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This buggy in southeastern Minnesota, likely belonging to the Old Order or Swartzentruber Amish, is very plain and lacks the orange safety triangles or reflective tape that more liberal Amish have agreed to use.

Incarnation/Sagrado Corazón is just a mile away from the George Floyd memorial at the intersection of 38th and Chicago where Floyd was murdered in South Minneapolis. Lake Street to the north bore the brunt of the damage from destructive riots and…

The Minnesota Department of Health's guidelines for minimal Hmong funeral proceedings that still adequately honor tradition and the dead.

Mount Zion congregants and clergy gathered with Black community leaders as part of a Black-Jewish dialogue program. They are pictured outside of the Summit Avenue Temple in protest against the oppression of Black South Africans under apartheid…

These Amish buggies in southern Minnesota do not have the orange and red triangle that slow moving vehicles typically use. A group of Minnesota Amish went to court over the signs, claiming they burdened their religious beliefs.

A group of Amish men working together to build a new barn demonstrates Amish self-reliance.

The conscience clause of the Minnesota Constitution guarantees any citizen the freedom to practice their religion "according to the dictates of his conscience" as long as it doesn't interfere with public peace or safety.

An example of mulch basin gray water treatment systems.

Around 5,000 Amish live in Minnesota, concentrated in Fillmore County along the state's border with Iowa.

As teenagers, Amish youth enter a period called Rumspringa, when they increase their social activity and decide whether to join the Amish church. A lower percentage of New Order Amish decide to join the church than with the Old Order Amish.