Torah BontragerHow I Celebrated Easter and Good Friday as an Amish American ChildEaster was the only time of year that I was allowed to have shredded wheat. While the adults went hungry all morning, I crushed big…Apr 14, 2021Apr 14, 2021
Torah BontragerFreedom and Democracy Absolutely Fail Children in the USChildren are human beings, not property owned by adults who gave birth to them. We need a movement that acknowledges and enforces the…Feb 8, 2021Feb 8, 2021
Torah BontragerWhy Is STEM Education in the US So Important to Big Tech?The educational and economic fates of Amish children don’t enter the public consciousness. Amish children aren’t part of the equation in…Feb 8, 2021Feb 8, 2021
Torah BontragerThis Is How to Grasp What Education in America Is Really AboutThe very first law about education in what is now the United States was all about making people literate enough to read the Christian…Feb 8, 2021Feb 8, 2021
Torah BontragerThis Is What Happens When Religion Outweighs Children’s RightsFor the Amish, the 1972 US Supreme Court case Wisconsin v. Yoder disputes were about retaining the ability to force a child to work for…Feb 8, 2021Feb 8, 2021
Torah BontragerThis Devastating Lawsuit Destroys Your Right to LearnThe 1972 US Supreme Court case Wisconsin v. Yoder, which specifically denies Amish American children the right to go to school past the…Jan 21, 2021Jan 21, 2021
Torah BontragerAmish Children Play with Dolls Without FacesI spotted it after church services were over. Laura was playing with it. The white miniature-sized, plastic English doll with delicate…Jul 19, 2020Jul 19, 2020
Torah BontragerHow to Deal with Death as an Amish ChildI have no photographic evidence of my existence as an Amish child. Many years later, I learned that graveyards serve as the pictures of my…Jul 13, 2020Jul 13, 2020
Torah Bontrager4 Popular Myths About The Amish (Part 2)Myth #3: Those who exit are “ex-Amish” or no longer Amish.Jul 12, 2020Jul 12, 2020
Torah Bontrager4 Popular Myths About The AmishMyth #1: Amish teens have the freedom to choose whether to remain inside the Church; that’s what rumspringa is for.Jul 12, 2020Jul 12, 2020