The Unexpected Rules and Customs of the Amish Community

Electricity-Free

Since electricity is considered a modern-day technology, most communities forbid the use of it. Recently, more and more communities have let little things like phones slide. Some households are able to share one phone. The phone is kept in a shack outside of the home and can only be used at certain times of the day.

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