| | [[File:Amish farm morristown new york.jpg|right|thumb|250px|An Amish farm near Morristown, New York.]] | | [[File:Amish farm morristown new york.jpg|right|thumb|250px|An Amish farm near Morristown, New York.]] |
| − | 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, and Amish country is the #2 most visited location in Ohio with 4 million tourist visits annually.<ref>One site ranks Amish country as the #5 best to visit in [[Pennsylvania]]. [https://www.touropia.com/best-places-to-visit-in-pennsylvania/]</ref> |
| | 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). |