Give the current administration credit. It's managed to energize American politics in the most unlikely places. And as I know from personal experience, and from a campaign a long time ago in an ...

Since the 1800s, Old Colony Mennonites have conducted their lives far away from the rest of society. The most insular and conservative sect of the Mennonite Church, they reject mainstream schooling, ...

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I’ve wandered through church traditions the way my family has migrated across the geography of the Americas. My mother came from Costa Rica, my father from Colombia. My sister and I were born in Los ...

The close-knit group that shuns modern technology has adapted to the changing world by selling what the people want: sticky buns and cappuccino Those of us who live in the Philadelphia area are used ...

The Mennonite population being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of churches worldwide with varied beliefs and leadership structures — and with ...

Deforestation in Paraguay is forcing the people of the Ayoreo tribe to leave land they have occupied for generations. Video courtesy of Survival International <a href ...

The "new Panama Canal"—that's how some are hailing a highway now under construction in South America that spans the continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Bi-Oceanic Corridor cuts through ...

Pacifism is a fundamental part of the Mennonite tradition, but in Mexico, 60,000 farmers of that faith have recently found themselves in a rather surprising Mad Max-esque scenario. Well, there’s no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The “new Panama Canal” – that’s how some are hailing a highway now under construction in South America that spans the continent, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Location: Valle Nuevo, Mexico This is a Mennonite community in southern Mexico toiling the land in the name of their ...