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  1. Why Some Amish Have Their Teeth Pulled: Cost, Not DoctrineSome Amish adults do have all their teeth pulled and replaced with dentures, often young.
  2. Amish Marriage and Children: Wedding Age, Family Size and Birth CustomsAmish couples usually marry in their early twenties: in recent studies of settlement directories, brides averaged about 21 to 22 and grooms about 22.3 to 23.9.
  3. Are There Black Amish People? Very Few, and No Black Amish CommunitiesThere are no Black Amish communities.

The other 32 articles in the series

  1. Amish vs Quaker: Different Countries, Centuries and Convictions
  2. Are the Amish Jewish? No: Amish and Jewish Faith Compared
  3. Amish vs. Mormon: Two Unrelated Faiths, Born in 1693 and 1830
  4. Do the Amish Get Circumcised? Some Do, but Not as a Religious Rite
  5. How to Identify if an Amish or Mennonite Woman is Married
  6. Amish Religious Practices: How Do The Amish Worship?
  7. Why Do Amish Have Bowl Cuts?
  8. Do the Amish Make Their Own Clothes? Yes, From Cloth They Buy
  9. Bedtime Attire: A Look into What Mennonites and Amish Wear to Bed
  10. Amish Tech: Do They Really Use Cell Phones?
  11. How do Amish make money?
  12. Are Amish Farms Organic? Most Are Not, but Some Are Certified
  13. How Do Amish and Mennonite Clothing Choices Reflect Their Faith?
  14. Do the Amish Pay Taxes? Yes, but Most Are Exempt From Social Security
  15. Do the Amish Use Electricity? Yes, but Not from the Public Grid
  16. Do the Amish Get Cancer? Yes, but Less Often Than Their Neighbors
  17. Why Do Amish Drive Black Vehicles?
  18. Do the Amish Get Marriage Licenses? Yes, the Same as Other Couples
  19. Do the Amish Drink Alcohol? Some Do, but Drinking Is Discouraged
  20. What Foods Define Traditional Amish Cuisine?
  21. Do the Amish Need Fishing Licenses? Yes, With No Religious Exemption
  22. Are the Amish and Mennonites Related? Yes, They Parted Ways in 1693
  23. Can the Amish Get Divorced? No, Their Church Forbids It
  24. Pennsylvania Dutch vs Amish: What’s the difference?
  25. Can the Amish Go to Amusement Parks? Most Amish Churches Say No
  26. Why can’t Amish ride bikes (can Amish ride bikes)?
  27. Can the Amish Become Doctors? No, but They Use Doctors and Hospitals
  28. Why do Amish have beards?
  29. Do the Amish Need Building Permits? Yes, With Some Religious Exemptions
  30. What to Buy Amish For Christmas
  31. Biblical reasons why Amish people don’t shave
  32. Who Are The New Order Amish?

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