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AMISH PARADISE

The Brave New Swearing, Cage-Fighting, Science-Craving World of Amish: Out of Order

By Tara Ariano at

Most TV specials documenting people living in cloistered communities appeal to audiences by busting out the most shocking details of such people's private lives. (Indeed, the very title of TLC's upcoming Breaking Amish draws a connection from the experiences of their subjects with those of the miscreant leads of a well-known AMC series.) NatGeo's new series Amish: Out of Order is not especially sensationalistic in its treatment of a group of ex-Amish living in Columbia, Missouri, but it still did offer a few surprises to this English. Let's all learn together!

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