The near absence of tobacco in the Amish community–some men do smoke cigars–results in a 63% lower rate of tobacco-related cancers, according to a 2004 study of Ohio’s Amish population. The Amish also ...

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The Amish don’t rely on gadgets or apps, but their everyday hacks get the job done—often better. Some of them include off-grid cooling, clever home organization, and old-school efficiency that still ...

After spending a month with Amish families in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, an upstate New York woman has decided she wants ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

TLC’s newest show about an insular religious community, “Suddenly Amish,” has almost wrapped its eight-episode first season, ...

PHILADELPHIA – Braxton Mitchell has worked with the Amish for 30 years as co-director of the Amish Research Clinic in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He can say for a fact that autism exists in the community ...

Welcome to the week. There is so much going on beyond the cycling and transportation world that demands our attention. I hope some of you were able to take part in community-building and/or service ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whew, what a day! Hundreds of faces I did not know, along with many I did. If you happen to be one who enjoys crowds, it may be of ...

Perhaps it's a blessing that observant Amish don't watch TV. They might not like what they see, given the spate of Amish-themed reality shows that have sprouted like tobacco stalks over the last ...

Developer Michael Sullivan has asked for a three-year hiatus on school construction payments for a planned 36-lot subdivision to allow Charles County’s Amish community time to decide if it wants to ...