Monday, September 17, 2012

Beard-Cutting Trial Focuses New Attention On Amish

A curious legal case is playing out in a Cleveland courtroom. Sixteen members of a conservative Amish church group are charged with attacking spiritual transgressors by cutting off their beards. The trial has brought international news coverage to the Amish --- a reclusive population better known as a quaint tourist attraction. So far testimony has mixed allegations of sex and interstate crime, with the religious significance of facial hair.

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Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/09/07/160766888/beard-cutting-trial-focuses-new-attention-on-amish?ft=1&f=1070

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