The Township calls this a “recurring issue”: people – it seems they mean primarily Amish people – building structures such as horse barns without following the rules. The current matter involves a man in East Earl Township Earl Township* (Lancaster County, PA), reported a few days ago at Lancaster Online. *Corrected: the township in question is Earl, which is not the same as East Earl….
That’s according to one letter to the editor appearing at Lancaster Online – from a local person living in the heart of Lancaster County, PA. The letter-writer, Dennis, sounds fed up with what he describes as Amish e-transport riders being “oblivious” to traffic. And he has a few things to say about what he’s seen on local roads. I have heard of backlash to e-scooters…
We’ve been following the story of the Amish schools who faced fines reaching six figures for failing to adhere to New York’s vaccine requirement for school age children. The children in question were Amish, and the schools in question were Amish-run schools. Previously, New York provided a religious exemption, but that ended in 2019. The Amish in turn rejected the requirement to make sure their…
The mayor of a village in Tioga County, New York is drawing attention to a complaint that has existed for a long time – that Amish contractors don’t have to follow the same rules as non-Amish contractors. More: WAVERLY — After tempers flared last month during a Town of Barton meeting in which contentions arose from whether the Amish should be required to obtain building…
Back in March, we looked at the case of three New York Amish schools which were fined a six-figure sum for refusing to comply with state vaccination requirements. In 2019, the three schools were each hit with fines in the tens of thousands of dollars, for a total of $118,000. Just to be clear, these fines concern unvaccinated Amish children attending Amish-owned, Amish-run private schools…
In one corner of the Buckeye State, the matter of paying for road repairs has put the spotlight on the Amish. Williams County, Ohio is seeking to raise funds for road maintenance – via a $5 license plate fee increase. But what about the Amish, who in Ohio – like most states – aren’t required to have plates on their buggies? Williams County locals are…
There’s a new deep-dive story providing more layers to the Amos Miller raw milk saga, by Bethany Rodgers of USA Today. There are a lot of interesting insights here – and views from “both sides” of the issue. I recommend reading the whole thing (link at bottom). Here are some highlights, along with my comments. The Power of Amos Miller’s Products About people’s passion for…
A federal appeals court has upheld a decision requiring Amish school children to be vaccinated in New York. These are not Amish children who attend public schools. These are Amish children attending Amish-owned and operated schools. Religious objections do not work here, according to the Second Circuit court ruling. From Courthouse News: MANHATTAN (CN) — A New York State law requiring Amish students to receive…
I covered the recent Amos Miller case update in a video which has gotten close to 100,000 views at this point. A lot of comments on that video challenged the idea that anyone ever fell ill from Amos Miller’s products. Some seemed to suggest that there was no issue with Miller’s products whatsoever. That surprised me. But was that actually the case? So I take…
This past week brought news that a decades-long dispute over sewer grid connections in northwest Pennsylvania is ending – with a victory for the Amish. The US Department of Justice has intervened to prevent Sugar Grove Township from forcing Amish families to use electricity to connect to the local sewer grid. It’s being seen as a win for religious freedom. Via the Warren, PA Times-Observer:…