Those who decide the non-Amish life is for them are free to leave the community and are not shunned because they haven’t been baptized. They celebrate major holidays as we do. I asked about ...

We spoke with a former Amish Community Member about what life was like growing up. We spoke with former Amish community member Raymond Lengacher about what life was like growing up in an Amish ...

She spent about two years researching and writing “Amish Weddings: From Courtship to Celebration,” talking ... compiled selections from “Family Life,” a monthly Amish magazine, in several ...

There's something about the Amish people that has captured America's imagination. Source: America Magazine With their plain clothes and horse-drawn carriages, they portray an idealized notion of ...

Sadness, even in a child's life, makes joys richer ... Gloria Yoder is an Amish mom, writer and homemaker in rural Illinois. Readers can write to Gloria at 10510 E. 350th Ave., ...

This article will discuss some unusual aspects of the Amish way of life and courtship style. Holding hands, hugging, or sneaking a quick kiss—none of that happens in Amish courtship. The Amish ...

The idea of “Rumspringa” has a specific spot in the American imagination. A rite of passage for young people in some Amish communities, Rumspringa is seen by most outsiders as a wild time away ...

Swartzentruber told CBS News that as the Amish community "is so closed off," there's a lot of "mystery" surrounding what life is actually like on the inside. "Most of my videos are just responding ...

It wasn’t until two months ago that he began experimenting with the platform describing life in an Amish community. That’s when the number of his followers began to creep upwards, now 70,000 ...