Amish

In that peaceful Amish countryside... an outbreak of beard-snipping

By Aaron Blumer Wed, 10/19/2011 - 10:32am

“The beard is a key symbol of masculine Amish identity,” said Donald B. Kraybill, a sociologist and expert on the Amish at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. The women view their long hair, kept in a bun, as their “glory,” Dr. Kraybill said, and shearing it was “an attack on her personal identity and religious teaching.” read more

Study: Amish communities growing rapidly

By SharperIron Mon, 08/02/2010 - 6:51am

A new study estimates the number of Amish in North America has doubled since 1992 and increased nearly 10 percent in the past two years alone. More
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