If a violent group of Amish “protectors” exists in Lancaster County as represented on a hit reality television series, Steven Echternach and Jonathan Heisse would know about it. The two local cops are District Attorney… A look at the real people behind the characters of ‘Amish Mafia’
The following testimony was written by Samuel Girod I was born in 1982 into the Swiss Amish culture. My parents and grandparents were born and raised in the Swiss culture also. My grandfather moved out… Samuel Girod
Eastern Mennonite University: The link between genetics and mental illness continues to engage Abram Hostetter, a psychiatrist in his fourth decade of world-recognized research into why Old Order Amish are more susceptible to bipolar disorder… Bipolar disorder more common among the Amish
More than a year before the violent beard-cutting assaults spread terror among the Amish of eastern Ohio, several followers of Samuel Mullet Sr., the leader of an insular settlement in Bergholz, used similar practices on each other.… A Year After Attacks, an Amish Community Grapples With Its Future
MILLERSBURG, Ohio — For Jacob Beachy, life moves along much as it always has. Every day, there are the 35 cows that need tending, and 90 acres of farmland. His is the life of an… For fast-growing Amish, a changing life
The last few months have been wild with the challenges, stresses, and hurdles that come with being a family of seven who are learning to grow and surrender to God’s plan. Things can seem downright… Winter Seeds and Summer Roses
I grew up in an Old Order Amish setting where I still live, and I thought I had a fairly normal life. I am the oldest of eleven children, and I probably got more privileges… Born Again – My Journey To Salvation
York PA — As those touched by the tragedy journey toward healing, they could look to our community in south-central Pennsylvania for help. The obvious place to start is in Nickel Mines, Lancaster County, where… Newtown could look to Amish, Bentzel for healing help
Lancaster PA — An intruder with a “rage” against the Mennonite religion invaded a rural Clay Township home and assaulted and tied up three elderly women on Friday, police said. The women, all between 84… Suspect held in torture of three elderly Mennonite women
