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? (Amish...   Photography: https://amishamerica.com/what-do-amis... Amish Taxis: https://amishamerica.com/an-inside-lo...