by L.W., Summer Intern | Jul 11, 2021 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion
The Amish––an insular, underserved minority population living in approximately 30 states across rural America––adhere to a turn-of-the-century life. If you find yourself on some of the country roads in Lancaster County, PA, one of the largest traditional practicing*...
by A.C., Summer Intern | Jul 10, 2021 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion
The United States is infamous for its relationship with Christianity. Although there is a wide spectrum, it seems as if the nation is always on some Jesus craze. An indicative moment of Christian influence on American politics is when then-President George W. Bush...
by V.B., Summer Intern | Jul 9, 2021 | Amish Culture, Wisconsin v. Yoder
At the 2018 Annual Inaugural Conference, “Disrupting History: Reclaiming Our Amish Story,” Professor Michael Billig gave an impassioned lecture about the value of neutrality in the social sciences. He argued that Amish Studies, a field that claims to explain the...
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...
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