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How Working for a Nonprofit Quickly Shattered All I Knew About the Amish

by A.A., Summer Intern | Published on Jul 26, 2021 Last updated Dec 19, 2023 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion

What’s so wrong about the Amish? I thought to myself. Aren’t they just harmless farmers?

One Intern’s Useful Perspective on US Supreme Court Case Failing 1000s of Kids

by A.A., Summer Intern | Published on Jul 18, 2021 Last updated Dec 19, 2023 | Amish Religion, Wisconsin v. Yoder

The US Supreme Court admits that the decision in Wisconsin v. Yoder could be used in a way that deprives children of any opportunity to build a life outside the Amish Church.

How 4 Perceptions of the Amish Helped Them Win at the Supreme Court

by K.F., Summer Intern | Published on Jul 16, 2021 Last updated Dec 19, 2023 | Amish Religion, Wisconsin v. Yoder

William Ball, the lawyer defending the Amish, spouted several hyperboles during his arguments. For instance, he said that “Amish life is a garden of nurturing for children.”

Plain & Pious or Greedy?: Why the Amish Don’t Go to High School

by L.W., Summer Intern | Published on Jul 15, 2021 Last updated Dec 19, 2023 | Amish Religion, Wisconsin v. Yoder

If your son or daughter’s school released a statement declaring, “We feel that if we give the child an education that allows ‘it’ to get a job and also be a good, moral person, we have done our duty as a good school”, wouldn’t that statement enrage you?

3 Myths You Believe About the Amish and How They Fooled the Supreme Court

by V.B., Summer Intern | Published on Jul 13, 2021 Last updated Dec 19, 2023 | Amish Religion, Wisconsin v. Yoder

So why don’t the Amish start their own vocational schools? Because they need their children to run their farms or other occupations, which shun technology in favor of the cheaper child labor.

5 Fascinating Facts About the Amish: The Value of Tradition, Not Trend

by L.W., Summer Intern | Published on Jul 11, 2021 Last updated Dec 19, 2023 | Amish Culture, Amish Religion

A car is a modern convenience capable of driving the faithful down a road of sin.

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