When Amish children turn 16, the rules change. They're encouraged to experiment and explore. The idea is that teens will come back to the church after tasting the modern world. For most, this means a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most Americans know very little about the realities of growing up Amish, but Johnny Detweiler (@johnnydetweiler4) is trying to ...

With Breaking Amish, Return to Amish, and, now, Expecting Amish — a Lifetime movie premiering Saturday at 8 p.m. — the Amish are having a bit of a pop-cultural moment, aren't they? Mostly, these are ...

(CNN) — The idea of “Rumspringa” has a specific spot in the American imagination. A rite of passage for young people in some Amish communities, Rumspringa is seen by most outsiders as a wild time away ...

The idea of “Rumspringa” has a specific spot in the American imagination. A rite of passage for young people in some Amish communities, Rumspringa is seen by most outsiders as a wild time away from ...

A teenage Amish girl sits in her buggy, one hand dangling a cigarette while the other holds a cellphone in which she is loudly chatting away. This girl, like many Amish teens 16 and older, is in a ...

The Amish tradition of ‘rumspringa’ gives teenagers time away from their families so they can explore worldly pleasures before knuckling down to life. Sound appealing? Ed Gamble is already an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The idea of "Rumspringa" has a specific spot in the American imagination. A rite of passage for young people in some Amish ...