Category: Amish Culture
Does Your Faith Tell You Your Parents Are Right No...
Posted by Torah Bontrager | Apr 2, 2023 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion | 0 |
Toxicity, School, and Rumspringa: 3 Important Poin...
Posted by B.R., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | Mar 20, 2023 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion | 0 |
4 Disturbing Ways Amish Culture is Seen in The Han...
Posted by H.R., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | Feb 13, 2023 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion | 0 |
True or False? The Truth About 12 Interesting Amis...
Posted by H.J., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | Feb 6, 2023 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion | 0 |
What Is Amish Culture? The History of the Amish in...
Posted by H.J., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | Jan 30, 2023 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
Celebrating Easter and Good Friday as an Amish American Child: 2023 Edition
by Torah Bontrager | Apr 9, 2023 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion | 0 |
Jesus on a cross isn’t something you’ll likely see in traditional Amish homes. But you might see Easter eggs and bunnies.
Read MoreDoes Your Faith Tell You Your Parents Are Right No Matter What?
by Torah Bontrager | Apr 2, 2023 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion | 0 |
Blind obedience to authority can prevent you from thinking critically and making your own decisions. It can stifle creativity and independent thought, leading to a narrow worldview and a lack of self-confidence. This is why a rigorous education is so important.
Read MoreToxicity, School, and Rumspringa: 3 Important Points of Amish Culture for Beginners
by B.R., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | Mar 20, 2023 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion | 0 |
A culture built on this foundation with unchanging beliefs for so long has created a society of isolation, oppression, and fear for Amish people, specifically for those who do not have as many rights within their community.
Read More4 Disturbing Ways Amish Culture is Seen in The Handmaid’s Tale
by H.R., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | Feb 13, 2023 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion | 0 |
Gilead, like most fundamentalist societies, requires a strict uniform for all citizens according to their societal role. Similar to the handmaid’s uniform, Amish women are required to wear long, often dark-colored, dresses with white caps to cover their hair.
Read MoreTrue or False? The Truth About 12 Interesting Amish Stereotypes
by H.J., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | Feb 6, 2023 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion | 0 |
From clothing to music to modern medicine to the size of the Amish population, consider this your ultimate guide for accurate information about Amish stereotypes.
Read MoreWhat Is Amish Culture? The History of the Amish in the United States
by H.J., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | Jan 30, 2023 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
Despite many internal differences, one similarity holds true for all traditional practicing Amish communities: there is no schooling past the 8th grade.
Read MoreWisconsin v. Yoder at 50: What You Need to Know If You Care About Learning
by E.P., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | May 13, 2022 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
Let our intern take you on a quick dive into the facts of the 1972 landmark Yoder case, where she’ll explain key legal terms and introduce you to the main characters and their roles.
Read MoreWisconsin v. Yoder at 50: What You Need to Know — Protect Yourself & Amish Women
by E.P., Intern - Amish Heritage Foundation | May 6, 2022 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
Being patriarchal and exclusionary in structure, today’s practicing Amish society fundamentally prevents women from leading financially and educationally successful lives. Read on to see how this affects you and your loved ones, not just Amish.
Read MoreAmish New Year’s Traditions: How We Celebrate (It’s Not With Food)
by Torah Bontrager | Jan 2, 2022 | Amish Culture | 0 |
Watching the ball drop. New Year’s resolutions. Word of the year. Good luck food. None of those things are Amish tradition.
Read MoreWhy Sincerely Respecting the Amish Means We Need to Overturn Wisconsin v. Yoder
by V.B., Summer Intern | Sep 22, 2021 | Amish Culture, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
By granting the Amish special privileges on the basis of a falsified depiction of innocence and two-dimensionality, the US government mocks those aspects that are genuinely beautiful about Amish culture.
Read MoreWhy the Amish Church Loves Martyrdom and Victimhood and How to Stop It
by A.A., Summer Intern | Aug 13, 2021 | Amish Culture, Wisconsin v. Yoder | 0 |
When victims are able to speak out, they must be uplifted so that their voices can no longer be ignored by the Church. Then, instead of victims, they become survivors; and instead of martyrs, they become catalysts for change.
Read MoreAmish Recipe Secrets: How to Make My Aunt’s Delicious Blackberry Crisp
by Torah Bontrager | Aug 6, 2021 | Amish Culture | 0 |
Welcome to Amish Cooking 101. Let this be your first Amish recipe secret from me: Never assume that the ingredient list, or the instructions for that matter, are complete.
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