Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Daniel Beiler grew up in an Amish community with few modern conveniences. He dreamed of a bigger world, and was excommunicated a ...

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The Amish, a religious group living almost exclusively in rural America due to their agrarian lifestyle, have astounded both their rural neighbors and researchers with recent population growth.

A young woman has told how she has fled the Amish community and had her haircut and wore a pair of jeans for the first time. Alisha Green, 26, was a generational member of the Amish and Mennonite ...

The Amish are well known for clinging to their traditional ways, which can occasionally get them in trouble if they cling too hard. However, individual communities are allowed to set their own rules, ...

Some Amish communities are adopting electric bicycles (e-bikes) for quick and efficient travel. Multiple electric transportation publications have reported that members of select Amish groups are ...

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 still ...