The Amish

Amish Amish and Mennonite were part of the early European baptism movement that occurred during the reform. Anabaptist believes that only adults who admit their beliefs should be baptized and separated from a larger society. Many of the earlier Anabaptists were executed by Catholics and Protestants, and many flew to the mountains in Switzerland and South Germany. Then started Amish 's agricultural tradition and prayed at home, not in church.

In Europe there is no division between Old Order Amish and Amish Mennonite, like European Amish Mennonite, European Amish was assimilated into the mainstream of Mennonite in the latter part of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century . After all, they removed the word "Amish" from the congregation's name and lost Amish's identity and culture. The last European Amish congregation joined the Mennonite in Ikheim in 1937 and today it is part of the Palatinate Zweibrucken.

Most of Amish communities founded in North America did not retain their Amish position. The main department in which many congregations of Amish lost their identity occurred in the third quarter of the 19th century. Formation of factions occurs at different times and in different places. This process is the same as "finish", not division. Amish can join other amiche congregation freely in another place that is best for them. In the years since 1850, the tension between individual Amish congregations and various Amish congregations has increased. From 1862 to 1878, the Dimender Schumruernen (Ministerial Conference) was held every year in various places and discusses how Amish should deal with the tension caused by contemporary social pressure. The meeting itself is a progressive idea, the bishops who gathered to discuss unity are an unprecedented concept of the Amish church.

For many years, the Amish church has divided the doctrinal controversy over and over. The largest group, the conservative "old order" Amish, separated from the other Amish in the 1860s, was the most emphasis on traditional customs and beliefs. The new order Amish is a group of Amish people, and some scholars believe that it is best to be described as a group of old Amish despite the name. The table below shows the use of specific technologies by various Amish affiliates. Amish is not allowed to use cars in any old orders or new orders, and in most cases it is not permitted to use cars, TVs and the Internet. The three series: "Lancaster", "Old Order of Holmes", "Elkhart-Lagrange" represent the mainstream of the old series of Amish as well as the three major lines. The most conservative affiliation is above, the most modern of the following. Rarely used techniques are on the left; most people use the right side