News & Facts about This & That
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This page is probably one of the most interesting places you could come to. What you will find here, are links to various articles of facts and email responses that concern the Amish culture and their traditions and beliefs. Enjoy yourself, and don't forget to come back often. You never know when we will post that next piece of News & Facts about This and That.
Being Amish In Knox County
by Claire Beckett, Molly Birkhead & Patricia OwenElla Miller* sits in a soft overstuffed chair, rocking her youngest child to sleep, while another daughter plays nearby on the floor. A third child, four years old, watches her mother quietly from across the small room. Ella, a New Order Amish woman, knows well the misconceptions that the rest of us sometimes have about her people: "Outsiders wonder what we do, but really our lives are very full."
The room is simply furnished- there is a couch and a rocking chair- and despite the family's four children, there are few toys in sight. But the room feels full, and the children do not seem to lack for toys or something to do. "We like to play games in the evening, especially since John is in school now. We play ‘Sorry' and memory games. We feel things like T.V. take away from that time that you would spend with your children. This is why we do not believe in that sort of thing, it's not for a religious reason."
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How easy is it for an Englsih girl to date a former Amish boy? We are often asked the question, "is it better for the former Amish to marry former Amish, or is it ok for former Amish to marry someone who was never Amish?" And the answer to that question obviously varies from one person to another, depending on the person's own experiences. Whatever your answer might be, here is a testimony that was written by an English girl named Tiffany who is in a dating relationship with a former Amish man.
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Adopt-a-Person Ministry: Mosie Shetler and Nixon Family He walked out the door of his farm house and for two miles debated his decision to leave. Eighteen-year-old Mosie, born into an Amish family in upstate New York, one of 12 children, turned from his family and culture because he “knew there had to be more.” With only his clothes and $50, he walked along the country road until another former Amish picked him up in a car and brought him to Ohio where, last summer, our lives intersected.
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Amish Ordinance Letter The Amish all follow a written set of guidelines called the Ordinance Letter. The more conservative the group, the longer the Ordinance Letter. Most of the guidelines have been passed on by the forefathers, however, as outside technology advances, new guidelines are added.
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The True Story of Edward G. Gingerich An Amish man that was convicted of murder after he brutally beat his wife to death in front of his children. Found to be criminally insane, he is now a free man but is he cured? Storry written by By David Lohr
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Harsh judgment on the Amish people? JACK: Joe, I'm sorry but I do not understand your views. If a person believes, he believes and is saved (John 3:16) and if you believe, you will try to live a good life, helping others. None is without sin. I am sure you have sinned and will sin again.
JOE: Jack, The Bible talks about two groups of believers. Group #1 are "head believers" and group #2 are "heart believers"....
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Leave the Amish alone! Why can't you let them live in peace. All I can say is it will be a sad day when they are no more. I guess that's what it will come to one day as people such as yourself just can't let it be. Let it go Joe!
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2006 Nickel Mines, PA School Shooting Read the responses that came from former Amish people who questioned how the Amish were able to forgive the man who walked into a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, PA in 2006 and shot five little girls to death, before killing himself.
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Amish Move Barn By Hand, Kalona IA One. Two. Three. Lift!
Community members, farmers and those just passing through along Highway 22 did a double take Friday as approximately 150 Amish men carried the wooden skeleton of a turkey barn along the shoulder of the roadway.
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News & Testimonies"Ever since you were here in Ypsilanti, we have been enjoying your letters and we do pray for your group and you as well at leased once a week. We select 2 or 3 missionary prayer cards every morning for our devotions and pray for each one. Thank you again for your devotion to your ministry. It's obvious to us that God has given you a tremendous burden and the STRENGTH to endure."
