STIFLED by the strict rules that had her sneaking around, one woman escaped her Amish community at 17 – and has since spilled the beans on what her ultra-conservative upbringing was really ...

Verena Eicher and Daniel Ray Gingerich, who grew up in the same Amish community, are preparing for their wedding. The couple's love story began with friendship and blossomed through shared ...

Anne Beiler, founder of Auntie Anne s, shares her powerful journey from trauma and abuse to healing and redemption through ...

The Old Order Amish of southern Monroe and northern Vernon County have established 25 one-room schools to educate their children grades one to eight. By age 14, the young graduates ...

In response, several parents sued, arguing that exposing their children to the books threatened their right to raise their ...

We had a late night, but we accomplished a lot. Daniel Ray and Verena are moved into their new living quarters. Sons-in-law Dustin, Daniel and Daniel Ray, Alvin (Daniel Ray’s father), and two of ...

Well, well, well! The U.S. Supreme Court actually did an admirable thing with its 6-3 ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor. The judges ...

I am Lovina’s “English” friend Ruth and since Lovina is busy with wedding preparations this week and recovering next week, I am filling in for her for the next two columns.

When public school teachers return to classrooms this fall, they will confront a new legal landscape giving parents veto ...

The spinoff `Return to Amish' features some of those people - Abe, Jeremiah, Rebecca and Sabrina - back in Pennsylvania, where they become reacquainted with traditions while having life-changing ...