(RNS) — Let’s assume, as I did in my last column, that Hasidic groups in New York will take the state to court for attempting to enforce a law requiring their yeshivas to give students an education ...

As Amish communities expand across the US, old practices are colliding with modern health codes and testing the limits of religious freedom ...

Premiering on Peacock May 24, the two-part special will immerse viewers into the world of the Amish, pulling back the curtain on a dark scandal that's allegedly been plaguing the private community for ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Growing up, Mary Borkholder never thought she would realize her dream of becoming a teacher. Raised Amish, she explained that young people in her community only attend school through ...

Around this time, a forthcoming book and an article drew McKusick’s interest to Amish communities. The book, Amish Society by sociologist John Hostetler, which McKusick reviewed for Johns Hopkins ...