New York’s Amish community has become an unlikely minority on the frontlines of a battle pitting Constitutional rights ...

While their lives may seem different from those of women in mainstream society, Amish women are dynamic and integral members of their society, shaping and supporting their communities in many ways.

"You seek to live for him and the community." While the word Amish is a descriptor of the society, it is not a one-size-fits-all culture. The many different affiliations of Amish have variations ...

Around this time, a forthcoming book and an article drew McKusick’s interest to Amish communities. The book, Amish Society by sociologist John Hostetler, which McKusick reviewed for Johns Hopkins ...

(Exodous 20:14). Second, in a communal society that values humility, posing for photos is a sign of pride that calls attention to oneself and rubs against Amish beliefs about the importance of ...

On November 5, 2024, as millions of Americans headed to the polls, billionaire Elon Musk posted a video on his social media platform X depicting a caravan of Amish individuals travelling via ...

The syndrome is common in the Amish because of the "founder effect ... the genes of the "founders" of the new society are disproportionately frequent in the resulting population.

with a focus on working for peace and social justice in the larger society. Other Mennonites maintain traditions similar to the Amish, with tight-knit, separatist communities marked by such things ...