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’s followers separated in Switzerland and AlsaceWith the Anabaptists of 1525; named for Menno Simons, who joined…

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