Amish people end formal education at the eighth grade, do not hold political office, restrict involvement with outsiders, selectively use modern technologies, and are conscientious objectors to war.

"I am a very proud Indian but I also speak of things where our culture made mistakes, like our caste system. I have opposed ...

Despite variations between the many subgroups, the vast majority of Old Order Amish communities terminate formal education at the eighth grade, meet in homes for religious services, wear ...

There are settlements of Amish all around the nation but a large number live in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The Amish are a group of plain people who are similar to but different than the Mennonite.

citing the Connecticut case and also finding the New York law did not run afoul of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling from the 1970s that prohibited compulsory education of Amish children past ...