Word: amish
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...thoughts in depression in articles in 1963 and 1964. The recipient of virtually all his field's awards, Beck and his 51-year-old daughter Judith Beck, herself an esteemed psychologist, run the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research from a corporate building near Philadelphia. Decorated with handmade Amish quilts, the nonprofit feels more like a rural dentist's office than the headquarters of an international psychology movement. But the institute carefully guards the reputation of cognitive therapy. Because of the organization's influence, it can be difficult for cognitive therapists to get referrals without certification from the institute...
With its narrow, winding roads dotted with horse-drawn buggies and signs for homemade quilts, candles, jams and jellies, Pennsylvania's Amish country in Lancaster County attracts millions of tourists each year. But giant billboards along a main highway call attention to a less appealing local industry. "WELCOME TO LANCASTER ... HOME TO 100'S OF PUPPY MILLS," reads one sign. It was paid for by Last Chance for Animals, a national animal-advocacy organization that opposes commercial breeding facilities where hundreds of puppies are raised in cramped metal cages without proper food, veterinary care and often even fresh...
There have been glitches, however; religious concerns have kept people from getting inoculated, not just in developing countries but also here at home. Five children--all from a group of Amish families in central Minnesota that don't believe in vaccination--developed polio this fall, something that hasn't happened in the U.S. since...
...disappointed by Joel Stein's supposedly humorous essay "What's Next ... with the Amish" [Oct. 24]. The piece had the potential to be informative and insightful about issues facing the Amish--particularly the use of new technology in the community. Stein, however, simply resorted to disrespectful "jokes." Just as it is inappropriate to poke fun at any ethnic minority, it is distasteful to do so with the Amish...
...enjoyed reading about the Amish. I grew up in a similar religious denomination. We believed in living a simple life, without excess or ostentation, and in serving others. We were not a bunch of wacko fundamentalists, contrary to the way many Americans view people who are different from themselves and who don't participate in single-minded consumerism. It was interesting to read about some of the issues the Amish are dealing with. I hope your article helps people see that the Amish face very real human issues in spite of living in relative insularity. I respect the Amish...