{"id":31510,"date":"2025-05-03T13:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T13:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=31510"},"modified":"2026-09-23T01:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T01:39:07","slug":"amish-building-permits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/amish-building-permits\/","title":{"rendered":"Hebben de Amish bouwvergunningen nodig? Ja, met enkele religieuze vrijstellingen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Yes. Amish families need the same building permits as their neighbors, and many apply for them as a matter of course. The court cases involve a few conservative groups, above all the Swartzentruber Amish, who object to particular requirements: smoke detectors, stamped plans, inspections and septic systems. Some states now grant religious exemptions from specific rules. Do the Amish have to follow building codes? Building codes apply to Amish houses and schools as they do to anyone else&#039;s, and the\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\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/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>Yes. Amish families need building permits like anyone else; the court fights involve a few conservative groups that object to smoke detectors or septic rules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[218],"class_list":["post-31510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-who-are-the-amish"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":111065,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/amish-vs-mennonite\/","url_meta":{"origin":31510,"position":0},"title":"Amish vs Mennonite: Same Anabaptist Roots, Different Ways of Living","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"september 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Amish and Mennonites share Anabaptist roots, adult baptism and nonresistance. 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