad you know, i was from the way we we did the kids 5 30 am the 2 eldest sons. 12 year old marcus and 9 year old myron are helping their father in the stables before school life, according to the old board and them means no colors to division or computers. Electricity comes only from batteries and generators. Venus owns 21. 00 horses, which he loans out for farm work and transport. Besides that, he lives from selling his harvest and from his work as a blacksmith. Whatever feed i can raise, then i dont have to buy. It saves me 3000. 00 a month. If i raise i got to thinking about this. Well, 3000. 00 a month. I. Yeah, its well worth it. Thats 36000. 00 a year. You know, thats literally like making money. You know, really, i mean if you save that money, you dont have to spend so you can get by it cheaper. So its well worth. Marcus and myron are always there to help they have to do their chores in the morning. They get up early in the morning and then feed all the land, them old, and get ready and go to school and come back home and do it all over again. School starts at 830. Its 3 kilometers away. The respect and behavior is taught at a very small age that will lead them through the rest of their life. What do you teach them when theyre young . What stays with them. All your life the. There are 350. 00, private amish schools across ohio. The honors pay school taxes that allow them to run private schools with their own teachers, whether at home in places of worship or at school in the middle field, people enjoy singing together. But only religious song, the and theres only one class which teaches children between 5. 14. The bible takes up most of the lesson explains teacher kathleen, slave all the we usually do 1st thing. And they usually do their writing 1st, spelling, listening to how much we usually do the the 1st thing in the morning after 8th grade, when children turn 14, their education is over. But what have students want to continue learning . I didnt was never heard of factories. Calendars masons too much. Anything to kathleen . The bible has most priority. The very or thats the main reason thats were still allowed to teach them to by becoming an amish teacher doesnt involve lengthy studies in higher education. They begin as a teaching assistant, a Company Lessons for 4 years. Beyond that, there are several private courses on offer, as well as meet ups, where teachers can exchange experiences the just like it any other school. Everyone loves recess after school kids have chores awaiting them at home. 12 year old ramons label is no different. We just go home and its basically whatever my, our dads mom says this to work for some time to fly. No, usually we dont know form work. The amish. Preserve centuries old tradition. John king, youre rich is the son of an amish. Father and a non amish mother. Hes very familiar with lives in the community. Hes been collecting interesting a note for the artifacts from amish history. Years ago, he and several members of the homage community founded this library and museum in middlefield. It houses over 300. 00. The we founded this library in 2014, with the purpose of collecting and preserving the history of the amish. Focusing on this community in northeastern ohio and also um, as history in general. Uh, weve been collecting old books bibles per books, articles of clothing, documents, letters, some going back to the 16th century, all relating to um, a history the and sure example of a bible that was printed in zurich, switzerland by the 1st shower Printing Firm that was printed in 1534, so its a fairly early german printing. Age and soon dos without faces or embellish minutes are meant to discourage children from pride and vanity. As per the roots of the old order on this, not every community interprets these strict rules the same way, but certain values have remained done changed. These include a bond with nature and with horses, as well as the practice of traditional skilled trades. This workshop produces kitchen and bedroom furnishings. Range label implies 13 amish workers. Since amish people are not allowed to own a computer. They receive their orders to a service contractor, who delivers the orders on paper. The countless machines are powered with generators and batteries. The community allows electricity for business operations. The order books are trustful. Do we modernize a little bit more so than our parents . Yes. I think every generation goes through that. But we try to see, you know, whats important to us is this for some bodies. Thats our mode of transportation, but in our work, in our business, we also have drivers that drive for us to deliver our products to take us to measure jobs, etc. Right. As a member of the old order, every member of the Amish Community, you must decide for themselves how much they wish to adapt to the modern world. But one thing always remains certain. Certain sounds before the business. Every time i suppose to. Sometimes we have one in ourselves of the re needs to be available for as customers. This is why the old order homage permit telephones and answering machines. If its for business purposes, but not at home, too much. Technology disrupts family life. Often times re suffer and somebody calls will let it ring like reading. So i see in the house you probably have to pick it up. You know, so ray and mary have 9 children between 6 and 20 years old. The oldest daughter also lives on the farm along with her husband and child on that on there, there to the flows and you know, keep the house the husband, usually the one that is winter. Hes the one that goes out with the type of job and brings money and support the family. The gender roles are accepted unconditionally as per their interpretation of the bible. God comes 1st followed by men, then women, then children amongst themselves. They speak, pennsylvania dodge. But its actually more like a southern german dialect sheila, that i usually raised my own but not have my partner this year. So yeah, im just buying them. I guess the easy is. Yeah. Or that our i have in the morning when my older kids go to work. And before the school before lunch, mary quickly takes down the laundry. 14 people live here. I have about 6 floats. Every time i do laundry calls and you know, all that in the dark switching is that over there is usually around 5 loads every day. Oh no, its there. Yeah. I just do monday, wednesday and friday. Traditionally, all, most people pray together before each meal. The lead with mashed potatoes is a frequent dish. The to its an esteemed virtue among the honors to cultivate what the Community Needs with their own hands. But only 7 percent of this community can live exclusively from what their harvest yields. Email is changing horses the his wife, mary, and daughter rachel. Take a taxi back home from grocery shopping. The stores are too far away for a horse and buggy. While im here to take a ina stories family to places they need to go to, i guess they just, they want to go somewhere. This is further than a horse and buggy were taken. Yeah. The jim route is who has been driving the sleep ball family for 12 years . No i, i wouldnt, i wouldnt want to be on a show i to used to the way of life. So i have and you know, i understand why they do what they do is part of the how they feel they should live and you know, thats, thats fine. I have no problem. Most of doing the 15 year old daughter, rachel finished school a year ago. Now shes helping out on the farm for the most part, shes responsible for the laundry and looking after the courses. What about the future monday, the latest is i still . Yeah, im just there kurt. So friend of he knows arrives at the farm on his horse, granny. Well, i am here does. Uh he, this is my blacksmith. He puts up all tucson, my horse, thats a trim misspeak reissue of so bright. Chester isnt a farmer, hes a construction manager and a sub contractor, arranging jobs for tradesman. He lives 7 miles away. The does not feel as you can see if he doesnt, even for an inch. With 8000. 00 horses in and around the middle field. Theres always lots of work for blacksmiths, a profession being kept alive by the image community. Theres, theres almost no young english kids. Interesting. Not on the right term for its work and thats not in the new generation youre looking to. Not so many people do it out. 5 years, theres been quite a few on the started signed bowl there. So theres a good weekly on, on the ground. He is all done an entire course. You said costs 400. 00 per horse. Chester is on the way to his next errand. Is bugging you. Needs new wheels, an estimated 370000 amish. People live in the usa. Mostly indiana, pennsylvania, and ohio. The states have several 1000 bugs. That means plenty of jobs for a carriage go. Are like al yoder als grandfather used to own this workshop. The wheels for testers, buggy are due today or you know, in the past only wooden wheels with steel were permitted. Now, most stomach bug use have a rubber wheels change. Not just one piece, but our culture is be able to adapt, you know, and we have a spring rigid rules and a, wed still lives or trying to make a living like we did an 18 hundreds. We couldnt, we couldnt compete in our businesses. And so i think to me, the reason that we as a culture are still surviving is because we have been able to adapt to the economy and to get off the social pressures. Weve been able to regulate the amount of technology we allow and still try to keep the balance in our family values. Testers, wheels are ready. 1600. 00 for a set of 4. 2 kilometers away. Chester and his family live on a small farm. He and his wife, martha, have 7 children, they to follow the old amish, or knowing at home with little technology, electricity, restricted to batteries, and generators, old fashion, washing machines, and heating with wood from the nearby forest. The even was during cova dan, in all this turmoil about, you know, uh you, that was worldwide. Weve been able to retain a, a way of living that promotes in our piece. Yeah, i dont think thats possible with a if youre always 247, if youre completely connected to social media and the outside world and even even businesses completely run with, you know, program supply fee is against the communication, but great. Its great for business. Im so happy i can step back from it. And thats we. I keep my sanity the, in the Early Morning he heads to his construction business. Its 20 miles away, too far for a horse and buggy. He takes up private taxi instead. He says he doesnt find the amish lifestyle, hypocritical for allowing modern technology and businesses and offices. Its allowed for business if i dont own it. So at home, you know, and in order to succeed and make a living and support our family. And we cant compete. If were out here trying to build houses with chainsaws and hammers and nails, we would have no job because it would take us way too long. And nobody could get ahold of us. You know, chester used to be a carpenter and bricklayer, according to a study by Elizabeth Town college in pennsylvania, over 80 percent of amish. Businesses are very successful. I dont have a college education. I dont even have a high school diploma. But the education i have is on the job and learning from my masters and teachers. I think its just because of our work ethic. We tend to start small. Uh and you offer our services or we work with our hands. Theres always a demand for that. So it is very possible even with a grades of education for an issue. Businessman to succeed chester overseas several projects in the area. So rounding middlefield one of them is the construction of this 2000000. 00 villa for an american. Businessman wayne just started here fresh out of school. Hes the 14 year old son of chesters cousin, the. 1 yeah, so hes, hes being paid about 15. 00 an hour and thats, thats where it starts. And then as you gain more experience and so like my top foreman, the manage, the top managers in our, in our company, are being paid about 32. 00 in our and that this point so that, that constantly changes to accomplish teenagers are only allowed to keep a small part of their earnings before they turn 20. Until then the parents receive their income. Some of them continue to live at home, but now they pay rent for their room and board. Another major difference within the Amish Community is their health care system. They use the same services as the general public, but they dont have health insurance. The Community Pays privately. Chester and is non homage. Friend john, king rich are attending an auction. Events like these are central to their health care. This is a benefit option and is something that happens quite regularly and our community is to raise finances, raise money for medical expenses, and what it is is people do tony items to sell the tangible culture. We dont like to be dependent on government. So we dont want to accept any handouts, we do not pay into social security. We also dont get the benefits. We dont get medicaid or medicare. Um, so we do within the community, we have some Church Community funded programs where its all non profit. And so for myself, i pay in about 200. 00 every month, and that gives me facing coverage up to a 100000. 00 a year. And thats just for my thing. To day theyre raising funds for a 10 year old homage. Boy who needs an operation. The treatment costs 50000. 00. More than 250 amish. People have come along. In, in our culture. There is a lot of, uh, we call it get lost in heights. Okay. Yeah, use for the, for the sake of, for the food of the whole. Okay. It means putting your individual desires of selfish desires to decide and doing what is good for the community. The treatments in hospitals and medical practices are covered through the so called armies fund and auctions like fees the, the bidding was a success. They even manage to raise more money than was needed for the operation. 80000. 00 in total the see how much have no governing body that dictates what a States Church districts should and shouldnt do. Theres no official head of the church, such as the pope for the catholic church. However, there are bishops who are the spiritual leaders and heads of individual church districts. They decide how to interpret the old or dont. Why believe their, their language, their clothing styles, the way they travel, the way they live, their lives at home without being connected to the public read without being dependent on the government for their security. I think theyll retain that even over the next 100 years. Once a year founding members of the library and museum meet here, including chester, tom byler is the team leader. Hes also an administrative businessman from coach ranch in pennsylvania. Not far from here for helping on it. Lets see on here. The vehicle leads us on. We have a museum side once we get together and have a good time on, learn new things and try to help pound so you now communities, it just comes up to why theyre so young. People learn from a heritage from our history about where we have from heritage on so from germany and switzerland on side of us. Were coming back home with adults. Lot of dish white. This is coach ranch and where tom is now. He was 18 when he left his amish family, enjoying the us army. He was station thats of im stein, air base in germany for 2 years. At 22, he returned home, baptized and married. Today he has 5 children. Hes a volunteer minister and owns an antique store. Well, ive always been excited about old things since i was a boy. I like history. But i like the old handmade quality stuff. And theres so many things that are unique there are hand made and its amazing what the older generations, how they would invent something. There was no technology. The one thing its interesting here is as i was going along, i liked glass myself, old glass, i low, rare glass and i clicked so myself. I came up with this case here. And i found this, this old glass figuring of, of the baby jesus. And mary, on the donkey, i put it here and i started thinking and i wrote down, take a good look at this baby. We are here because of him. So its like a witness to people down the road from his antique shop. Tom is just opened up a bakery we dont have a lot of uh, you know, farming going on our community because of how it is with the farming industry. You know, the agriculture is that, like it used to be and the im a sure, very business oriented small business, you know, small Family Businesses that the you know, that are run by families or friends and we Work Together as a team and that so yeah, this is our bakery little does bakery, and i like our model, which says, how can we make your day sweeter . By mervin toms friends and family help out at the bakery. American customers are especially fond of the cream filled cakes. Tom and his family lived from the business earnings. His job is a man, mr. Is voluntary. The every sunday amish communities are 10 to 3 hour long Church Services in simple powers halls outside the town. Tom has been administered here for 34 years. We believe in total of commitment when we marry, we dont believe in dollars. You cant be a member and our church and actually divorce. We consider marriage one man, one woman lifetime. As it was ordained in the bible. Yeah. We asked that they Stay Together for life. You know, it is pretty rare amongst our people to find any divorce. It can happen, but its pretty rare. Amish families have 6 children on average, each scene as a gift from god. They all can, they can discontinue, having children can stop having children and for medical reasons, you know, we think thats ok us, but we dont believe in abortion. Know about the leasing songs from the house point, a german language hymn book, thats the oldest of the and the Baptist Movement 1st printed in 1564. Its been in continuous use to this day. Baptized members who leave the community are excommunicated from then on. They are allowed to remain in contact, but not to share a table with their own family. 90 miles away, lloyd and edna miller live with their 6 children. They run their farm on solar power. They have wall sockets for electricity, a cell phone, and they ride a bike send quad bikes. They live from their 50 dairy cows, and the yields from their 40 hector farm. Aetna has all of the modern Kitchen Appliances per homage community permits them. Most palm beach, p. Busy i would say do have some kind of a mix or some, some people that dont have electricity, dam mixers like this, but they would be present the battery. They have a battery be attached to the back here, but yeah, for us its do have electricity. So we just use the electricity ednas these things pragmatically. Shes open to talking about otherwise. Tab, who topics like 6 and contraception . I think especially in our in my case we had our 2 to 1st children were c section were my c section. So the other 4 were born naturally, but the doctor told us its a risk to have a lot more children. So i think for us it was a, we just decided that you know, and so we did measures to not tip to prevent it so that i think it is the ladys is the Womans Health is at stake. I dont, i dont think its wrong to do that if the Womens Health is at risk, but to just do it for a selfish reason like that, you just dont want to be bothered with more children. I dont think thats really right. But edna is also critical of the amish world. I dont want to paint a picture. That is always, people are just these Perfect Little pious people. They are not always because there is, there are cases among the armies. And its, its very sad because and thats what i was saying is when, when you have people that dont have relationship, personally with god and then that that stuff happens. But there are, there are cases with and even fathers, sexually abusing their children. That has happened among the armies and its so sad. Its very sad, and its a, its a disgrace. Her husband lloyd enjoys the self dependence of the amish live style. Quite code came. A lot of people panic then, and they were. So people arent even sure of where their food is coming from today. And those are, those are real life issues, real life issues. And i think, you know, uh yeah, were not completely uh, uh, and reliable on things from on, you know, we buy some fuel, we buy it we but for the most part we could be sell sustainable for quite a, quite a long time. Quite. Especially within the group within the group of people that we personally, you know, we could survive a pretty good long time without any outside input. The pacifist homage refused to go to war for their country and the president. But they do respect to Political Leadership as ordained by god. I have never voted, i have never loaded for anybody. And thats a little controversial among always people we follow what jesus thought when he said that he that takes the sword and defends himself, or it will be killed by the sword. And he also said that we should turn the other cheek. So it shows somebody that through non resistance, if i vote and i put the commander in chief, hes the president is the commander in chief and he goes, hes the head of the army that he calls the orders. I would be representing that. And although i have a higher respect for authority, i respect our president , i as break, i respect our leaders of god ordained those people. And i respect that here to the family prays before each meal as is tradition. 2 of the 6 children still live on the farm daughter, julie and son jason. The had no rides or e bike to go shopping. She says its quicker and more comfortable than taking the horse. Drawn, bugging the end. Anyway, the 12 miles over and back across the landscape would be too strenuous for a horse. She only buys what she doesnt grow in her own garden and fields the. I needed some bolts and stuff like stuff to read, like flour and sugar. So attractive and nice, but i dont, i dont need to buy them because i think its a good feeling grow your own and i dont know if theyre sprayed or all that you know at home. Its like a daily i no worries. Edna only visits the supermarket once a week, the, the millers day begins early at 4 30 am each day they milk, their 50 cows, the organic man can meet the cows provide are in high demand. The millers are doing well financially move prices are high and the family can live comfortably from their profits. The youngest daughter, julie still works on the farm. My board one day and take the day off the next days. Once they complete school is teenagers have a chance to take a year off known as rooms, putting a friend that was to florida already. I dont really call that i would do anything down there that are still not the down there. Not just, im not sure things are not far from here. A group between 16 and 20 years old have a range to meet. Now is the time to experiment with things that are otherwise forbidden, like drinking smoking and driving. At the end of this time, the young people must decide between modern life or ami slice. Not necessarily under the ok mean under the ok names are your names at that time. So its in your parents world law that you and make sure youre really going to. Right. Thats it. You know, as you know, a kid sometimes tend to straight away the room spring to the day to day. And boy, thats when you basically leave your parents on the weekends. So our friends, members of this group drink alcohol and smoke chance to get to know thats when we start so our of the early spring, the whole life, i guess it basically stops for you after that for your member of the church in this group. Views are so solidified that none are too quick to jump in. Anything new the world has to offer the every day we need cost bias to guide us and, and we absolutely depend on our face to pull us through and, and i think it, we try to follow his teaching and everything he will get us to for sure. The we always are looking to improve the future and, and the more we teach our children respect, we discipline them to, to make them o b and everything is going to make the ami a better future. The amish live style is no longer as cut off, as it once was. The modern world has found its way in, but nevertheless, most of most people still hold on to their centuries old principles and values the african at this moment again. And then the goal is the power dies, biodiversity, bosses sensitive ecosystem expressions by as efficient as climate change. Now the governments numerous initiative offline to increase protection, right . Result in 30 minutes, dw, block, trade routes. Networks, factories on height is critical. 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