They maintain distinctive culture patterns in dress, religious practices, and a simple, humble and God-fearing style of living. They are law-abiding and loyal citizens, but they were accused of crimes because their parochial schools do not meet the legal requirements of state bureaucracies. They have lived in relative freedom here for nearly three centuries, and there is scarcely a record of one being convicted of a felony or of accepting welfare from the state. Yet recently some left the United States for Central or South America in search of religious freedom denied them in some of the states. Contributions are needed to support the work of the National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom.
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