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 from ...

Fi, electricity, and indoor plumbing for bonnets, buggies, and strict rules in TLC’s newest reality series set deep in Amish ...

PRESTON — A judge ruled that despite the Amish community’s "most sincere efforts" to separate themselves from the modern world, that separateness is not enough to protect the county’s waterways, and ...

Members of a deeply conservative Amish community in Minnesota don't need to install septic systems to dispose of their “gray water,” the state Court of Appeals ruled Monday in a long-running religious ...

KENTON, Ohio — There is no safe way to hitch 100-plus horses outside City Hall. So the Amish of Hardin County have decided to buggy-pool. A packed house is expected on Tuesday when the Kenton-Hardin ...

WATERTOWN, N.Y.WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Eleven Old Order Amish families sued a northern New York community Tuesday, claiming that its refusal to grant permits for their traditionally built homes is religious ...

- The Amish are a devout, very traditional Christian faith dating back to the 1500s. They value simple living, plain clothes, close church and family relationships, limited use of modern conveniences, ...