Ten EXCEPTIONS to Amish Rules

What makes some Amish different than others? Here are ten exceptions to the Amish "norm".

0:00 Intro
0:43 Church
1:44 Beards
2:27 Public Power
3:41 SMV Triangle
4:20 Photos
5:18 Alcohol
6:05 Tobacco
6:37 Hiring Drivers
8:00 Firefighting
9:09 Assurance of Salvation

My name is Erik Wesner and I'm not Amish. Back in 2004, I met the Amish while selling books. Since then, I've visited 5,000+ Amish homes & dozens of Amish communities. My book on Amish business, Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive, was published in 2010. I run the Amish America website: https://amishamerica.com/

Image Credits: Jim Halverson; Don Burke; Mike Sparks; Don Shenk; WCIA (   • CI Living Old Order Amish  ); KIFI Local News 8 (   • The Amish come to eastern Idaho  ); Karen Johnson-Weiner; Ed C.

Learn more:

Swartzentruber Amish: https://amishamerica.com/who-are-the-...
New Order Amish: https://amishamerica.com/whats-the-di...
Amish & Tobacco:    • Do Amish smoke? Do they raise tobacco?  
Amish & Alcohol:    • Do Amish drink alcohol?  
Meetinghouses: https://amishamerica.com/amish-meetin...
Somerset County: https://amishamerica.com/somerset-cou...
SMV Triangle:    • No Lights. No Safety Triangle. Why? (...  
Photography: https://amishamerica.com/what-do-amis...
Amish Taxis: https://amishamerica.com/an-inside-lo...