How Working for a Nonprofit Quickly Shattered All I Knew About the Amish
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
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
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
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
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
A car is a modern convenience capable of driving the faithful down a road of sin.