Originally Posted by
One Wheel
Most Amish in my area still refer to non-Amish as "English" and I believe they still conduct church services in German. As far as I know it's only Amish and pre-Vatican II schismatic catholics that don't conduct services in English around here, but there are at least 2 pairs of still-functioning Lutheran churches that the original division was which dialect of Norwegian they held services in.
I hear that there is some, perhaps inevitable, splintering among the Amish. The so-called “High Amish” can now have LED lights on their horse buggies, instead of using a kerosine lantern after dark. Progress…
By the way, Amish do not have churches, so no ”church services”, unless things have changed recently.
I was reading somewhere that although adults do not ride bicycles but the youth may do so. It must be difficult to start enjoying bicycling and then having to give it up. [But then every religion demands discipline and sacrifices.]