Are Amish Racist?

[@kevintaylor9590]

The Amish people that I have encountered traveling across the United States were Stone Cold Racist

[@ladytnails9615]

My landlord was Amish. He was the best landlord that I have ever had. The Amish here in Indiana are very friendly. They really walk in the spirit of love. I admire them a lot for their commitment to faith family and community. I think we could learn alot from them.

[@ladytnails9615]

Oh forgot to add that I’m African American

[@sweetiepie9503]

I'm black and my church had dinner with Amish in Pennsylvania... they were very warm and welcoming 😊

[@nikkonikko8684]

Not everyone is the same we have to stop generalizing. Are some racist yes but not because they are amish

[@soud986]

Lol that is their facade. They are very very racist

[@kleamat]

they will not let you fk their daughter if you were black lol

[@mamacita500093]

My experience with them in Pennsylvania was different. Totally racist towards me and my family. Horrible experience

[@prentisdavis9781]

⁠@@mamacita500093Did they disparage you? Did they call you a bad name? Or did they simply did not talk to you so you call them racist?

[@Mr-pn2eh]

The best answer is it probably varies between communities.

[@3941602]

Yes I would say with minimal exposure to other groups of people, ethnocentrism, xenophobia, scared and judgmental of the outside world is the perfect recipie and breeding ground for very strong bias and prejudice amongst the group which could lead to racism. That being said it is very commendable that the idea if self sufficiency the Amish and Mennonites never owned or used slaves. That says alot. Amish also tend to live in rural areas where many biases in the community can influence others. Just my opinion. Personal experience ancedotal evidence have seen racism from all groups of people including Black and Amish youths.

[@rosegoldbanks4842]

When George Floyd was killed and there were protests throughout the country I remember seeing the Amish and Mennonites supporting and they were just hanging out speaking with the communities it was great seeing them because I was under the impression they didn’t get involved in “outside issues or things of that nature “ and I remember a young Amish guy speaking to a reporter when asked why did they come out he stated this could happen to anyone including himself just because the world sees him differently

[@gmoney5947]

Don’t forget George Floyed, swallowed baggies of fentanyl he was slinging. He slipped up and was given funny money, he tried passing it of to an unsuspecting store clerk. The store clerk called the police.

[@Mr-pn2eh]

It varies between amish communities.

[@georgeevans1149]

I saw that also

[@tanneradams20]

Shoot. Amish communities in my area HATE EVERYBODY that’s not Amish. Unless you’re willing to buy their junk or give them rides. You’re equally hated lol

[@dealinwithdbass]

So no one's going to comment about how this Amish guy is using technology that he's not supposed to be using?

[@ZoilaSolis]

He said he’s from a more liberal Amish community even though he uses a horse and buggy.

[@munchkinm6929]

At first, I was thinking this, but then he said his community is more open. So I’m guessing that they’re starting to come into the technological age every people group advances.

[@Shendue]

I've read that amish communities supposedly faced a strong moral dilemma during the Civil War because they didn't want to support slavery but also didn't want to kill other people in a war, therefore they faced a very complex situation.

[@theamishpotato]

Most likely. I could see that. The thought of Amish during the civil war never crossed my mind. I’m going to have to look in to that.

[@jwr223]

@@theamishpotato Yeah i just watched a video on a family form Holmes County Ohio and they said the same thing about the war...But they offered to help in the medical field but not to take up arms ....

[@mercyjohnson6436]

Well, let's admit the Amish church got it right on this one. For, the Word of God is consistent throughout, that it absolutely deplores and denounces warfare, violence and soldiering. For instance, Mal 2:16, "...'I HATE A MAN COVERING HIMSELF WITH VIOLENCE AS WELL AS WITH HIS GARMENT,'" says the Lord Almighty. Likewise, Zech 4:6b, "NOT BY MIGHT NOR BY POWER, BUT BY MY SPIRIT," says the Lord Almighty. What does it mean to fight by the Spirit? The Lord reminds, Jn 6:63, "..THE WORDS I HAVE SPOKEN TO YOU ARE SPIRIT..." Indeed, this is just what the Spirit reminds and teaches as well, 2 Cor 10:4-5, that the ONLY WEAPON God has entrusted to us is the Word of God. "The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world.... We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself against the Knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ..." This is called the blessed heritage of the servants of God, from of old - Isa 54:17, Lk 21:15 etc. This is the reason the Word of God warns against bloodshed and forewarns of His Judgment all through the scriptures, beginning with Gen 2:16-17. The outcome of its disobedience also made evident even as ADAM DISREGARDED GOD'S FOREWARNING AND CHOSE DEATH OVER LIFE - Gen 3:17-19. The same reiterated every time God called and set apart His servants - eg. Gen 9:5. Yes, whether FELLOWMEN or ANIMALS - all will be held ACCOUNTABLE for the blood of man/mankind. The Lord has Himself reiterated and reminded the self-same, Matt 26:52b, "..FOR ALL WHO DRAW THE SWORD WILL DIE BY THE SWORD." Let us not forget, when we fight/retaliate like the rest of the world, we dishonor God by taking Judgment into our own hands. Thus betraying a total lack of Faith. It is therefore, most unfortunate that Christians at large advocate arming oneself with the weapons of this world rather than with the Word of God. Consequently, to their utter disgrace, they'd READILY SILENCE a faithful servant of God like self who LIVES & FIGHTS BY THE WORD OF GOD and instead HAPPILY LICENSE all blasphemers and God-haters to spew their venom whenever and wherever possible pretending it is by 'love' they wish to win them over!!! And so they only add to their condemnation for distorting and let misusing the Word of God which clearly ought to mean, just as it has forewarned: "Anyone who speaks against sons of men will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come." Refer Job 42:7, Jer 23:36-40, Matt 7:15-16 & 21-23, Matt 15:8-9 & 19, 2 Jn 9, 2 Pet 2, Jude 4 etc. etc.

[@3941602]

Anabaptist, Mennonites and Amish never owned slaves and were the 1st in the US to denounce slavery as wrong. Bravo to those ancestors. .

[@glutenfreejoe6099]

I grew up with African American / black friends, Asian friends, Latin American friends, and we have stayed in touch over the years, we never saw race. Our Dad was a pioneer of NASA and traveled around the world and we got to grow up meeting people from South America, Australia, Bermuda and many countries. Our Mom was a school teacher and taught us so much over the years too. Great video brother!!

[@Radrook353]

There are Latinos who are black and others who are Asian. Separating those two categories as if it is impossible for Latino to include them is racist.

[@marklibeck671]

This very question comes up quite often by both the Amish and "English". I live in Pennsylvania and work/live/hire Amish in my day-to-day living. As with non-Amish, the plain people have a hard time answering the question of whether they are or aren't racist. Amish are basically clannish. By this I mean they choose to self isolate themselves from the outside world. Having enormous families, there's little need for the Amish to recruit new members. Likewise the same for adopting/fostering non Amish children. However, when it does occur, the examples you gave (Asian-American/Afro-American} speaking PA Dutch occasionally happens. But even the Amish will admit it's not the norm. Because of this, the appearance of being intolerant to diversity is evident. Even to the Amish. But in all fairness, the Amish are selfless and usually the first to help a neighbor (no matter what race) when in need. Sometimes even when not needed. So I would say that on the surface, yes it appears that there's a lack of diversity, however as with non Amish change does occur. I have an Amish friend that says (in Dutch) "As goes the English, so does the Amish."

[@gamecrusher2024]

The "plain" people? That's funny! 😂

[@AB-yh1ew]

I think of it like this: people wouldn’t say that Jews choosing to marry each other was “lacking in diversity”. But when Amish do it, suddenly it’s different?

[@clarkekent9560]

Based on how uncomfortable you are about this subject makes it clear your opinion of blacks

[@TheSTribe22]

“If you think that’s racist… get over it.” Yikes. This whole video screams racism.

[@Moe-x2r4z]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@myamishheritage6426]

Most Amish people would say that they are not racist. And I don't believe they would treat a black person in the world differently just because they're black. However, I am going to go ahead and say that a lot of Amish and Mennonites are racist. The Amish are not good about accepting anyone who is different within their own circles. A lot of them will look down their noses at anyone in the church who is poor, anyone who has mental issues, anyone who is different from their normal. And this is how they view anyone who does not have Amish blood. Most Amish people would not want their kid to marry a black person. And how do they treat adopted children? My brother adopted 5 black kids (they are conservative Mennonite). Those kids were never treated well by church friends. Some of the little kids would call them terrible names because they were black. Little kids don't do things like that unless they pick up an attitude from their parents or family around them. They would never admit that they're racist and maybe it's a bigger problem within their own circle then it would be toward someone in the world. But in my opinion, and from what I've seen, they are somewhat racist.

[@reneec4711]

He said take into account what all the Amish kids will go through? There’s one black foster kid among these Neanderthals! I can only imagine what this poor black child went through. He probably did most of the work and was abused. The victimizer ALWAYS plays the victim role! Peep game!

[@theamishpotato]

You should probably rewatch. That’s not what i said

[@livinginthenow]

You're fooling yourself about whether or not telling jokes about Black people is 'okay.' It isn't 1972 anymore. The troublesome thing with the whole "get over it" [ 2:34 ] attitude coming from people at the top of the heap (i.e. white, cis, het, Christian males such as yourself) who make jokes about marginalized people (be they Black, Asian, Latino, Queer, Muslim, disabled, women, etc.) is that----AT ITS CORE----this is a way of saying that you don't care what the impact your words have on other people, AND that you feel entitled to behave this way without being criticized about it. And that's an attitude that thugs, bullies, and---yes---racists have in common. Whether or not you see yourself as a racist, your BEHAVIOR in this case most certainly IS racist. So you can either accept that label or change your behavior. The choice is yours. Just telling people to "get over it" isn't going to get you off the hook this far into the 21st century.

[@theamishpotato]

Call me racist if you’d like.

[@SantaFe19484]

In Belize there is a large community of Mennonites who dress like the Amish, and they have gained a lot of black and mestizo converts. So, there is where you can find a large number of "black Amish."

[@meandthemrs7403]

I didn't know that Amish would adopt or do foster care.

[@mr.b405]

I vist an old school strict Amish community in Clark, Missouri and have had no problems as an African American. Always very warm and welcoming.

[@boparks3204]

I heard a professor speak about how the Amish are adopting black children and Hispanic (indigenous mix) children in order to add variety to their genealogy. This was in PA (so I don't know how far spread the issue of genetic diseases are in other states). He informed us that because there is not a lot of genetic diversity, they need other races to add more diversity. I also read that this is an issue across most Amish communities because everyone can be traced to the few German settlers that came over. I witnessed two black children at a Amish/Mennonite store (I needed to get some items really quick). I was Soooo shocked to see a little black boy! But when I learned this, it made sense. I was worried that he would be treated poorly or different because he was a black. I also remember him seeing me and just staring and staring at me... like he had not ever seen another black person before...lol

[@datheamore6395]

Many Amish homes were safe zones for the underground railroad during the times of slavery. They having been persecuted and hunted down for their beliefs in Europe had to hide in people's homes, so I would think they felt it right to help hide runaway slaves because they didn't agree with what was happening. I think they are just very tight knit and clannish, not racist. But to generalize a group in such way is a fruitless endeavor. Many cultures could be construed as racist simply because they want to hold tight to their customs regardless of race.

[@christinewalsh3043]

My sister-in-law and my husband were raised Old Order Mennonite. They were both adopted out of foster care before age five. My sister-in-law is African American, my husband is (we think) Korean and Irish American. Pennsylvania Dutch is the langaguae they spoke in their home growing up. My in-laws left the Mennonite church when my husband and his sister were in their early teens.

[@BigBoss-99a]

Exactly. Why mix up an old homogeneous community with people who will stick out and not fit in.

[@simoxeh]

If you have communities of Amish people that's been here for hundreds of years and black people have been here for hundreds of years and all the Amish people are still born white then there is some level racism in there. That doesn't mean that they treat them badly or anything like that I believe you when you say that's not how they behave and yet there seems to be a level of segregation there and segregation is a form of racism

[@krystingrant6292]

I ate with the Amish I love them. Honestly I'd live as an Amish

[@thisisnotericmays]

As a African American that lives in Ohio I’ve never in my life had any racial issues with them! And I have shared the same jokes with folks cuz some of are funny as heck lol! Great video!

[@jehsdca]

I've never encountered any racist Amish people. Although many seem a bit shy and withdrawn others are always kind and welcoming. I've never even had a thought that crossed my mind about Amish being racist.

[@theamishpotato]

I’ve heard some say they are. Not sure where.

[@IdaBrown]

I just want to learn how to farm from them and build from them.

[@krystingrant6292]

Same. I never met an Amish that was racist towards me EVER EVER

[@Liz-qf2fy]

How about another bear story... Black kids read a story about a polar bear, and they hadn't seen any white kids, and when they did they asked their mother is that a bear? Ha ha

[@Liz-qf2fy]

You need to tell another story friend, there's no resemblance between a human being and a bear no matter what color.

[@mariehumphrey5328]

There's no way in the world you can believe in God and Jesus and be racist at the same time it's impossible to think in any kind of way

[@meeranaam]

Tell that to the KKK who claim they are Christian, yet burn crosses.😡😡

[@homegrown1015]

When and where I attended school there was always a mix of different races..I never knew anything different and everyone got along well. I believe racism comes from how and where a person is raised. Hopefully our future generations will become better at accepting all people as one. I'm having a chuckle watching your neighbor water the hay field..never seen that done in my lifetime..Michigan grows a lot of hay and sells to folks in other states and to big commercial farms.

[@theamishpotato]

Yeah, like another person stated, I think racism is taught. Yep gotta water the hay. I started laughing when I saw someone watering their horse pasture shortly after moving out here. But it’s the only option. No rain from may to October and only a little after that.

[@shyfillie3368]

@@theamishpotato I've always been interested in this community.

[@christinestephenson1742]

I agree! We had one black family attending my elementary school In rural Michigan in the early 60's. They were accepted like everyone else. I definitely think racism is taught by racist adults fostering division.

[@imogenbegns]

Great video. I think racism is hurting someone on purpose, because of their race; physically or emotionally. I also think that racism is, if you say something related to someone's race, but you'd be embarrassed if Jesus (or whomever you really respect) were to hear you say it; even if it was just a joke. I think racism is just, when you're not loving to someone, on purpose, because of their race; and you refuse to treat them as a human being who is equal to you. I think people should really focus on just trying to be good human beings, good listeners, good friends, good neighbors.

[@BigBoss-99a]

Well that's not racism. Racism is if you treat different races like they're different races. For example putting sunscreen on a white person but not a black person or combing an Asian person's hair and using an afro pick on a black person's hair or saying something like black lives matter or saying that the native Americans community should invest in their own business.

[@lizthecontentcreator]

I'm just curious as to exactly what kind of jokes we're made about other ethnicities. We're they stereotyped based jokes? In those instances it continues to perpetuate racist ideas/stereotypes & it's not something to, "just get over it." 🙄

[@Bets74]

Agree with you both. 🤬

[@elizabetheicher2302]

I respectfully disagree. The jokes about other ethnicities and races that I’ve heard Amish people tell, included jokes that poked fun at the AMISH. Does that make them racist towards themselves? I’ve heard black comedians poke fun at black people AND white, Hispanic, an Asian people as well. God made us all unique. I worked with black people for several years. We poked fun at each other’s cultural differences and no one ever got offended. Nowadays, everybody seems to be looking for something to get offended about.

[@lizthecontentcreator]

@@elizabetheicher2302 That's why I phrased it as a question rather than a statement/ accusation because he didn't specify what kind of jokes being made. There's a difference between perpetuating stereotyping kind of jokes like "How to blind a Chinese man? . . . A piece of floss" or all black people are just ghetto & ratchet kind of jokes. Also there's a difference between poking fun at your own culture with other people also enthralled in the same culture vs people laughing at someone's else culture. Ie. Other people making fun of signature cultural dishes Again he didn't specify what kind of "jokes" being made.

[@lizthecontentcreator]

@@addy9562 😅

[@sabby6237]

I dnt understand how they can tell an ethnic joke when they have no diversity in their communities? But that’s just my opinion.

[@bevs9995]

one time, my sister tried to approach a Mennonite family to ask for directions, and they saw her tattoos and ran from her. Like 2 adults and 4 kids

[@AZITHEMLGPRO]

I don’t blame them. I’d run too lol

[@Mr111BigDaddy111]

Great video! Love the Genesis passage at the end! Just a few additional thoughts to piggy-back on from this old pastor, Acts 17:26 He has made from one blood every nation of men to live on the entire face of the earth, having appointed fixed times and the boundaries of their habitation. This teaches us there is only one race, but many nationalities. The word nation in the Greek is where we get the word "ethnic" or "ethnicity" from. This is critical to Biblical Theology since Jesus identified Himself with the designation Son of man, which is: son of Adam. If we were truly different "evolved" races and not of one blood, then the blood of Jesus would only be good for the particular race He came into the world through, and that is anathema to the Gospel!

[@mercyjohnson6436]

Though well meant, I'm afraid you've got it wrong. The holy Blood of the Lord is not meant for transfusion purpose. Hence such a line of thinking is totally flawed. At any rate there would be no match! For, all mankind, unlike the Lord, are born of the accursed seed of fallen man and hence come irrefutably crowned with Sin and Death. The reason, unlike all mankind, the Lord went on to prove how neither Sin nor Death have any power over Him. As regards, the so-called designation (!) 'Son of Man', why does it not occur to anyone to consider why would the writers/translators disobey and call the Lord 'Son of Man' when the Word of God has clearly instructed, 'He shall be called the Son of God' (Lk 1:32, 35, Isa 9:6)? Clearly, in Lord's own words, He called Himself the Son of God - Jn 10:36b - the reason the Jews accused Him of blasphemy in the first place! Definitely not Son of Man or even Man!! In what manner is the Lord deemed Son of Man? Especially when the fact is that not even the woman had any role in His holy conception - thus fulfilling the prophesy, 'virgin with Child' (Isa 7:14, Gen 3:15b). Surely if she had a role, she wouldn't be called a virgin, would she? Her role was merely to offer her womb for His surrogacy - not a difficult thing in these modern times to understand I hope. Besides, does capslocking S & M suggest anything other than the blasphemous attempt at equating the Lord with the worthless man???? Now how worthless the fallen man/mankind is the Word of God clearly describes, for egs. refer Isa 2:22, Jer 17:5-6, Jer 51:17 and scores others. Man's persistent attempt at distorting the Word of God began with the very first man when he with the very first words he spoke to his very first fellow-man not only distorted the Gospel (God-spelt) but also changed the God-ordained name he was to share with his fellowman - refer Gen 2:23. Thus sowing the seed of division which over the period has only multiplied into ever increasing and irreparable divisions, racism being just one among them.

[@Mr111BigDaddy111]

@@mercyjohnson6436 Good day to you! I'm not sure I disagree with you, unless I'm missing a certain nuance that I don't see? That means I must have done a bad job explaining my thought in writing! I am speaking that we are all one blood, meaning we are all Adam's descendants. That is the biblical stand on humans. Thus the modern evolutionary view on race and racism that Darwin believed was wrong. My talk of Jesus and his role with humanity is for legal purposes that He entered through this human line, not that he had the fallen blood of humanity. Thus his death was not only redemptive but was legal. I mean God could have just killed the devil, or started all over, etc., but he chose to come into the world as a human (not fallen) through the act of birth through a child of Adam. Son of man was used by Jesus himself more than any other title. Yes, he was much more than a man, he was a sinless man who was also fully God (hypostatic union). He was indeed God who took on flesh. This is the Biblical view, so I'm not sure if I'm missing something in your response? Again, we are talking about there being one race of humans through Adam and Eve, and that Jesus came into the world through birth from one such human named Mary, with intact sinless blood. Am I missing something, or does that clear it up? Sometimes, words written can be misunderstood. Have a great day! :)

[@mercyjohnson6436]

@@Mr111BigDaddy111 Thank you for responding. Though at the end of the day, you are where you are, perhaps able to clarify TO yourself a bit more better, and I am where I am. The two still poles apart! Because, yes, you are missing more than a little something. Lk 1:35-37 clearly describes the Lord did not come born as 'humans' come. That, He is the Word Incarnate - conceived of the Word and the Spirit of God - and for the purpose of the fulfillment of the one of the very many signs concerning His Fist Coming, came born of the virgin, to which purpose she'd willingly obeyed God and offered her womb for His surrogacy. For the simplest fact is that just as God sent forth His Word and created all things, He had once again sent forth His Word to re-create or redeem all things since destroyed by man (Gen 3:16-19). This takes us back right to the very beginning. For this reason alone God created mankind in the first place, that He may proclaim the Coming of the Messiah. And just as it is revealed - He created them in His image and in His likeness - i.e. the Image & the Likeness of the One to come. That all may await Him and acknowledge Him and not seek their redemption in any other - be it the mortal man, snakes, cows, trees, spirits, stones, sun, moon, whatever else. Refer Rom 1:18-20. What is more? He thus proclaimed the Gospel of Salvation right there through the creation of mankind. Creating the male of man out of the dust of ground to symbolize the fallen human race who will fall away and be estranged from God to return to dust from whence it had come. Then, going on to create, or re-create rather, the latter man FROM OUT OF the former man to showcase how in the very manner the Lord will come, Break His own holy & eternal Body, Shed His own holy & eternal Blood and Himself Sleep the brief sleep of Death to BRING FORTH His people, the redeemed - symbolically 'the Bride', hence 'the female of man' - from OUT OF THE fallen human race. The superior calling and election of the female first pronounced in Gen 2:18 continued to be reiterated therefore despite the Fall - eg. Gen 3:15b, Isa 7:14, Jer 31:22 etc. So, you see, what you misconstrue as the Lord being born of 'a child of Adam' is no different than this Godless world misconstruing the egg came before the chicken. See, how the Lord had to time and again remind Mary her true place with Him - refer Jn 2:4, Lk 2:49, Matt 12:46-50 etc. Likewise, to those who'd dare to trace His lineage in the flesh of man - refer Jn 8:56 & 58, Matt 22:42-45, etc. And yet you dare to reiterate that the Lord had called Himself 'Son of man'? Despite self reminding you from Jn 10:36, where He testifies in His own words, that no, He had indeed called Himself the 'Son of God'! Can't you understand it is the men who went about compiling the Bible who mislead us into believing the LIE that the Lord had in contravention to God's Word called Himself the 'Son of man'??? Just like how the very first man with his very first words distorted the Gospel and changed the God-ordained name of the woman - UNTIL THE LORD HAD HIMSELF ONCE AND FOREVER REFUTED & REPUTED THE OLD LIE OF Gen 2:23 AND REINSTATED THE INFALLIBLE GOSPEL ON THE EVE OF HIS HOLY SACRIFICE - eg. Matt 26:26-29! Perhaps now you will begin to understand why to their utter disgrace the compilers of the Bible are left to contend with two conflicting genealogies in Matthew & Luke respectively!!!

[@Mr111BigDaddy111]

@@mercyjohnson6436 I see now. You have many nuances. I stand on the whole Bible as my sole authority (Sola Scriptura). If that makes me a heretic in your eyes, so be it. For the sake of respect for CJ (it's his channel), and Titus 3, I will conclude simply by saying that is your right, of course, to believe what you will. Have a great day! Feel free to have the last word. :)

[@mercyjohnson6436]

@@Mr111BigDaddy111 The last word, as was the case with the faithful ministry I have been bringing to you all along, will be the Lord's alone. For it is ONLY in the Light of God's Word that I minister - just as it is entrusted to me. Do you know what is the definition of Scripture? Look it up in Jn 5:39 - where the Lord defines Scripture as that which TESTIFIES about Him. Now ask yourself, does Gen 2:23 testify about the Lord? Or as God has Himself pointedly referred to in Job 42:7, did the words of Job's friends rightly testify about Him? Does not the letter to Philemon go absolutely against the Word of God concerning the slaves - refer Deut 23:15, "If a slave has taken refuge with you, DO NOT HAND HIM OVER TO HIS MASTER. Let him live among you wherever he likes and in whatever town he chooses. DO NOT OPPRESS HIM."? There are scores and scores of such contradictions that commit the unpardonable sin of FALSE WITNESSING against the Lord. In God's own words, Jer 8:8, "How can you say, 'We are wise, for we have law of the Lord,' WHEN ACTUALLY THE LYING PEN OF THE SCRIBES HAVE HANDLED IT FALSELY?" Finally, as a parting gift, here's the God-ordained method (and therefore absolutely fool-proof) established since of old to help all genuine Truth-seekers to discern between the Infallible & Irrefutable Word of God and the Worthless & Futile words of men: The Word of God is that which absolutely CONCURS with what God as the Father first spoke and revealed; then God as the Son reiterated, exemplified, fulfilled and taught; and that which now God as the Holy Spirit reminds and teaches. All else - whether found within the Bible or outside - are nothing but words of men. The reason it is revealed, THERE ARE ONLY THREE VALID & CONCURRING WITNESSES - 1 Jn 5:7.

[@jamesjustin5095]

I like it when kids first meet amish kids. The stare down is funny to me.

[@freeatlast5499]

I had a funny experience similar to your “bear” story. When my daughter was 3, she and I were waiting in line at a grocery store and a tall black gentleman was behind us in line. In her ear splitting 3 year old high pitched voice she asked me “ Mommy is that Michael Jordan? “. We lived in Chicago at the time and were watching a lot of Bulls basketball. I was relieved that the man found it funny and laughed.

[@Liz-qf2fy]

No that's not similar to the bear story, the bear story was highly offensive, his story was rude and disgusting, even a child knows the difference between an animal and a human being. Of course the man wouldn't be offended if she thought he was Michael Jordan.

[@producedrabbit1]

I’m Filipino-American (well half but I look 💯). Is it me or do Amish like to stare? Especially the kids. And the women/girls, why are they all so timid? Maybe it’s that they expect me to have some kind of accent and think I’m foreign but find out im as American as anyone else. Or maybe they have the hots for me haha doubt that. I think I see this more in the conservative (stricter communities) than I would in the larger settlements like Lagrange County (Hoosier myself). I wish I was fluent in Pa Dutch. Man I would have sooo much fun with that!

[@theamishpotato]

They love to stare! Drove me nuts. Probably because they are so curious. They don’t have a tv to view the world through so they are taking in a lot when out in public.

[@theamishpotato]

@New Watcher it’s good you listened to your daughters feelings. Maybe nothing but some of them have been sexually abusive.

[@Dreadlk]

I would expect them to stare out of curiosity. I Stare at anything I have never seen before just to soak up all the details of the new experience. I can imagine without TV almost everything and everyone that comes from outside the community is a new experience to an Amish Kid.

[@michellemurry2180]

In other words "yes"....

[@bigdaddyromeo9631]

As a black man of 39 years you sir and your friends are not racist a joke is a joke if you can't take one that's on you I appreciate your video

[@emmib1388]

everyone has a different definition of 'racism'.... IMO, I think some believe Amish are racist because the community is predominately white. Same applies to tv shows, movies, etc. If you don't have one representative of every ethnic group, the show is 'racist'

[@theamishpotato]

Yes sadly this is the case many times

[@rachelriley460]

I respect your honesty. Thank you! And I do believe that we all make jokes about other races. However, I have a question. Is Amish a race or a lifestyle religion because you mentioned black people (assuming you mean black Americans), Asians and Mexicans, which are nationalities NOT races.

[@theamishpotato]

It’s a good question. By definition it would be a lifestyle religion. But only a few convert so most could be considered Swiss.

[@matthewmann8969]

Most Amish And Mennonites i have read and heard are usually welcoming, giving, helping, and receiving to anybody as long as The Non Amish do not take for granted there generosity.

[@Reality_Popstar]

I respect this WORD because as a black man I know every race talks shit about other races or there own That’s not races because me and my white friend had black jokes and white jokes Being a Racist is taught Great channel

[@iamterriffic7041]

The word you should be using is racism not racist. No disrespect❤️

[@Hamp72]

Very true, me and my friends would tell each other jokes about our race and just laugh. Never did anyone get mad. Probably because we were friends and know that it's just a joke. ✌🏼

[@Reality_Popstar]

@@iamterriffic7041 no disrespect can u read???

[@holsen2]

Beautiful scenery behind you during this video!

[@ruthpizzo2951]

I lived in Eagle and also M. eridian IDAHO each a yr. His outdoor messages make me miss it. Idaho is so underrated and BEAUTIFUL ! I WAS BORN IN. P. A. And visit PA but have been in so. CA. Most of 60 yrs.

[@soud986]

They call blacks Zwartze which means charcoal

[@kathleenmaddox2346]

That's not correct. I happen to know a little german. What they're saying is schwartz, which happens to be how you say the word black in German. Kohle is how you say coal and holzkohle is how you say charcoal in German!

[@soud986]

@@kathleenmaddox2346 I have dealings with them they my job. They seem very tense around black folk. Like scared and nervous. Lancaster PA is a very hateful racist place. The whole Christian mask is a gimmick .

[@seaglass1111]

That background... the green grass and sky.. its so beautiful. I would love to live in that beauty. I live on the ocean, but i prefer the country :)

[@FloridaMaster]

I think what we all want to know would Amish allow interracial relationships and marriage

[@theamishpotato]

It rarely happens but yes they allow it if both parties are amish

[@emmasteuart4883]

I grew up in Middlebury, with all of my Amish cousins, and I would say they were not racist. If they ever did make a joke or comment others might consider racist, it was more likely they just weren’t aware.

[@willardwickey3519]

My cousin Mary Schwartz , has a black father. She is fairly black. We love at woman. This is who you seen

[@brianjonker510]

As clannish or isolated as the Amish are I am surprised that they are culturally aware enough to understand ethnic humor.

[@StarbourneLife]

something to really think about...

[@helenhicks7542]

hi from sunny England, we all bleed red right!, except me mine's its pink like my hair 😆🙋‍♀️

[@theamishpotato]

Hey, I uploaded earlier for you. Did that help?

[@kingbasketball5802]

Nigga what

[@amc5936]

my son is half mexican i call him my cute little mexican bean my cute little burito when he was a baby wrapped up in a blanket

[@theamishpotato]

😂

[@unclekjken6383]

where I lwas raised the Amish were not used to seeing anyone black.I think still very rare though more live in the closest cities to the rural areas

[@alisa.maks26]

Please do a video about what the Amish think of Nickelback, with interviews 😂

[@theamishpotato]

That’s a great idea!😂

[@judahbenisrael782]

1:24 Liberal Isaiah 32:5 “The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.” King James Version (KJV)

[@Radrook353]

Some are and some are not. I met one who was very vociferously publically announcing his racism.

[@HMSRULES11]

You are talking about Mary. I can’t think of a last name. I believe her husband is Sam. I think at least that is his name. I don’t remember where they live. They have A lot of kids. I believe their channel is called Sam and Mary seven blessings. Something close to that

[@theamishpotato]

Yes you’re right! Thank you!

[@singingchef23]

I've had a healthy amount of interaction and business with the Amish. I cant say yes or no, but I've never been mistreated by them

[@TracyH007]

👍CJ, I appreciate your honesty. 🌟

[@seaglass1111]

People like CJ make this world a better place and I'm not using that line to be cliche... I mean it with all of my heart. People like him and the PA Dutchman make me happy in a sad sad sad world. Thank you Jesus for the special ones. 🙏

[@shyfillie3368]

💙 ur channel. Ur so informative & kind

[@careerlinks6655]

If you read this and you are Amish or the guy who made the video. I want you to know. I’m black. It’s important when you said “I made black jokes” You have to be careful that you could make a black joke and the whole room would find it funny’ but that one black person doesnt. I grew up in a white community where I was the only black kid in school. I gotta tell you’ it builds anxiety permanent damage forever even if the whole room is laughing it doesn’t make it right. If I was Amish and living with you guys and you guys made funny black jokes, as a human being the brain plays with itself and it can hurt others without you even knowing it. It says in Matthew 12:36 “I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,” It means you got to be true to yourself in your heart if you know you are racist God will know and you can’t hide it. You should always be true to yourself and I believe is IF you are racist you should repent and get Gods righteousness’ I don’t know much about you because I just met you today but I would have a long biblical talk all day. If you have anything you wish to add please do thank you

[@martyca6]

I am Black, the Amish kids looking back and staring at me like they not use two black people.

[@lady33357]

I an AA and I would like to visit Amish country but a little nervous, I live in NYC where should I stop to visit, I want to try the food looks fresh and tasty and buy items

[@traceybenna4150]

You are an American . I recently saw a video where a black gentleman was asked by a black lady , what are your pronouns or how do you identify your self . The black gentleman said , "l am American. That did not go sit well with her. She was probably hoping he would use pronouns . I don't believe in pronouns. I am sick of the progressive radical left thinking race is supposed to define who a person is . I have never been to NYC, but l would love to visit the mountains, forests, and rural parts of New York . I am not a city person, l don't do well in crowds. I don't like driving in the city at all because there is too much traffic .

[@jerrymiller9700]

Mary Schwartz is who name from Rochester Indiana I've watched her videos

[@theamishpotato]

Thank you Jerry!

[@debbimeyersbrant5752]

I can only speak for me I cannot speak for anybody else but to me racism is if you hate somebody or you have some type of perception of someone due to the color of their skin their religion if they were born in the North or the South you know that's me is racism. I'm Jewish people don't like me at times because of my religion are my culture however you want to look at it. And racism is a taught thing there's nobody has ever walked this Earth that was ever born a racist it's a learned conception and we as individuals must make a conscious effort that we do not teach this. Anyway that's my two cents on the subject blessings to you and yours.

[@theamishpotato]

I agree it is a taught thing.

[@sportsmansparadice42]

If you hate Nickle back the you're a friend mine..🤣

[@theamishpotato]

it’s good to know there are more haters out there. 😂

[@IdaBrown]

I'm researching the comments. I want to learn farming techniques from them. It would be nice to know they don't mind. Historically Amish (and probably Mennonites) were abolitionists. To me in America today, that's a great start signifying they are not racist.

[@StrangeAmerica]

The Mormon church was was... at least until the 70s when they allowed different races to join...

[@AbsoluteMdot]

I live not to far away from Amish in PA and never experienced any racism from them.

[@munchkinm6929]

That’s normal. I think one of the things that people get so crazy about that we all do is jokes about other people groups. We as Black people joke about white people all the time and we joke about Spanish people we joke about our own people. I mean, I think that that’s relative for every people group there’s always something funny about a people group.

[@lovesuffices2303]

Amish ppl are never in any conventional job place. They're community is usually so wealthy that they don't depend on anyone outside of the Amish community. Just a random thought.

[@DominicRyanOsborne]

Did KZbin recommended something about Amish Mennonites.. yes. Did i search for are Amish racist and end up here. Yes. However isn't the question then more about what is racism in America and what is it to be Amish in America and both of those things having little to do with each other are far more complex than the cultural black and white issues that affect the rest of America. But.. are there black Orthodox Amish.

[@newhovah9495]

Idk man I’m black well Jamaican and I all ways wanted to join y’all community as a child and still today you guys seem pretty cool and if not I’ll just leave

[@Karmah01]

I grew up with "pollock", black and blond jokes.

[@zxrmuzzy]

I live in ohio. From my interaction with the Amish, they are nice friendly and respectful.

[@laurakivlahan9111]

I've always treated everyone the same. I feel my Parents taught well🙏🙏🙏

[@123raven4]

Everyone just thinks that Amish are good Christian people!? Whatever!!

[@2112sgb]

My all time dream concert is Nickleback/Uncle Cracker/ Hootie and the Blowfish/ Loverboy.

[@PhoenixToluwa]

Amish people in Ohio are very friendly and also generous

[@successfulexcellent1646]

The 1985 movie 'Witness' does "NOT" give an accurate picture of the "TRUE" nature of the Amish community, that has always been a "MENACE" to Black Americans.

[@CM-zh5mf]

Honestly, I'm not personally offended but when people make jokes about another "category" but would never make that joke in front of those type of ppl means they could be prejudice...and racism might be intentional but you can't help it this what people mean by privilege...because ignorant ppl don't understand...not in a bad way, I think it's a privilege to be a poc because you always think the best of ppl not the worst...

[@GameByGame]

Hi, this was an interesting video, I was wondering if you could do a similar one but on homophobia. For example, how Amish parents would react if their kid said they were gay?

[@Shendue]

Amish are christians. The Holy Bible comdemns intercourse that isn't strictly finalized to procreation. Not much because it's specifically against homoromanticism, but because semen is considered something that should be used for procreation and wasting it is considered akin to killing a new life. I assume they would try to talk to the person about it. But I have no idea if they'd be harsh about it or trying to calmly talk to the kid about the situation.

[@GameByGame]

@@Shendue Yeah, I understand that they would not approve of it. My question was more how they might treat someone

[@theamishpotato]

That’s a hard one. They definitely aren’t ok with it. I have never heard of anyone telling there parents they are gay. A few have left the community first and then came out with it. Amish would not tolerate it but I don’t have an example of how that looks.

[@GameByGame]

@@theamishpotato Oh okay, I thought that might have been the case. Thanks for sharing regardless!

[@theamishpotato]

@@GameByGame I might still tackle that someday in a video, I just don’t have a lot of info on it.

[@Honmura17]

Very informative video, salute!

[@nikkonikko8684]

So basically not every amish person is the same.... who knew guys

[@amc5936]

id like to see a video with a comparison of minonites verses amish

[@theamishpotato]

I’d have to find a Mennonite person to do it with as I know very little about them.

[@cubanassassinmma2040]

I have many cuban and Arab friends who deal with Amish communities every weekend "animal and grain and vegetable purchases" and they are amazing with us and to the Arabs as well

[@sheilahdang11]

what is the name of the most high power that Amish worship

[@jacodevnik9883]

Communities are better, stronger when they are of the same kind. Its not about hatred, its about unity, understanding and nature. Adoption should only be allowed for the good of a child within their own race.

[@saprissa9]

I never considered the Amish as racists. I am kind of a history nerd so I knew why they are predominantly white.

[@sherrihinton8567]

When I came in contact with a group of Amish and I was with my black husband and was spit on. This was the mid 70s. I cared less

[@theamishpotato]

I’m sorry to hear that.

[@sherrihinton8567]

@@theamishpotato it was in Iowa and it was a thousand years ago. Just a couple of bad apples from s beautiful tree. Blessings, I really enjoy your channel

[@allisonadendorff1520]

Hi i am from South Africa, i am a coloured women, and what you said about making jokes about other races is also not racist to me, its just jokes, in South Africa we have many cultures, skin tones and races, we have White's, blacks, coloured (my people) Indian's,Chinese and many more, like you say everybody has a different definition of racism, like my people can take a joke but uhm..... Not the black people so much, they get offended every easily.

[@ikalesunflower]

South African colourds do not like black people and do not see themselves as black, witch to me is very strange, as their black genes are dominant 😢

[@IamKyuTee]

I have friends of various races and nationality. My determination of a good or bad person is in their speech and actions. If any person even if they were purple, orange, green, blue if there were ever any would be the same. Want to be in my circle requires treating everyone with respect and equaly. If any treats any contrary to that they are not in my circle. They are as God has told me to do and leave them to themselves and not associate with them.

[@sun-kissedbeautyQueen]

Joking like that is highly ignorant 🙄 no matter who does it..you shouldn't poke fun at other races by making stupid stereotypical jokes... What kind of jokes are you making specifically? Care to share any?? You're sounding like the white guy that says "how can I be racist when I have black friends?" At the end of the day, while you respectfully can't speak for every Amish person in the world.. you know whether or not if you are genuinely welcoming and pure hearted towards those who aren't your own kind or not. It's evident that if nothing else you are close minded saying "an Asian guy walked in a restaurant, 100% Asian. And he looked like he didn't speak English!" Really? What gave that he was 100% Asian and mixed with nothing else? What gave that he only knew his native language and no English? Some people should just opt not to speak publicly on certain topics.

[@SheilaTrueLove]

Ebony women are born to be QUEENS, that's why you'll hardly ever see an Ebony female Amish. Amish females were born to be SUBSERVIENT (obey others unquestioningly). They were NEVER born to be QUEENS or able to lead when the KING is down.

[@paisley1134]

People are to offended by everything these days. Way to offended and it's dumb. If a person of a different color than I wanted to ask me questions about being white or told a joke about white people ( as long as it was not a filthy joke, that goes for any color of people, keep the jokes mostly clean) I would not get offended. I don't know why anyone would. I had a good friend ,Betty, she and I would ask each other questions , curiosity, we weren't offended, I am white, she is black. We learned things. It was great. She told me " Barb, black women do not wash their hair as much as white women do" I said why, then she told me it was because their scalp did not produce as much natural oils and washing it daily would cause their scalp to be even more dry and that would cause their hair to be more dry and break off, split ECT. Makes sense why they oil it and put the caps or hair wraps on. Something I learned. Interesting. Why be offended by learning about each other. Just stop being offended not everyone is prejudice and mostly just curious.

[@mmareviewer.2372]

Hahaha... why do you hate the Neckle Back?

[@theamishpotato]

😂 they shouldn’t be allowed to make music

[@ddcc66]

(America's) deuteronomy 28 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt (Bondage), out of the land of slavery. Then the LORD will make you return to Egypt (Bondage) by Ships, over a route (America's) I said to you that you would never see again A foreign nation (America's) you have never heard about. A nation (America's) unknown to you or your ancestors. A nation against you from far away, (America's) from the ends of the earth, like an eagle (America's) swooping down. A nation (America's) whose language you shall not understand. A fierce and heartless nation (America's) that shows no respect for the old and no pity for the young. Will scatter you among all the nations from one end of the earth to the other. And you shall become a horror, a proverb, and a byword (N-Word) among all the peoples where the LORD will lead you away. A people that you do not know (America's) will eat what your land and labor produce, and you will have nothing but cruel oppression all your days. You will be unsuccessful in everything you do; day after day you will be oppressed and robbed, with no one to rescue you. The foreigners who reside among you will rise above you higher and higher, but you will sink lower and lower. You will be pledged to be married to a woman, but another will take her and rape her. You will build a house, but you will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will not even begin to enjoy its fruit. Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will eat none of it. Your donkey will be forcibly taken from you and will not be returned. Your sheep will be given to your enemies, and no one will rescue them. Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, and you will wear out your eyes watching for them day after day, powerless to lift a hand. A people that you do not know will eat what your land and labor produce, and you will have nothing but cruel oppression all your days. The sights you see will drive you mad They will lend to you, but you will not lend to them. They will be the head, but you will be the tail They will be a sign and a wonder to you and your descendants forever. Because you did not serve the Lord your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity therefore in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the Lord sends against you. He will put an iron yoke on your neck until he has destroyed you. The Lord will drive you and the king you set over you to a nation (America's) unknown to you or your ancestors. There you will worship other gods, gods of wood (Cross) and (Kabaa) stone. You will live in constant suspense, filled with dread both night and day, never sure of your life. When all these blessings and curses I have set before you come on you and you take them to heart wherever the Lord your God disperses you among the nations, and when you and your children return to the Lord your God and obey him with all your heart and with all your soul according to everything I command you today, then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you.” But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions." Amos 9:7 Are ye not as children of the Cushites unto me, O children of Israel? saith the Lord. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt?) In Zephaniah 3:10, the prophet proclaims: From beyond the rivers of Cush my worshipers, my scattered people, will bring me offerings God is speaking of gathering His lost sheep back to Him. Beyond the rivers of Ethiopia - which is East Africa - lies West Africa. Revelation 2:9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Isaiah 42:22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. DICTIONARY He·brew /ˈhēbro͞o/. The Igbo people (English :also spelled Ibo and formerly also Iboe, Ebo, Eboe, Eboans ,[Heebo]; natively Ṇ́dị́ Ìgbò The Igbo people are an ethnic group native to the present-day south-central and southeastern Nigeria. There has been much speculation about the origins of the Igbo people, as it is unknown how exactly the group came to form. The word for Hebrew used in the Bible is עברי (pronounced "Ivri"), Côte d'Ivoire ("Cote d' Ivri" ) The coast of the Hebrews . Eri In Genesis 46:16 Eri (עֵרי "watchful") is the son of Gad. He was the progenitor of the Erites. (Numbers 26:16) Aguleri, meaning "Agulu of Eri", is a town in southeastern Nigeria. It is a major cradle of Igbo civilization, and the first settlement of Eri (Eri-aka) was in Aguleri. Its Ezeora dynasty, which has produced 34 kings to date, is one of the oldest in eastern Nigeria. The Tribe of Dan (Hebrew: דָּן‎), meaning, "Judge", was one of the tribes of Israel, according to the Torah. They were allocated a coastal portion of land when the people of Israel entered the Promised Land Dan people The Dan are a Mande ethnic group from northwestern Ivory (Ivri) Coast and neighboring Liberia. There are approximately 700,000 members of the group and their largest settlement is Man, Ivory (Ivri) Coast. Neighboring peoples include the Krahn, Kpelle and Mano. They are officially known as Yacouba (or Yakouba) in Ivory (Ivri)Coast. Yacouba” a corruption of the Hebrew “Yacob” in English known as “Jacob”? Due to the Assyrian captivity and exile of the 10 Northern Tribes of Israel, as well as the scattering of Israel after the revolt at Masada, as well as the destruction of the Temple in 70 A.D. it is believed many Danites ventured into Africa, settling in what is now known as the Sudan (SuDAN) and Ghana, also call GaDangme, meaning “People of Gad and Dan.” Ancient Ghana was referred to as Wagandu. Dan is also believed to have settled in Dahomey or Dan Homey, which being translated means, “Belly of Dan” and is now known as the Benin Republic and Togo. As a result of such scattering it is believes some of Dan possibly mingled or merged with the Igbo’s of Gad and become the sect of Igbo who reveres and later began to worship pythons. Some scholars links this to the prophesied paganization of exiled Israel as recorded in Deut. 28 as well as Jacobs prophetic blessing linking Dan to a serpent (Gen. 49:17). Genesis 36:27 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan and (Akan). The Akan (/ˈækæn/) are a meta-ethnicity living in the countries of present-day Ghana and Ivory Coast. Akan culture can also be found in the Americas, where a number of their descendants were taken as captives. Roughly ten percent of all slave ships that embarked from the Gold Coast contained Akan people. Yah may refer to: Jah, shortened form of Yahweh, the Hebrew name for God. Kum ba yah" ("Come by Here") is an African American spiritual of disputed origin, but known to be sung in the Gullah culture of the islands off South Carolina and Georgia, with ties to enslaved West Africans. praise the Lord Hallelujah, also spelled alleluia, Hebrew liturgical expression meaning “praise ye Yah” (“praise the Lord”). It appears in the Hebrew Bible in several psalms, usually at the beginning or end of the psalm or in both places. Ouidah historically also called Whydah , Juda, Juida by the French and Ajudá by the Portuguese, formally the Kingdom of Whydah (so named for the Whydah Bird of Paradise), is a city on the coast of the Republic of Benin. It served as a major outlet for the transatlantic slave trade. Between the seventeenth and the nineteenth centuries, Ouidah was the most important embarkation point for slaves in the region of West Africa known to outsiders as the Slave Coast. "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and...turn from their wicked ways...I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14 African Names of Slaves Nyahmole Enya Inyah Yaho Ahkeyah Hanyah Henyah Honyah Enyah Tayaho Cooyah Hygayah Bunyah Kardayah Yaryah Yahfee Dahyah Gayeyah www.slavevoyages.org/resources/names-database kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIDSaYSBoN6ibNU pin.it/iGOtHv6

[@lynnswan4128]

It’s not a funny lil story that the lil girl thought a black person was a bear … 🙄🙄🙄

[@theriawilliams818]

Was that former president Obama in the thumbnail?

[@theamishpotato]

Yes I couldn’t resist when I saw him dressed Amish.

[@meltoncomics]

Hi CJ I have a question? If an Amish couple got married and they couldn’t have kids what then?

[@theamishpotato]

They usually will adopt. Some might do foster children

[@meltoncomics]

Ok thanks

[@KnoWareMan03]

'Am'=?, 'Ish'=Man ?Man ?=Hu Eureka! 'I am ish'! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@unitedherb8683]

bro i think all races make "racist" jokes its aite .