(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 ...

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LOS ANGELES – Television is not part of the traditional Amish world. But the Amish are now part of television, like it or not. "Amish in the City" (search) gives five young adults the chance to ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GOSHEN — The Amish culture has never been captured in its authenticity with permission from the individuals in the photos until ...

Despite their chaste, old-fashioned ways, the Amish have been titillating the contemporary imagination for years. First there was Kelly McGillis playing a young Amish woman in the 1985 movie Witness.

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 ...