NOTE: If you haven’t read the first introductory blog post in this series, you can do so here: “Wisconsin v. Yoder at 50: What You Need to Know — Protect Yourself & Amish Women”! Now that you know a little more about Amish people, culture, and...
Many of the blog readers will probably recognize the name of the 1972 US Supreme Court case Wisconsin v. Yoder. Just in case you don’t, this series will provide you with all the necessary background information to understand why, fifty years later, it must be...
We know that the key to reaching herd immunity with the least amount of suffering is getting as many people as possible vaccinated, as quickly as possible. Still, we know that many people fall into the category of “vaccine hesitant”. These people are not necessarily...
Progressive activists and social scientists talk constantly about advocating for and working with communities in a way that neither demonizes them nor romanticizes them, that neither fetishizes them nor mocks them (check out UC Berkeley’s resource list on...
The Amish religion falls under the umbrella of Christianity, and within that, it is an offshoot of Anabaptism. Anabaptists are a subset of Protestants who believe baptism at birth to be immoral. They emphasize that baptism should not occur until one can make the...
The US Supreme Court Case Wisconsin v. Yoder, decided in 1972, ruled that compulsory high school education was not required for those whose religious beliefs did not support a full education, in this instance being the Amish. This case has allowed hundreds of children...
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