We're just plain and simple guys. Our faith calls us to humility above all — and though we know in our hearts we're a million times as humble as thou art, we'd never say so.
The foundation of our community is not law, but conscience. Not enforcement, but love. We hold each other accountable not through punishment, but through shared commitment to a life lived in service to something greater than ourselves.
A local boy kicked one of our elders last week. He just smiled and turned the other cheek. We don't fight — we all play nice. We've never punched a tourist, even if he deserved it. An Amish person with an attitude? That's unheard of. We really don't care about these small offenses. In fact, we wish them well — because we'll be laughing our heads off when they're burning in Hell.
Nonviolence is not passivity. It is the most demanding form of strength — a daily choice to absorb the world's provocations and return them with grace. Our pacifism is rooted in Scripture and upheld through three centuries of practice.
We're the pious folks the little Amlettes want to be like — on our knees day and night, scoring points for the afterlife. We teach our children not to be vain and not to be whiny, or else we might have to get medieval on their hineys.
A reference to our traditional disciplinary values.
Our children learn by doing — working alongside their parents from a young age, absorbing the rhythms of farm life, faith, and community. There are no screens to distract them, no algorithms shaping their attention. They learn to read Scripture, to respect their elders, and to find purpose in honest labor.
You'll find no cops or traffic lights in our community. We govern ourselves through faith and mutual accountability. Disputes are resolved through conversation, not litigation. Standards of conduct are maintained not by force, but by the quiet understanding that every member's choices affect the whole.
This system requires something that the outside world often lacks: trust. We trust our neighbors because we know them — not through a profile on a screen, but through decades of shared labor, shared meals, and shared worship.