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  1. Court: Hutterites Must Pay Workers' Compensation

    Tue, 1 Jan 2013

    against the colony or take money for himself without risking excommunication. The Hutterites are Protestants similar to the Amish and Mennonites who live a life centered on their religion. But unlike the others, Hutterites live in German-speaking communes

  2. Meanwhile, Deep Inside Your Belly Button …

    Sun, 23 Dec 2012

    Getty Images Reported by Dr. Amish Patel: Researchers have found that more than 2,000 different species of bacteria live in our umbilicus - the medical word for

  3. Texas Gov. Rick Perry OK With Concealed Handguns on Teachers

    Tue, 18 Dec 2012

    Guardian Plan," the district's policy that allows teachers to carry concealed handguns, after the 2006 shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pa., which killed five young girls, and the 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech that led to the death

  4. Mass School Shootings: A History

    Fri, 14 Dec 2012

    in January. On Oct. 2, 2006, a gunman took about a dozen girls hostage, killing at least three of them, at a one-room Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania's Lancaster County , police said. The shooter was among the dead when police arrived. On March

  5. Beagle Sniffs Out Bacterial Infection

    Fri, 14 Dec 2012

    Reported by Dr. Amish Patel: A 2-year-old beagle in the Netherlands has been trained to sniff out Clostridium difficile , a skill that could help

  6. Former 'Storage Wars' Star Files Lawsuit Claiming Show Is Fake

    Wed, 12 Dec 2012

    in extreme conditions. A recent TLC show called "Breaking Amish " has faced criticism recently for faking the backgrounds of controversies didn't stop people from watching the shows. "Breaking Amish " remains popular, and "Man vs. Wild" was highly rated until

News

  1. Vermont Tops List of Healthiest States

    Tue, 11 Dec 2012

    Vermont takes the top spot as healthiest state. (Image credit: Getty Images/America 24-7) Reported by Dr. Amish Patel: The annual America's Health Rankings list is out, pitting U.S. states against each other in a no-holds-barred

  2. 'Amish Mafia:' Taking Care of Business in Amish Country

    Mon, 10 Dec 2012

    Getting a peek into the infamously secluded Amish community is rare enough, but starting the law of the land with the new series " Amish Mafia." The show, which will have a to expose one of the already secretive Amish community's most tightly kept secrets

  3. Amish Bishop Found Guilty of Beard-Shaving Attacks

    Thu, 20 Sep 2012

    The leader of an Amish splinter sect and his followers were found they shaved the hair and beards of other Amish whose religious beliefs they disagreed the attacks that rocked the picturesque Amish communities of eastern Ohio. Prosecutors

  4. City Girl Meets Dude Ranch

    Fri, 31 Aug 2012

    my father and mother, both retired teachers, and brother, in a tiny town of just one thousand people. We lived among the Amish where we had no cable television and no stoplights in our entire county. We did have horses, and I spent my childhood riding

  5. Amish Beard-Cutting Trial: Jury Selection Underway in Cleveland

    Mon, 27 Aug 2012

    forcibly cutting the beards and hair of other Amish men and women. U.S. District Judge Shepard-James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The Amish believe the Bible instructs men to wear and nephews, hired a driver -- the Amish cannot operate motor vehicles and often

  6. Amish Hair-Cutting Hate Crime Trial Set to Begin

    Sat, 25 Aug 2012

    The trial of members of a breakaway Amish sect charged with hate crimes for cutting off the beards and hair of other Amish men and women is set to begin Monday Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The Amish believe the Bible instructs men to wear

  7. Rabbi Sues Pennsylvania State Board of Funeral Directors

    Fri, 10 Aug 2012

    licensees that it needs to protect," he told ABC News, adding that he does not get paid extra for performing funerals and that Amish in the state are allowed to do funerals without a funeral director. "Jewish tradition demands a community, not an outside

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Videos

  1. 'Amish Mafia': New Reality Show to Debut

    Mon, 10 Dec 2012

    One of the already secretive amish community's most tightly kept secrets is about to be exploezed in " amish mafia." I make sure the peace is being laws of lancaster, pennsylvania's, amish community. It's been known for quaint

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  2. 'Breaking Amish' Stars Not Really Amish ?

    Sat, 22 Sep 2012

    why the producers of the show "breaking amish ," are facing a tough question this morning Namely, are the stars of the show actually amish ? Ron is here with more. Dan, this isn't to hear. Now, the allegations that the amish on "breaking amish ," broke away from

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  3. Amish Hair-Cutting Trial Begins in Ohio

    Mon, 27 Aug 2012

    Members of a breakaway Amish sect are charged with hate crimes in attack on other Amish .

  4. 'Storage Wars': Rigged or Reality Television?

    Thu, 13 Dec 2012

    production and time constraints while honoring the home-buying process. Then, tlc's "breaking amish ." Some characters may be faking amish , allegedly having left the faith years ago. Tlc and producers said, much information about the show

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  5. FBI Accuses Amish of Beard Cutting

    Wed, 23 Nov 2011

    us ABC's Pierre Thomas explains. The Amish are known for being a peaceful community shying away from modern technology. But the Amish have been suffering through a violent crime today the Justice Department charged seven Amish men of religiously motivated hate crimes

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    The Amish are known for being a peaceful community shying away from modern technology. But -- the Amish have been suffering through a violent crime spree the weapon of choice. Hair clippers today the Justice Department charged seven Amish men of religiously motivated hate crimes. Accusing them of attacking others in the sect and setting off -- here. It may not sound horrific to you but to the Amish it's a serious offense.
    For them it is really a -- public symbol of their Amish faith and identity very shameful to have. -- cut the attacks allegedly stemmed from a dispute over arms theology under federal law
  6. Splinter Group Arrested for Attacks on Amish

    Tue, 18 Oct 2011

    74 year old man his beard For the close Amish communities and rural Ohio piety is prize really a prime public symbol. Of their Amish faith and identity very shameful to have least four incidents since September 6 Amish up to age 74 have allegedly been held down

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    For the close -- Amish communities and rural Ohio piety is prize. And now a broad group has allegedly broken all the rules by at least stripping
    For them it is really a prime public symbol. Of their Amish faith and identity very shameful to have.
    cut in at least four incidents since September 6 Amish up to age 74 have allegedly been held down. As -- long hair and beards were violently hacked away. -- Investigators say Sam mullet and a strange member of the Amish community in berg holds Ohio is the ringleader behind the attacks. Three of the five men arrested are his side Bob commerce
  7. Man Dies in Amish Buggy Crash

    Sat, 19 Nov 2011

    It happened the same day four Amish in court for refusing to place caution emblems on their bodies because that I'm going to Wear that hat for Kinney. Launch and says the Amish have a right to be on the roads to everyone else to slow down we

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    It happened the same day four Amish -- in court for refusing to place caution emblems on their bodies because they say it's against their religion. Here finally was
    hat for Kinney. -- Launch and says the Amish have a right to be on the roads -- to everyone else to slow down we know -- behavior -- what they
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