But I will give these strict Amish folks credit for one thing. The Amish are not driven to kill anyone who is not Amish. That’s quite unlike another strict group I’m aware of. I will not mention the name of that group.
Posted on 12/03/2023 6:57:03 PM PST by Morgana
A woman who grew up inside one of America's most conservative Amish communities has revealed the shocking rules she was forced to live by until she fled at 19 years old.
Lizzie Ens lived on the ultra-strict 80-acre farm of Swartzentruber Amish in Ohio with her parents and 18 siblings.
Ens, now 38, has shared with DailyMail.com details of her early years, before entering what she refers to as the 'modern world' after she breaking free from isolated and challenging traditionalist lifestyle.
Once adjusting to her newfound freedom, Ens went on to build a successful beauty business and help others as a wellness coach.
During her strict upbringing showers were not permitted, shaving was forbidden, haircuts were not allowed and brushing one's teeth was not a daily activity. At 17, she lost all her upper teeth and had to get dentures in her mouth.
'There was no electricity, no indoor plumbing, no running water, and an outhouse that was the restroom where weekly baths were done in a shared stainless steel tub of water,' she revealed.
'We weren't allowed to shave so we had hair under our arms and on our legs. We weren't allowed to use underarm deodorant.'
he dress code was strict: a head covering, long-sleeved dresses that was bound by straight pins in place of buttons and zippers, and bras were not to be worn, instead women wore undergarments instead.
Though there are numerous sects of the Amish some not as rigid, she explained, that her sect was the 'strictest.'
'There was no internet. No electronics. No photos. No video. No television. Nothing from the outside world,' she told DailyMail.com.
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Their good method of oral hygiene is going up to a lady and saying "Hi, Jean".
The Amish are NOT the healthiest people in America. That is a common myth. They have a fair amount of genetic diseases.
Sounds like life under Shariah law. Women need discipline, you know.🧕🏻
No they are not. They have a type of mental retardation and other genetic problems caused by inbreeding.
They have tried to combat that this in recent years by marrying outside of their local group but that will only work for so many decades and even still they are too closely related.
It’s the men too. The hunters I spoke of in comment 1? They saw Amish men in the woods not women.
Doubtful.
Interesting angle that the media is mostly afraid to report with respect to other, potentially more dangerous communities that are heavily into cousin marriage.
They have ran a few lately that I did not post. It might have been in there I’m not sure.
“During her strict upbringing showers were not permitted, shaving was forbidden, haircuts were not allowed and brushing one’s teeth was not a daily activity”
Just what religion are they following? I can’t say I recall any of that stuff in the Bible.
While in the broader, normal society, a 17 year old girl can lose her breasts, increasingly with the blessing of her pope.
We were always told “Cleanliness is next to Godliness”
We were also told that your body is the Temple of the Lord and to take care of it.
Wow!
Eli Yoder on YouTube escaped the Amash years ago and tells some wild stories.
Funny guy that laughs like
Woody Woodpecker !
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Same screwed stuff though.
You mean anti-pope and that guy is a Judas!
I’ve heard his videos!!!
When he first ever had a shower he sat down on the floor and took one because he did not know how! He had never had a shower, only a bath once a week.
I have a relative that converted to a Pentacostal group. They do not have churches, they have “meetings” in local homes.
The women do not cut their hair and normally wear denim skirts that go down to near their ankles. They are not allowed to use tampons. Only their husbands are allowed to penetrate them.
If you were to see one of them in the wild, you might mistake them for a Mennonite.
The Bible teaches moderation in all things, and avoiding extremes.
But I will give these strict Amish folks credit for one thing. The Amish are not driven to kill anyone who is not Amish. That’s quite unlike another strict group I’m aware of. I will not mention the name of that group.
“The women do not cut their hair and normally wear denim skirts that go down to near their ankles. They are not allowed to use tampons. Only their husbands are allowed to penetrate them.”
I get the part about not wanting the women to cut hair. There is a bible verse about hair being women’s glory or something like that.
The tampons I’ll never understand. To think that using a product that absorbs the flow of a woman’s period has anything to do with sex is just beyond stupid and that they or anyone would do this shows they are below average intelligence.
See my post 11
Also true.
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