- The Amish are a devout, very traditional Christian faith dating back to the 1500s. They value simple living, plain clothes, close church and family relationships, limited use of modern conveniences, ...

A July 10 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a screenshot of a headline that claims an array of diagnoses are not present in a certain religious population. “New Study Finds Zero ...

We are continuing our list of autism facts and statistics: autism rates in Amish, countries that don’t vaccinate and more with a historical one. Three hundred years ago, a small Amish community ...

Plenty of research shows that children in the Amish community in the United States are diagnosed with diseases such as cancer and diabetes, contrary to a claim online suggesting the sect’s avoidance ...

They don't pay taxes or contribute to the economy outside their little, closed circles. They don't pay in to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid, but benefit from them. Their buggies carve up roads ...

A young woman has told how she has fled the Amish community and had her haircut and wore a pair of jeans for the first time. Alisha Green, 26, was a generational member of the Amish and Mennonite ...

Claims on social media that the Amish population has not been affected by COVID-19 are false. Such claims have been used to suggest that vaccines are futile. Sign up here. "Vaccines are worthless.

One of the widespread beliefs about causes of autism is that vaccination can cause it. This discussion has divided the population around the globe among those who are pro-vaccine and those who are ...

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, online skeptics questioned health officials' attempts to stop the spread of COVID-19. In recent months, social media users are using the Amish, a ...