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Amish; Mennonites. The Amish people, located mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, Indiana, and Canada, are descended from the followers of Jakob Amman, a 17th-century Swiss Men- nonite bishop. The Mennonites are an evangelical Protestant sect that practices baptism of believers only, restricts marriage to members of the denomination, and is noted for simplicity of living and plain dress. They, in turn, were named for the reli- gious leader Menno Simons (1496–1556). The Amish still cling to a rural, simple way of life, but many of their young have be- gun to rebel against seemingly restrictive conventions and to yield to the attractions and conveniences of 20th-century life. |