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Depends what we expect , is what we get ....I've sat in plain churches where if a visitor said "Amen" .to a preacher's point, about all the children under about 12 years old , would openly swivel and gawk at the person, and I've been in Church , where many wear Walmart clothes , even jeans...

OK I may clarify a bit , about Eicher's background ,what little I know of him.He was about 8 years old when I would have known him and his home family ...He is a very forceful speaker today , just look him up on Youtube, speaking as recently as Aug. 02-26.... The Aylmer Ont. Amish , have been a very...

I know of the Eicher man involved,but never met him as an adult , I know some of his relatives quite well though ,They're the Stolls from Aylmer Ontario , The late great ,but very strict Elmo Stoll ,of Cookville Tn. was his Uncle , he resembles him a lot .That line had a lot of issues like that ,kee...

And let's not forget the "Sleeping Preacher" thing that swept the country in the early 1900's, there's still several thousands of them practicing that in Illinois today...as Anabaptists. Still firmly convinced they're on to something even now..

I was growing up Amish in the 1960's , There's not a lot of people alive today that recall how really tough it was back then.....being Amish ,and other Plain folks really had to live their beliefs, as most none Amish tended to view them as simple minded ,out of touch. backwards ,etc, perhaps like Gy...

Sunday School I can see for the children, otherwise it's just a forum for men to argue , much better to spend the time in singing , or worship in praises ,

The froshauer Bible was the one most family's brought with them to America ....Our old Froshauer was sold out of the family in 1968 , in Canada , a shame indeed , though the old hand writings were photocopyed, (It went for $800 in 1968, one like it sold at auction in Ohio last year ,for 80K... An Ul...

As a small town Landlord, maybe 90% of the sad stories I hear from my tenants are simply made up , call it what you want ...If their mouths are moving ,it's probably a lie..... that's why in my line of business, everything and anything of note must be in writing , or it's not revelent .to me, or in ...

First of all ,they refer to themselves ,not as Holdemans but as "Church of God, in Christ, Mennonite" ,the last was added during WW2 in the 1940's....I guess I would consider their actions,and rules , as the attributes of a cult, pure and simple, perhaps similar to Jehovah"s Witness f...

In the very sordid case of the very conservative writer and Mennonite preacher ,William R Mcgraph who wrote at least 50 books and pamphlets ,who passed away at 84 years old in 2015, in Ireland, it's breathtaking how long that all went on , over a period of 30 plus years , he operated with impunity ,...