By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Religion can unite folks. It can also divide them. It can also make them do some crazy things. Just ask the Amish. A federal grand jury in Cleveland on Wednesday issued a seven-count indictment charging 10 men and 2 women who are part of an Amish breakaway group with federal crimes…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The Amish beard-cutting saga grows stranger and stranger. Talking Points Memo now reports that, along with scissors and clippers, federal agents also found evidence of marijuana and cocaine during a raid on the compound of the beard-cutting suspects. As previously reported, the FBI investigated possible hate crimes among the Amish community…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com From an outsider’s viewpoint, the Amish are known for their food products and beards and cultural simplicity. Now comes the FBI. Station WKYC reports that the FBI is investigating crimes in eastern Ohio involving Amish-on-Amish incidents, including beard cutting. WKYC reported that the FBI is looking into whether hate crimes are…
