28 questions about Amish life and the Bible -- Introducing the Old Order Amish -- Amish origin -- Amish music -- The Amish family system -- Married-pair living -- Children and growing up -- Rules for living -- The orders of the church -- Footwashing -- Symbolism of dress -- Humility -- Nicknaming -- Church services and ordaining ministers -- Taking care of older persons -- No insurance or involvement with the state -- Holidays and ceremonies -- Health and medicine -- Practicing the common courtesies -- The Amish newspaper: the Budget -- Courtship, marriage and death -- The Amish plan of education -- A brief history of the problems with public schools -- The Amish schools today -- Problems in the new millennium -- Farming related issues -- The slow moving vehicle sign controversy -- New Amish home-based enterprises -- Problems with social security -- Child labor laws -- Genetic problems -- The problems with tourists -- Some perplexing compromises with progress.
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