Amish/Related Articles: Difference between revisions

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Wisconsin v. Yoder [r]: 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision in which it was held that the constitutional rights of the Amish, under the "free exercise of religion" clause, were violated by the state's compulsory school attendance law. ^[e]
National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom [r]: Organization of non-Amish citizens founded (1967) for the purpose of providing legal assistance to members of the Amish religion who had or might come into conflict with state authorities on matters relating to the practice of their religion. ^[e]
Amish Mennonites [r]: Add brief definition or description
Beachy Amish [r]: Add brief definition or description
New Order Amish [r]: Add brief definition or description
Nebraska Amish [r]: Add brief definition or description
Stuckey Amish [r]: Add brief definition or description
Swartzentruber Amish [r]: Add brief definition or description

Sadiron [r]: A household appliance consisting of a forged block of iron with a flat bottom, used beginning in the 18th century for pressing and ironing, now largely obsolete; the precursor to the modern electric steam iron. ^[e]

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