by Torah Bontrager | Jul 4, 2021 | Amish Culture, Amish Definitions
Happy Independence Day? For whom? Women, LGBTQIA+, and children still have no rights in the practicing Amish population (~450,000 in the US). They’re denied a long list of their Constitutional rights in the name of extreme religious freedom by the...
by Torah Bontrager | Apr 22, 2021 | Amish Culture, Amish Definitions
In my post, 4 Popular Myths About the Amish That Every Person Should Stop Believing, I talk about the fact that we speak our own language, called Amish. But many people are still confused, wondering if Amish and Pennsylvania Dutch are different languages or if our...
by Torah Bontrager | Apr 6, 2021 | Amish Culture
If you’d like to know how to celebrate the Easter holiday the Amish way, I share my practicing Amish experiences of various aspects, from the Easter bunny to Easter egg hunts to church services, below. (Keep scrolling for the video version of this post.) Good...
by Torah Bontrager | Feb 8, 2021 | Amish Culture
Part 3 of 3 – See Why Is STEM Education in the US So Important to Big Tech? for Part 2 Democracy The prevailing secular political force that continues to influence the educational system of the United States is democracy, the form of government upon which the...
by Torah Bontrager | Feb 7, 2021 | Amish Culture
Part 2 of 3 – See This Is How to Grasp What Education in America Is Really About for Part 1 Economy Economics is another social force that influenced the educational system in the United States. For example, the advent of industrialization meant that companies...
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