As Amish communities expand across the US, old practices are colliding with modern health codes and testing the limits of religious freedom They went to the bathroom in buckets. When the Delagrange ...

Contrary to a common myth, Amish individuals and businesses pay many federal, state and local taxes. A key difference is a federal exemption allowing some Amish to opt out of Social Security and ...

The leader of a “cult-like” Amish community in Missouri has been arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse and forced labor at a rural retreat. Prosecutors filed charges of two counts of trafficking for ...

Anderson is a postdoctoral researcher in population health and demography at Pennsylvania State University’s Population Research Institute. Signaling support for several New York Amish families, the ...

Kendra Bates, a dancer and former OnlyFans model who says she’s been grappling with her faith, left Los Angeles to experience life in an Amish community. The 33-year-old is one of six participants ...

GREENWICH, Ohio — Joe Keim led a troubled life as a teenager. Growing up in Ashland, Ohio, Keim frequently fled from his parents, 13 siblings and the Old Order Amish community to which the family ...

Six people will leave the modern world behind and embrace a simpler kind of life in TLC’s new reality series Suddenly Amish. The show – which premieres January 13 – follows these outsiders as they ...

Andrew Troyer's Rope Company, which began as a school project, now supplies major retailers like Tractor Supply. Many Amish businesses, such as Chupp's Country Cupboard, thrive on word-of-mouth and a ...

Let’s debunk the myths pop culture has been telling you about this fascinating and complex group, including misconceptions about the Amish and technology. The idea that the Amish are absolutely free ...

Mitchell is a professor of medicine and vice chair for research in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. During the recent White ...

While Louisiana is not known for having a large Amish population, Amish are present within the state, particularly in the southern region. While the Amish have been expanding southward and settling in ...

Ever had that moment when the highway billboards blur together, your playlist has cycled three times, and suddenly you spot a horse-drawn buggy clip-clopping alongside modern traffic? That’s Seymour, ...