I sat down with a Mennonite counselor one day. Mennonites are like Amish, but have vehicles, they are a little more modern. My life changed that day. He taught me that there were other Amish ...

From questioning the use of technology to taking the Bible very seriously, we can learn more than quilt-making and horse-and-buggy riding from these quirky American communities.

Amish people end formal education at the eighth grade, do not hold political office, restrict involvement with outsiders, selectively use modern technologies, and are conscientious objectors to war.