The Amish know forgiveness

dinopoker · #1 10-05-2006, 04:29 PM

Even if you're not religious, you still have to respect this kind of forgiveness and courage

skunkworks · #2 10-05-2006, 04:53 PM

These people are incredible. I really want to go visit Lancaster now (Lancaster, PA, not Lancaster, CA. No one wants to visit Lancaster, CA).

morphball · #3 10-05-2006, 04:55 PM

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These people are incredible. I really want to go visit Lancaster now (Lancaster, PA, not Lancaster, CA. No one wants to visit Lancaster, CA).

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There is nothing to see or do in Lancaster, PA. Also, the Amish do not like to be gawked at, would you?

Matt Williams · #4 10-05-2006, 04:56 PM

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These people are incredible. I really want to go visit Lancaster now (Lancaster, PA, not Lancaster, CA. No one wants to visit Lancaster, CA).

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Been there, believe me you don't want to visit. The novelty wears off in like 5 mins. After that, you realize you are just in another farm area.

skunkworks · #5 10-05-2006, 04:58 PM

Ok, maybe I'll just go visit Lancaster, CA and stare at the trailers and pretend they're barns.

jba · #6 10-05-2006, 05:13 PM

not necessarily a good thing. There have been several high profile cases of child abuse and molestation within the Amish community lately. These problems are exacerbated by their tendency to resolve conflicts internally without going to the police, and many of the people that commit these crimes end up getting very light punishments - they forgive them easily - and they become chronic abusers.

dinopoker · #7 10-05-2006, 05:24 PM

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not necessarily a good thing. There have been several high profile cases of child abuse and molestation within the Amish community lately. These problems are exacerbated by their tendency to resolve conflicts internally without going to the police, and many of the people that commit these crimes end up getting very light punishments - they forgive them easily - and they become chronic abusers.

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Good is subjective. Nevertheless, you still have to respect them for 'walking the walk' when it comes to their belief. If I was a parent, or even a relative of those little girls I'm not sure I could bring myself to forgive the gunman no matter how religious I may be.

cbloom · #8 10-05-2006, 05:25 PM

I've always respected the way the Amish don't force their kids to follow the lifestyle/religion. They set them free at 18 or something and the kids usually go wild for a year, then it's up to them to move back in and follow the faith or leave for the secular world.

Matt Williams · #9 10-05-2006, 05:25 PM

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Ok, maybe I'll just go visit Lancaster, CA and stare at the trailers and pretend they're barns.

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There you go. And don't forget to turn off anything electrical.

skunkworks · #10 10-05-2006, 05:36 PM

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not necessarily a good thing. There have been several high profile cases of child abuse and molestation within the Amish community lately. These problems are exacerbated by their tendency to resolve conflicts internally without going to the police, and many of the people that commit these crimes end up getting very light punishments - they forgive them easily - and they become chronic abusers.

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I wouldn't say they lead a more enlightened life than we do necessarily, but we could always learn a thing or two from other cultures/religons. That being said, there's usually an aspect of "damn maybe we took this too far" that we should try to avoid... like forgiving child molestors and letting them abuse again.