Unbaptized people who leave are not shunned, because they never made baptismal promises and joined the church. 9. Do the Amish pay taxes? Yes. They pay income, property, sales, estate, and ...
To the Amish, the highest priority is building a heavenly kingdom ... Bush toured eastern Pennsylvania’s Amish country in 2004 and made a concerted pitch for their vote — which he got ...
In Pennsylvania since Sept 14, Mrs Martens has to date registered two Amish and a Mennonite but her enthusiasm remains undimmed. Republicans have made plays for the Amish vote before, notably in ...
Pennsylvania’s election is likely to go down to the wire Tuesday, meaning support from the commonwealth’s sizable, yet traditionally private Amish community might just make a difference.
“That’s not a woman’s position,” a straw-hatted Amish man in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, says wistfully, referring to the presidency. “I’ve got [voter-registration] papers in my po ...