In the United States, a community of over 400,000 truly live in accordance with tradition, rejecting modernities such as electricity and automobiles. The Amish are a Christian group originating from ...

It’s Sunday afternoon in the heart of Ohio Amish country, and after driving their horse and buggy home from church, the ...

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 ...

Aundrea “Andie” Martin has always appreciated Amish culture and the products created through Amish practices. Martin, from the West Lebanon neighborhood of Young Township, Indiana County, has embarked ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a surprising twist that blends tradition with technology, some Amish communities in Iowa are embracing electric bicycles as a practical and sustainable way to travel longer distances — no horses ...

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 ...