The Unexpected Rules and Customs of the Amish Community

Excommunication

Excommunication, on the other hand, is much more serious. The excommunication process involves the complete shutdown of contact with a person. It usually leads to banishment from the community. Even parents of an excommunicated child are no longer allowed to have contact with them.

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