The Amish community has to be scworming (Pittsburgh, Mifflinburg: house, refrigerators)

[LeeMar]

A couple weeks ago, my family went to the Mifflinburg carnival. We walked by 4 Amish girls, sitting together, texting on their cell phones Ouch......not allowed We walked a bit more and walked by two more amish girls dressed in caped dresses made out of Pittsburgh Steeler material once again a no no...............My mother came from the Amish and my father was a Old Order Mennonite so I know all about both groups. They both left their churches and my mother was shunned from some of her bothers and sisters. Our appealing modernism has to be hard on these plain groups of people. If anyone has any questions about either group, don't be afraid to ask

[Hopes]

They're New Order Amish, which have always been more progressive with technology than the Old Order Amish.

[Dawne]

I think the children can do most anything they want to until they reach the age where they have to make the decision whether to stay with the Order or move out on their own. There's a name for their exploring before making the commitment - Rumspringa or something like that.

I thought Mifflinburg had more Mennonite than Amish, and the Mennonites are quite progressive, some even driving cars (dark colors with no chrome bumpers), living with electricity, and doing most "English" things.

[MaryS80]

If they were young, they may have been on their Rumspringa.

[Boompa]

Originally Posted by LeeMar

A couple weeks ago, my family went to the Mifflinburg carnival. We walked by 4 Amish girls, sitting together, texting on their cell phones Ouch......not allowed We walked a bit more and walked by two more amish girls dressed in caped dresses made out of Pittsburgh Steeler material once again a no no...............My mother came from the Amish and my father was a Old Order Mennonite so I know all about both groups. They both left their churches and my mother was shunned from some of her bothers and sisters. Our appealing modernism has to be hard on these plain groups of people. If anyone has any questions about either group, don't be afraid to ask

I've heard some Amish sects have decided Solar is OK as long as you are not hooked to the grid

[PeterRabbit]

Is "scworming" an Amish word?

[GueraChingona]

I think scworming is squirming with a PA accent LOL. I miss PA so bad what i would give to here some one say the word "yous"

[PA2UK]

Originally Posted by Dawne

I think the children can do most anything they want to until they reach the age where they have to make the decision whether to stay with the Order or move out on their own. There's a name for their exploring before making the commitment - Rumspringa or something like that.

Rumspringa begins at age 16 and prior to this, children are not allowed to do anything they want. And my understanding of it was there is no age at which a person has to decide to commit to a way of life, Rumspringa can last as long they want.

[toobusytoday]

Originally Posted by Dawne

I think the children can do most anything they want to until they reach the age where they have to make the decision whether to stay with the Order or move out on their own. There's a name for their exploring before making the commitment - Rumspringa or something like that.

I thought Mifflinburg had more Mennonite than Amish, and the Mennonites are quite progressive, some even driving cars (dark colors with no chrome bumpers), living with electricity, and doing most "English" things.

There are several sects of both Amish and Mennonite. I've known Mennonite groups in upstate NY that seemed to me like old order Amish with horse and buggies, no electricity, etc. But here in my area of Lehigh county all of the Mennonites I know are no different then say a Lutheran or Presbyterian. No clothing or lifestyle differences at all. We have lots of Mennonite churches up here. This link explains some of the differences: Mennonite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

But back to the OP, cell phones are apparently common and controversial right now Wired 7.01: Look Who's Talking "Whenever you see an Amish woman sitting in the field like that," my guide said, "she's probably talking on a cell phone."

"It's a controversy in the making," he continued. A rather large one, it turns out - yet part of the continuum of determining whether a particular technology belongs in Amish life. They've adopted horses, kerosene lamps, and propane refrigerators; should they add cell phones? "

[LeeMar]

I deal with a Mennonite business in Mifflinburg that the owner's family commutes with horse and buggy and has no electricity in the house but he's allowed to have trucks, electricity, and phones in his business.

As for new order amish, I don't think their church would like to see cape dresses with Steeler logos on them. The cape dress is to show modesty and humility.

Scworming is more of a Dutch accent

Anyone know what this means?
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