Amish sect


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an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century

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I suggest that these parochial tribesmen and women are to be likened to the Amish sect in America, inward-looking and unaccepting of life and lives evolving.
They were members of the Amish sect' devout Christians who lived their lives isolated from the modern world.
Meanwhile, in his home state of Pennsylvania, Landis was the toast of the Christian Mennonite religious community where he was brought up - a congregation which, like the Amish sect, eschews much of which is associated with the modern world.
Meanwhile, in his home state of Pennsylvania, Landis was the toast of the Christian Men-nonite religious community where he was brought up - a congregation which, like the Amish sect, eschews much of which is associated with the modern world.