Republicans seek votes among the Amish, who rarely cast them, in swing-state Pennsylvania LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Wayne Wengerd, Ohio state director of the Amish Steering Committee, which navigates relations between Amish community leaders and government officials, recalls registration efforts as far back as the 1960s. Get-out-the-vote activists are “going to go after everyone and anyone they think they could possibly convince to vote …

Mercy triumphs over unspeakable evil in true story about tragic kidnap, murder of 18-year-old Amish woman I AM PR The post Mercy triumphs over unspeakable evil in true story about tragic kidnap, murder of 18-year-old Amish woman appeared first on Religion News Service.

Woman Swaps With Twin Sister To Avoid Arrest In Fatal Amish Buggy Crash A woman in rural Minnesota tried to have her twin sister take the blame for her involvement in a fatal crash with an Amish buggy carrying four children earlier this year. The crash killed two of the children and sent the other two to the hospital. Court documents revealed that the driver of the silver 2005 Toyota… Read more…

Amish culture prizes peace, you wouldn’t know it from a stop in Amish Country tourist towns (The Conversation) — Much of the tourism industry that’s sprung up around Amish areas says more about Americans’ own identity than Amish values, a scholar writes. The post Amish culture prizes peace, you wouldn’t know it from a stop in Amish Country tourist towns appeared first on Religion News Service.

Court sides with Amish families in case that pits septic tank rules against religious beliefs MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A three-judge panel ruled that the government “failed to demonstrate a compelling state interest” to justify overriding the religious freedom of the Amish families that challenged state regulations governing the disposal of gray water The post Court sides with Amish families in case that pits septic tank rules against religiou…