1. Are the Amish a cult? No. As a Christian church they follow the basic tenets of Christian faith; however, they emphasize adult baptism, simplicity, community, separation from popular culture ...

Everyone is winding down and getting ready for bed. Another day is over and history. Today daughter Lovina, 17, spent the day at daughter Elizabeth and Tim’s house.

Like most young Amish adults, Ross was meant to get baptized around age 20 or 21, meaning she would become an official member of the Amish church. After her baptism, she would be expected to ...

Everyone is winding down and getting ready for bed. Another day is over and history. Today daughter Lovina, 17, spent the day at daughter Elizabeth and Tim’s house.

For cream filling, cream butter and powdered sugar; whip until fluffy, then blend in vanilla. Fold in marshmallow crème until combined. Chill for 20 minutes.

A Wooster author has published an Amish-themed novel − the first in a three-book series. "Leah’s Faith" by Joanne Lehman tells the story of Leah Troyer, an Amish teen diagnosed with scoliosis ...

Everyone is winding down and getting ready for bed. Another day is over and history. Today daughter Lovina, 17, spent the day at daughter Elizabeth and Tim’s house.

In The Wall Street Journal, Valerie Weaver-Zercher writes that the top three authors have sold more than 24 million books.

Inside the Amish Faith. Published Oct 03, 2006 at 8:00 PM EDT Updated Mar 13, 2010 at 8:35 PM EST. By ...

As far as Amish teens, they do get a chance to explore the outside world - from the time they're 16 until baptism in the church at ages 18 to 22 - in a practice called "Rumspringa." ...

Saloma Miller Furlong, of PBS documentary fame, talks Feb. 25 about leaving the Amish; Mennonite writer Shirley Hershey Showalter joins her in a program at Mount Joy Mennonite Church, sponsored ...