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The Amish versus New York: When vaccine mandates clash with faith

by Kelly Shackelford, opinion contributor - 11/07/26 9:00 AM ET

by Kelly Shackelford, opinion contributor - 11/07/26 9:00 AM ET

Associated Press In this photo made on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, people prepare a horse team to work on a farm in Amish area in Pulaski, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Amish families began settling in New York as early as the 1830s , drawn, like so many before them, by the promise of religious liberty. For nearly two centuries they have farmed the land, built their own schools and asked little of their neighbors. The Supreme Court once called them “good farmers and citizens.”

Today, New York is penalizing them for simply practicing their faith.

The facts are simple.…