In trying to explain America’s rising rates of allergies and asthma, one of the common theories is that we’re just too clean. And that theory just got a boost by scientists studying traditional ...
Do the Amish pay taxes? In the quiet landscapes of rural North America, the Amish community thrives, embracing a way of life steeped in tradition, simplicity, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Emma Gingerich left her Amish community in Eagleville, Missouri, she was 18 and had an eighth-grade education. She barely ...
Over years of in-depth fieldwork within Indiana’s substantial Amish community, Lindsay Ems discovered that just like for the non-Amish among us, the Amish actively wrestle with whether and how much to ...
Some Amish communities are adopting electric bicycles (e-bikes) for quick and efficient travel. Multiple electric transportation publications have reported that members of select Amish groups are ...
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 ...
Across rural America, a quiet transportation shift is unfolding on gravel roads long dominated by horses and black buggies. In a growing number of Amish settlements, long-range electric bicycles are ...
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 ...