What other religions do this?

• Do not go to war--Quakers, Mennonites, Amish, Buddhists, Churth of the Brethren, UUs
• Preach door to door--some Baptists and Pentacostals, Mormons/LDS, (door-to-door evangelism)
• Believe that Christ and God are separate persons

Nontrinitarian groups

• American Unitarian Conference
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormon)
• Arians (extinct as a modern and distinct group)
• Living Church of God
• Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship*
• Magi Network*
• Church of Christ, Scientist
• Oneness Pentecostals
• Jehovah's Witnesses
• Unification Church
• Christadelphians
• Polish Brethren
• Doukhobors
• Molokan
• The Way International
• Independent affiliates of the Unitarian Universalist Association

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nontrinitarian#Nontrinitarian_groups

• Avoid the use of blood transfusions--Amish, Christian Scientists
• Believe the dead are just dead--Bible Students, Christadelphians
• Believe in a paradise earth not just heaven--Bible Students
• Do not vote--Amish
• DO not salute the flag--Amish
• Do not celebrate holidays--Amish
• Etc

Interesting comments.

I live in the midst of Amish, have spent thousands of hours in the so called preaching work in Amish territory. But I was unaware that they did not celebrate holidays. I used to work with them too, and I thought they did the Christmas holiday at least. Could be wrong on that.

I was looking for denominational communities that did/did not do these things. But Ozzie, as usual, your comments regarding Christians as individuals is right on. With the borgs insistence on 'organization' and not on individual choices as a Christian, I doubt that would hold much water with center-fold witnesses in any argument to overturn the 'witness uniqueness'. But the points are right on.

Jeff

The Amish do not celebrate all the holidays that those around them do.

Celebrating Christmas is different too.

As might be expected, Amish Christmas customs are simple, oriented to the family and the religious meaning of the holiday. So, Amish children don’t visit Santa Claus in the store. There is no lavishly decorated Christmas tree in the home. And strings of colorful electric lights do not grace the front of the Amish house. But the making of special cookies and candies is certainly a part of the holiday activities. Greens and candles may decorate some home interiors. School children often pick names and exchange small gifts, such as writing paper or a needlepoint kit. Families usually exchange some small gifts as well. Some Amish also send Christmas cards, often to their "English" friends.

The Christmas church service may or may not be held on December 25th, but both Christmas and the following day, sometimes called "second Christmas," are holidays for the Amish. This second day is usually one of relaxation or visiting others. Christmas dinners are a special part of the celebration, These are usually large meals, not unlike those served at weddings, and various groups beside the family will hold get-togethers, such as single women, teachers, and others of like interest. These gatherings may continue into January and February of the New Year.

One of the highlights of the Christmas season, for children and their parents, is the Christmas program held in many of the one-room schools. Beforehand there is much rehearsal and perhaps some simple decorations made by the children for the school. At one Amish school, children worked on making a quilt showing the school and eight apple trees, for the eight grades. Each tree had an apple for each student in that grade, along with his or her name.

On the day of the presentation, carriages arrive and parents file anxiously into the room. Some, of course, may have more than one child attending in grades one through eight. Stories, plays, and songs are filled with humor and messages of the meaning of the season. And this is one of the few times you will ever see Amish children on a "stage" or "performing for an audience."

http://www.amishnews.com/amisharticles/amishchristmas.htm

On the day of the presentation, carriages arrive and parents file anxiously into the room. Some, of course, may have more than one child attending in grades one through eight. Stories, plays, and songs are filled with humor and messages of the meaning of the season. And this is one of the few times you will ever see Amish children on a "stage" or "performing for an audience."

Thanx Blondie - not far from my 'neck o' the woods' is an Amish run tourist trap [for lack of a better term]. It is called 'Amish Acres', and they have a full blown schedule of stage plays. I have not ever been, although it is not too far really, and I don't know if the actors are Amish or not. In this area, there are several very good down home cookin' restuarants run by the Amish. One thing those folks can do is cook.

Actually, I admire them in many ways. When they say they are no part of the world, I think they mean it. Of course there is always compromise in this modern age, but mostly I think they stick to thier guns on doctrine. But they too practice a very bitter and hateful form of 'shunning'. Few ever get out of the Amish 'box' unscathed I hear. Some have become witnesses. Talk about from the frying pan to the fire.

Jeff