Getty Images The modern world is invading the Amish countryside. A former member of the famously plain-living community had the internet in quilt stitches over a story of how the national phone ...

Martha Ross, who now makes TikTok videos about the Amish experience, says she doesn't miss anything about the lifestyle — except her family Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at ...

“New Study Finds Zero Amish Children Diagnosed with Cancer, Diabetes or Autism,” reads the headline. The post was liked more than 16,000 times in one day. Other versions of the claim were ...

The Amish might have gotten with the times and tried to play a role in President-elect Donald Trump’s crushing 2024 victory ...

When you picture the Amish, several stereotypes quickly come to mind. For example, their simple, homemade clothing; quaint ...

A Nov. 28 Threads post (direct link, archive link) makes sweeping claims about the health of Amish people compared to other Americans. “Amish people have a longer life expectancy than regular ...

The Amish community in the Susquehanna Valley will observe Ascension Day on Thursday.It commemorates Jesus' physical ascension into heaven. It falls on the 40th day following Easter Sunday.One of ...

Credit: flickr At around 16, Amish youth enter Rumspringa, a period during which they can explore life outside their culture. They can try out modern things and attend parties before deciding to ...

The Amish arrived late among the European settlers of Lancaster County, establishing the first church district north of Eden beginning in 1741. The original members of that district were Garbers ...