The first Amish to settle in South Dakota arrived in April 2010 when three families moved to rural Hutchinson County, near Tripp, in the southeastern part of the state. Two more families have arrived since then and a sixth family is expected in August, when they should have 50 people… Continue reading…
The citizens of Viroqua, Wisconsin, find manure on their city streets, dropped by horses pulling Amish buggies, to be offensive—and the city council is listening to their complaints. David Treptow, a resident of the city quoted in a news article last week, told the council that he is tired of… Continue reading…
Two agents of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, two deputy federal marshals, and a Pennsylvania State trooper drove into an Amish farmyard one morning last week at 5:00 AM. The Lancaster County farmer, Dan Allgyer of Kinzers, was already out preparing to milk his cows when the cars arrived…. Continue reading…
On Sunday night, the Lifetime Movie Channel broadcast the film “Amish Grace,” and, to judge by news stories and blog comments by those who were able to see it, it was controversial. When publicity about the movie surfaced weeks ago, the LMC defended its decision to produce a fictionalized account… Continue reading…
The Lifetime Movie Network has prepared a film version about the murders of five Amish girls in a Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, schoolhouse and the forgiveness the families showed for the killer and his wife. Unfortunately, the made-for-television movie, due to be shown on Sunday, March 28, at 8:00 PM Eastern… Continue reading…
Sometimes, small city newspapers publish articles that capture national attention. On Saturday, January 9, the Watertown Daily Times from upstate New York ran a story which highlighted an obscure provision in both the Senate and the House health care bills before the U.S. Congress. Both bills would provide a religious… Continue reading…
The Schwartzentruber Amish in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, have been in the news last week for the same legal issues that have disturbed their community for over a year. Two families in the sect apparently removed padlocks from their homes and moved back in on November 19th. They openly violated Judge… Continue reading…
The Amish observe that technology exerts a powerful impact on human cultures, and they insist on controlling it in their own society so that it does not subvert their values. They feel that their culture, their religion, and their communities depend on understanding the potential relationships between technology and society—how… Continue reading…
Good’s Store in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, has been singled out by an irate customer for its refusal to stock American flags, in deference to the pacifist sentiments of its Amish and Mennonite customers. An AP dispatch last week indicated that the recent criticism was similar to the sentiments of patriots after… Continue reading…
Gertrude Enders Huntington, a prominent writer about the Anabaptist societies, will be speaking next Thursday afternoon in State College, Pennsylvania, as part of the community’s monthly First Thursday celebration. Her talk will be titled “My Amish Education: From Yale to Hired Girl to Grandmother.” Huntington received her PhD from Yale… Continue reading…
