Most Amish today will not pose for a photograph. Considering it a violation of the Second Commandment, which prohibits the making of "graven images," the Amish believe any physical representation ...
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/top-ten-faq/ The author of several books about the Amish and other Anabaptist groups, Donald B. Kraybill is a ...
A small, immobile lump concealed by layers of hand-stitched quilts caught the Amish woman’s eye as she stepped into her youngest child’s bedroom. Pulling back the covers, she discovered her ...
The Smucker child sex abuse case disturbed many of the people who advocate for the protection of children in Lancaster County’s Amish community. On May 26, 2010, Jonathan Smucker, then 52 ...
Daniel Beiler grew up in an Amish community with few modern conveniences. He dreamed of a bigger world, and was excommunicated a decade ago. He told BI what he misses most — and what thrills him ...
Several high school football players have been cited for disorderly conduct following reports of harassing behavior towards members of the Amish community. Nine juveniles from the Reedsburg area ...
LA VALLE, Wis. -- News 3 Now visited La Valle on Wednesday, after nine Reedsburg teens were cited for allegedly harassing members of the Amish community in that area. The Sauk County Sheriff's ...