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Largest group of Mennonite churches leaves denomination

by Kimberly Winston

January 2, 2018

(RNS) — The question of homosexuality and the church splits another Protestant group.

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In a first, Trump PAC reaches out to Amish

by Kimberly Winston

May 26, 2016

(RNS) Will the bearded, the bonneted, the barn-building Amish vote for the clean-shaven, combed-over, casino-building Donald Trump?

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Amish schools find ways to serve special needs kids

by Heather Adams

May 11, 2015

CLARK, Mo. (RNS) As the number of Amish have grown, so too have the number of Amish children diagnosed with genetic-based disorders.

Judge allows questions on sex practices in Amish beard-cutting case

by James F. McCarty / The Plain Dealer

August 21, 2012

CLEVELAND (RNS) Federal prosecutors will be allowed to question witnesses about Amish leader Sam Mullet’s sexual activities when the hate-crime trial of Mullet and 15 followers begins next week, a federal judge ruled Monday. By James McCarty.