{"id":111065,"date":"2026-09-30T14:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=111065"},"modified":"2026-09-30T14:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:27:09","slug":"amish-vs-mennonite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/amish-vs-mennonite\/","title":{"rendered":"Amish vs. Mennoniten: Gleiche t\u00e4abaptistische Wurzeln, unterschiedliche Lebensweisen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Amish and Mennonites are Anabaptist cousins, separate churches since 1693. Both baptize only believers old enough to ask for it and refuse to fight in war. The Amish keep horses and buggies, take no power from public lines and worship in homes. Apart from a small Old Order minority, Mennonites use modern technology and worship in meetinghouses and churches. AmishMennonites Began1693, when Jakob Ammann&#039;s followers separated in Switzerland and AlsaceWith the Anabaptists of 1525; named for Menno Simons, who joined\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amish and Mennonites share Anabaptist roots, adult baptism and nonresistance. Since 1693 they have differed on cars, electricity, worship and dress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[219],"class_list":["post-111065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-denominations-compared"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31520,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/amish-mennonite-relationship-history\/","url_meta":{"origin":111065,"position":0},"title":"Are the Amish and Mennonites Related? 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