I always thought that the Amish didn't drink alcohol. Today at work, 2 different Amish couples asked where the alcohol aisle was. Closest Amish that I'm aware of to me is about 1 1/2 hour drive. There are 2 different Amish communities about 3-4 hour drive. Does any one know if the drink alcohol?
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Nebraska Kirk
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I don't know if they are allowed to drink, but they may be allowed to use it for other things, such as cooking or tinctures.
farmerwithmutt
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something funny there depending on the bishop i think it would be rare to see them taking a ride or shopping on sunday.
chances are they could be kids .the amish have church everyother sunday the in between sunday is the kids day to get together and play volleyball hockey pingpong etc .also this is the wedding season the ussually marry in the fall. one other question is id cards im wisc you have to have a statement from the bishop saying you are a member of the amish in order to buy guns because of no pics. dang thats an interesting question
chances are they could be kids .the amish have church everyother sunday the in between sunday is the kids day to get together and play volleyball hockey pingpong etc .also this is the wedding season the ussually marry in the fall. one other question is id cards im wisc you have to have a statement from the bishop saying you are a member of the amish in order to buy guns because of no pics. dang thats an interesting question
ShadetreeRet
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"For medicinal purposes" I am sure. LOL
My wife used to work in a grocery store, she would come home laughing about someone she knew, or someone we knew from church, who would get in another checkout line, and avoid eye contact with her, when they purchased beer or wine.
My wife used to work in a grocery store, she would come home laughing about someone she knew, or someone we knew from church, who would get in another checkout line, and avoid eye contact with her, when they purchased beer or wine.
farmerwithmutt
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i forgot remember the song harper valley pta
rdandersom
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I worked with a fellow who grew up in Milverton Ontario in Amish country.There is an auction barn that has livestock sales there every Monday and this friend told me stories about stealing bottles from under the seats of buggies as a kid when the local Amish would gather at the hotel for a drink after the sale.There was also a case I heard about after many retelling i'm sure where a drunk amishman beat an impaired driving charge because he was asleep in the buggy and his horse was the one doing the driving.
old
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Amish or Mennonite?? I know the Mennonites have a strong German back ground so drinking may well be ok for them. Both faiths use horse and buggy to get around a whole lot.
spacecadet9
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From AmishAmerica.com : "We might think that drinking is not a part of the culture, but Amish and alcohol can and do mix. Most famously, it’s Rumspringa-age youth, but in the decentralized Amish system, there is no across-the-board Mormon-like principle against consumption.
So it would probably depend more on the community and custom, and of course individual preference.
New Order Amish are completely against it. Alcohol, like tobacco and bed courtship, was one of the sticking points that caused them to split off in the 60′s. In the Old Order world it’s not so clear-cut."
Formerly PaMike
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In my area drinking by Amish or Mennonites is frowned apon by the communities as a whole, however there is a lot of drinking going on with Amish youth. Many of the amish youth drink and party before joining the church. My neighbors son even has his drivers license. Its not uncommon for amish youths to get a DUI. The mennonite youth dont appear to have the same freedoms as the amish youth.
MarkB_MI
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I'm told Baptists don't drink, either. Right....
gene bender
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They arent any different than other faiths that some dont follow all rules of the church. I know Jewish people who eat pork Baptists who drink beer and the list goes on. I live in a Amish and Mennonite comunity with Catholics on the other side of the creek which seemed for yrs divided by the creek . Its interesting all the comments i read about Amish and the customs decided by the Bishop in the different areas. Same with other faithslocal differences do vary.
just another old geezer
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of the 3 different sects of old order Anish in my area, 2 are allowed to drink at weddings and to have a bottle of hard liquor for medicinal purposes. must be distilled only not fermented. As in hard liquor, not wine or beer.
randallinMo
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I know from experience that if you have "friends" that "say" they don't drink.....you always need to take TWO of them fishing with you. If I only take ONE, he'll drink all my beer.
Gary in NY
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An Old Amish acquaintance of mine told me (with a wink) that it was ok to drink alcohol for medicinal purposes.
Around here the Amish ask to get paid in beer when they work for you. In Canada beer is only sold in government run liquor stores and you need an ID, which they don"t have, so they can"t buy it. One of them told a friend of mine that most of their women are pregnant when they get married because "you have to try before you buy".
Tom Railsback
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The best beer drinking session I ever had was with 4 Baptist ministers.
buickanddeere
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Churches of German background have less of an issue with alcohol.
The Baptists and Methodists are still cranky with the Lutheranes because did not support prohibition .
The Baptists and Methodists are still cranky with the Lutheranes because did not support prohibition .
Mark - IN.
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Not all Amish drink alcohol just as not all non-Amish drink alcohol. However, I've been around and have had business dealings with some Amish that do not only partake, but brew their own, and some pretty good stuff I might add. Some not so, but some is pretty good. To each, his or her own. Aint hurting me none.
Merry Christmas to all.
Mark
Merry Christmas to all.
Mark
Depends on the group.... and your "deffinition".
I was talking to an Amish neighbor one time. He flat out told me that he "Doesn't drink alcohol". In the next breath, he told me that he "makes the best Elderberry Wine there is". The ones here do drink wine (on occasion), and have a bottle of Peppermint Schnappes for sore throats, but do not "drink" in the sense most "English" think of the word.
I was talking to an Amish neighbor one time. He flat out told me that he "Doesn't drink alcohol". In the next breath, he told me that he "makes the best Elderberry Wine there is". The ones here do drink wine (on occasion), and have a bottle of Peppermint Schnappes for sore throats, but do not "drink" in the sense most "English" think of the word.
rockyridgefarm
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I have a good friend who is Mennonite. He buys chicken manure from me in the spring. We live 5 miles apart on opposite sides of town. Since his tractors (one is a new 6000 series 4wd Deere) are all on steel, I told him he can use my 4430 and Knight 716 slinger. He can't and he won't due to his rules against the use of rubber tires on powered machinery.
HOWEVER, I can hire him to help me remove the manure and he can use my tractor and spreader.
Some Mennonite around here can even own vehicles as long as they are black and have no radio. Therefore, they must have photo id... Lawrence is not of that order.
HOWEVER, I can hire him to help me remove the manure and he can use my tractor and spreader.
Some Mennonite around here can even own vehicles as long as they are black and have no radio. Therefore, they must have photo id... Lawrence is not of that order.
Went to PA in September with my new bride. Took a buggy ride with "Amish Jake". He was raised in an Amish home, but never joined the church, so is not considered "Amish". Said he grew up playing with "Lebanon Levi", and Jake"s brother plays the Amish Bishop on that show. Both were raised in Amish homes, but none were baptized, so they aren"t Amish, just actors playing a part! None of it is real. ("Amish Jake" even has a Facebook page! Real nice guy!)
Anonymous-0
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they must be makin rum pie , and bourbon balls , to sell on the road side..
Thanks for the responses. Don't claim to be an expert on things, just curious. We have Menonites about an hour drive from me, they have rubber on their tractors. Brother had kitchen cabinets made by one. When installing them the menonite had to borrow an electric circle saw as he was not aloud to own one.
buickanddeere
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What is the difference between a Baptist and a Methodist ? The Methodist won"t say hello back to you in the liquor store
OhioTractorGuy
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Used to do a lot of veterinary work in the heart of Ohio's amish country. . . in general the purchase and drinking of alcohol was frowned upon and not allowed. More often than not Id see beer cans/bottles/etc in the back of a buggy or behind the barn -- I was on good enough terms with most of them that I could point them out and joke with them about it. More often than not they'd just answer with a big smile and blame it on the neighbor kids. . . Amish are just like English people just a different set of rules and some bend the rules more than others.
old
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Well again depends on the Mennonite church and what the practice. Here in Missouri most Mennonites use horse and buggy but a few have a car or truck to ferry others around to stores etc. Many in this area also speak German a whole lot
I think that you are getting Mennonites and the Amish confused..
The Mennonites have been in my area for 60 years or more...None have ever used horses..They have everything we do except for TV's..Few if any of these drink..They dont speak German..
In the past 10 years lots of Amish have moved in..Most are old order and still use horses...However,recently some more modern ones have came in and they use modern tractors on steel wheels..Some of these drink and some dont..Some speak German..
The Mennonites have been in my area for 60 years or more...None have ever used horses..They have everything we do except for TV's..Few if any of these drink..They dont speak German..
In the past 10 years lots of Amish have moved in..Most are old order and still use horses...However,recently some more modern ones have came in and they use modern tractors on steel wheels..Some of these drink and some dont..Some speak German..
old
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HECK no O am not. I know the guys I am talking about. Mike Zimmerman is one of the Mennonites I know and he used a horse and buggy a whole lot and farms with tractor on steel wheels or track drive tractors. Do not begin to tell me what I am saying since I know a number of them but I know very few of the Amish in this area
buickanddeere
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Around here the Amish are stict ,primitive with steel wheels and open buggies in winter blizzards. They think God is proud of them for freezing.
The Mennonites vary from Old Order which are nearly indistinguishable from the Amish . Right up to Modern Mennonites you would not suspect until seeing the girls with a Lacey fabric thingy on their heads.
The Mennonites vary from Old Order which are nearly indistinguishable from the Amish . Right up to Modern Mennonites you would not suspect until seeing the girls with a Lacey fabric thingy on their heads.
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