16 Commonly Held Amish Myths Busted!

2. Myth - They Construct Huge Churches For Worship

Amish Simpsons
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Many United States' religious organizations build quite obscene, extravagant churches that rival the largest of European cathedrals. On the beltway towards Washington DC there's a place so large and visible someone has spray painted "Surrender Dorothy!" on a flyover nearby.

But the Amish have no emerald city of Oz, no giant church compound in which to pray - in fact they have no churches at all. The Amish rotate from house to house every sabbath requiring each home to be able to accommodate the entire community. After the religious gathering the Amish eat, share stories and play in the summer sun, their game of choice often being volleyball.

It's quite a sight to see scores of brilliantly constructed and impeccably cleaned buggies parked in a line as the families play ball into the evening by gas light.

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A Welsh semi-retired television producer and actor known for low end work that astonishingly people actually watched and even garnered some awards. Originally residing in the electrically-challenged Amish areas of Pennsylvania he has written a few books (Hollywood Pants and Hollywood Horrible Hints and Terribly Fake Tips vols 1 & 2) which you can buy on amazon and all great book stores. After a brief stint in Australia he now finds himself back in the Welsh valleys of his home country noting that it hasn't changed a bit!