The strictness of shunning and communication between parents and adult children who leave varies from one group of Amish to another. Wayward members are reinstated if they confess their transgression.

The Amish is an intimate portrait of contemporary Amish faith and life. The film examines how such a closed and communal culture has thrived within one of the most open, individualistic societies ...

“That is one of our valuable connections — being connected to the land. So when we see that is at stake, we do what we can to preserve that.” The most successful effort to turn out Amish people in a ...

Amish communities in Virginia started as far back as the late 1800s and early 1900s, but today only four recognized "formal" communities remain, one each in Giles County, Charlotte County, Halifax ...

Another group, Concerned Americans for America, has paid for separate billboards around the county saying “AMISH for TRUMP.” One can be seen on New Holland Pike near Freeze & Frizz Drive-In in ...

The Nepali state must assure its citizens the country does not just belong to upper caste men.

"It's against big government, it's against bureaucratic red tape — and those things resonate with the Amish." One area Longo said he is most confident in is Lancaster County. "Lancaster has the ...

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(The Center Square) – With only two weeks left until the presidential election, Amish communities are experiencing déjà vu. That is because efforts are higher than ever to encourage voting among a ...