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The '''Amish''' are an [[Anabaptist]] [[Christian]] denomination and part of the [[Mennonite]] sect known for rejecting many modern conveniences such as [[electricity]] and [[automobiles]], while adhering to an [[agrarian lifestyle]]. They dress plainly (a compliment is "You look plain") and live apart from mainstream society while resting on the [[Lord's Day]] (Sunday).  There are Amish communities in 32 out of the 50 [[United States]], in 2022, while rapidly growing and expanding into additional states.  "The Amish are one of the fastest-growing population groups in [[America]]," and their population "has more than tripled" in just three decades.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/15/amish-ten-things-you-need-to-know/14111249/</ref>  As of June 2022, the Amish population is estimated to be 373,620.<ref>https://groups.etown.edu/amishstudies/statistics/amish-population-profile-2022/</ref> By 2024, Ohio's booming Amish population surpassed Pennsylvania's.

The '''Amish''' are an [[Anabaptist]] [[Christian]] denomination and part of the [[Mennonite]] sect known for rejecting many modern conveniences such as [[electricity]] and [[automobiles]], while adhering to an [[agrarian lifestyle]]. They dress plainly (a compliment is "You look plain") and live apart from mainstream society while resting on the [[Lord's Day]] (Sunday).  There are Amish communities in 32 out of the 50 [[United States]], in 2022, while rapidly growing and expanding into additional states.  "The Amish are one of the fastest-growing population groups in [[America]]," and their population "has more than tripled" in just three decades.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/15/amish-ten-things-you-need-to-know/14111249/</ref>  As of June 2022, the Amish population is estimated to be 373,620.<ref>https://groups.etown.edu/amishstudies/statistics/amish-population-profile-2022/</ref> By 2024, Ohio's booming Amish population surpassed Pennsylvania's.

The Amish are a leaders in establishing rights of religious liberty, mentioned in more than about 1,000 court cases as of Jan. 23, 2022 (roughly half federal and half in state court).  Most of the cases concern challenges to regulations of their farms, but some implicate the [[Second Amendment]] and other rights.  One example was an unsuccessful motion to dismiss a federal indictment in [[Pennsylvania]] of an Amish man for allegedly "dealing in firearms without a license ... in violation of the Gun Control Act, specifically, title 18, United States Code, Section 922(a)(1)(A) and 924(a)(1)(D)."  ''United States v. King'', No. 5:22-cr-00215-001, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 224929, at *1 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 14, 2022)

The Amish are a leaders in establishing rights of religious liberty, mentioned in more than about 1,000 court cases as of Jan. 23, 2022 (roughly half federal and half in state court).  Most of the cases concern challenges to regulations of their farms, but some implicate the [[Second Amendment]] and other rights.  One example was an unsuccessful motion to dismiss a federal indictment in [[Pennsylvania]] of an Amish man for allegedly "dealing in firearms without a license ... in violation of the Gun Control Act, specifically, title 18, United States Code, Section 922(a)(1)(A) and 924(a)(1)(D)."  ''United States v. King'', No. 5:22-cr-00215-001, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 224929, at *1 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 14, 2022).

Amish live "[[off-the-grid]]" without use of electricity, which [[liberal]]s ostensibly prefer yet hypocritically rarely do themselves, and even impose regulations making it difficult to live this way.  Amish do not participate in [[Social Security]] (they obtained an exemption due to their religious beliefs) and also generally do not attend school beyond 8th grade but continue to learn by reading throughout their lives.  Their ancestors were [[German]]-speaking [[Swiss]] who arrived in eastern [[Pennsylvania]] in the 1700s, and more came over in the 1800s.  The now-largest Amish settlement (148 large families today) west of the [[Mississippi River]] was from [[Switzerland]] to Kolona in southeastern [[Iowa]], in 1846.<ref name="Trib">https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-08-09-8801210505-story.html</ref>  Many Amish people speak [[Pennsylvania Dutch]], a dialect of [[German language|German]].

Amish live "[[off-the-grid]]" without use of electricity, which [[liberal]]s ostensibly prefer yet hypocritically rarely do themselves, and even impose regulations making it difficult to live this way.  Amish do not participate in [[Social Security]] (they obtained an exemption due to their religious beliefs) and also generally do not attend school beyond 8th grade but continue to learn by reading throughout their lives.  Their ancestors were [[German]]-speaking [[Swiss]] who arrived in eastern [[Pennsylvania]] in the 1700s, and more came over in the 1800s.  The now-largest Amish settlement (148 large families today) west of the [[Mississippi River]] was from [[Switzerland]] to Kolona in southeastern [[Iowa]], in 1846.<ref name="Trib">https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-08-09-8801210505-story.html</ref>  Many Amish people speak [[Pennsylvania Dutch]], a dialect of [[German language|German]].