PLAINPEOPLE

Plain people

Plain people are Christian groups characterized by separation from the world and simple living, including plain dress. These include Amish; Old Order, Conservative, Conservative Mennonites, and Old Colony Mennonites; Old German Baptist Brethren; the Hutterites; and Old Order River Brethren; and at one time Quakers, the Brethren in Christ, and Shakers, Dunkards. A small number of Quakers still practice plain dress. Plain Catholics also live plain lives, including plain dress. Some plain Catholic groups are in communion with and faithful to the Roman Catholic Church, whereas others have connections to the schismatic Society of St. Pius X and various other ...

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