CRITICAL MASS

The Future of the Amish

Despite their chaste, old-fashioned ways, the Amish have been titillating the contemporary imagination for years. First there was Kelly McGillis playing a young Amish woman in the 1985 movie Witness. Then the 2002 documentary Devil's Playground portrayed Amish girls — and boys — gone wild. The 2004 reality series Amish in the City featured five young people...

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