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**SHUSIATULSE** · 05-24-2012, 05:23 AM

..is there something Biblical for how they wear their beards?

As far as i remember there is some prohibition to cut the hair in the old testament- out of the same reason orthodox Jews have long beards. But the Amish shave their mustache to not look like military personnel who had mustaches at the time when the Amish originated. Another, and actually more important, reason might be group identity/separation etc.

05-24-2012, 05:23 AM	#7
SHUSIATULSE Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 376 Senior Member	..is there something Biblical for how they wear their beards? As far as i remember there is some prohibition to cut the hair in the old testament- out of the same reason orthodox Jews have long beards. But the Amish shave their mustache to not look like military personnel who had mustaches at the time when the Amish originated. Another, and actually more important, reason might be group identity/separation etc.
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