It’s all too easy to stereotype all Amish people as backward, prudish, and completely disconnected from modern society.

A social media post makes broad false claims of health advantages for Amish people, wrongly tying them to practices not all ...

"We weren't allowed to show our bodies or embrace our sexuality or anything like that," she tells PEOPLE of the strict Amish values that ruled her life until the night she fled. After she was ...

A Nov. 28 Threads post (direct link, archive link) makes sweeping claims about the health of Amish people compared to other Americans. “Amish people have a longer life expectancy than regular ...

Naomi Swartzentruber published a memoir in 2023 and posts on social media about her escape from her Amish lifestyle, her 20 years working as a stripper and how she's remained in touch with her simple ...

While many people pursue higher education, the Amish community believes that this level of education is sufficient for the lifestyle they lead. 10. Amish Men Grow Beards After Marriage Beards are ...

In 1693, Amish people formed their own branch of Anabaptism in Switzerland and eastern France under the leadership of their founder Jakob Ammann. All Amish communities today are offshoots of this ...

There are now about 390,000 Amish people across the US, but the Lancaster community remains the country’s largest. It’s only a three-hour train ride from New York City but scenes reminiscent ...

The judge dismissed counts of criminal vehicular homicide and criminal vehicular operation, all relating to Petersen having a ...