Contrary to a common myth, Amish individuals and businesses pay many federal, state and local taxes. A key difference is a federal exemption allowing some Amish to opt out of Social Security and ...

Ohio's Amish country offers a unique look into a simplistic lifestyle rooted in American history and heritage. The community is primarily located in Holmes, Wayne and Tuscarawas counties in ...

The leader of a “cult-like” Amish community in Missouri has been arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse and forced labor at a rural retreat. Prosecutors filed charges of two counts of trafficking for ...

Before farming became mechanized, picking corn by hand and pitching ears into a horse-drawn wagon was how harvesting was done. In the late 19th century, local contests were held to determine the best ...

Anderson is a postdoctoral researcher in population health and demography at Pennsylvania State University’s Population Research Institute. Signaling support for several New York Amish families, the ...

TLC’s newest show about an insular religious community, “Suddenly Amish,” has almost wrapped its eight-episode first season, and despite the conservative reputation of the religious sect, it stars a ...

Aundrea “Andie” Martin has always appreciated Amish culture and the products created through Amish practices. Martin, from the West Lebanon neighborhood of Young Township, Indiana County, has embarked ...

Jaclyn Shaw and her husband moved to a rural town in Northern Indiana, where they welcomed their first child together in 2022 Jaclyn Shaw learned all about the Amish tradition when she pulled up her ...

Update: Is TLC’s ‘Suddenly Amish’ Lancaster 'reality show' realistic? Here's what experts have to say In a reversal of the 2012 TLC cable television series "Breaking Amish," the network returns with ...

Six people will leave the modern world behind and embrace a simpler kind of life in TLC’s new reality series Suddenly Amish. The show – which premieres January 13 – follows these outsiders as they ...

Andrew Troyer's Rope Company, which began as a school project, now supplies major retailers like Tractor Supply. Many Amish businesses, such as Chupp's Country Cupboard, thrive on word-of-mouth and a ...