Andy Weaver Amish
The Andy Weaver Amish , also known locally as "Dan Church", "Dan Amish" or "Danners", are a conservative subgroup of the Old Order Amish . They are more conservative than the average Old Order Amish.
Andy Weaver Amish are considered a subgroup of the Old Order Amish, although they distance themselves from the more liberal Old Order Amish and mixed marriages are prohibited. They speak Pennsylvania Dutch among themselves , but also speak English with outsiders.
There is a subgroup of the Swartzentruber Amish , who are also called "Andy Weaver".
history
The Andy Weaver Amish were founded in Holmes County , Ohio in 1952 . After the Amish were increasingly shunned by society, Andrew J. Weaver, a conservative preacher, founded this group, which wanted to stop the creeping drift into the mainstream lifestyle.
Customs and Technology
They are not as conservative as the Swartzentruber Amish, but more conservative than the main Old Order Amish group. Compared to them, the Andy Weaver Amish have more restrictions in the country, in business, domestic technology, a stricter interpretation of isolation, stricter youth rules, and a more tolerant attitude towards alcohol and tobacco.
| Municipal federation | Tractor for field work | Tiller | Motorized lawn mower | Propane gas | Milk cooling tank | Milking machine | Fridge | Baler | Indoor toilet with flush | Bathtub with running water | Stationary tractor | Pneumatic tools | Chain saw | Gas lamps | Motorized washing machines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Amish | 6th | 20th | 25th | 30th | 35 | 35 | 40 | 50 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 90 | 97 |
| Swartzentruber | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Some | No | No | Yes |
| Swiss (Adams) | No | No | Some | No | No | No | No | No | Some | No | No | Some | Some | Some | Some |
| Andy Weaver | No | No | No | No* | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Holmes Old Order | No | Some | Some | No* | No | No | Some | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Elkhart-LaGrange | No | Some | Some | Some | Some | Some | Some | Some | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lancaster | No | No | Some | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nappanee, Indiana | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kalona, Iowa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
* natural gas allowed
Districts and Population
Most of the Andy Weaver Amish live in Holmes County, Ohio, where they had about 30 parishes in 2009. There are three other settlements, one in Ashland County ( Ohio ) and one in upstate New York . In 2011 there were a total of 40 church districts.
Andy Weaver Amish have the highest child preservation rates in the churches of any Amish group. The rate is around 97%. However, the Andy Weaver Amish have less to do with agriculture. Here only 6% are active on land.
literature
- Donald B. Kraybill , Karen M. Johnson-Weiner , Steven M. Nolt : The Amish. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2013.
- Karen Johnson-Weiner: New York Amish: Life in the Plain Communities of the Empire State. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY 2010.
- Charles Hurst , David McConnell : An Amish Paradox. Diversity and Change in the World's Largest Amish Community. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2010.
Individual evidence
- ^ Amish Technology Use in Different Groups. on: http://amishamerica.com
- ↑ Who are the Andy Weaver Amish? Retrieved January 30, 2018 (American English).