Can Amish divorce? Remarry?
In this new video I look at Amish beliefs on marriage, divorce, separation, and marrying again.
Do Amish permit divorce? What about remarriage? Are there unhappy marriages and what happens? Runtime 4:22.
English Friend Helps Promote Benefit Dinner For Michigan Amish Family
Last year a Michigan Amish family of nine were struck by a car while traveling by buggy. Sadly, the father has died of his injuries. Now the community is having a benefit dinner for the family, and an English friend is promoting it online. Here’s the information via the Facebook post: Our Amish neighbors in Hale are having a benefit dinner for the family of…
8 Amish Stories You Might Have Missed
Stories from around the Amish world that you may have missed, October edition (though some stories may be dated from earlier than October if I missed them as well 🙂 ). Church lunch, Amish and the 2020 election, Amish using Craigslist, and the question of whether the Amish are environmentalists are among the topics this month. Enjoy! 1. Church Lunches – Lovina Eicher responds…
Amish News Roundup: Basketball Fans, Deer Poaching & Another Fire
Today a grab bag of eight Amish news stories from the past days and weeks. Let’s dive right in. 1. Amish Basketball Fans (Topeka, Indiana)Â – Do Amish follow sports? Some do, particularly youth in some places. Last month I was working on my laptop in a local gas station in Lancaster County, when several Amish teens came in to charge a battery…and as you can…
On-Camera Interview with Amishman Joseph Yoder (Part 1)
Joseph Yoder is an Amishman who works in the furniture industry in the community at Arthur, Illinois. Local news station WCIA had the chance to do an on-camera interview with Joseph. They’ve released it in two parts. Joseph of course had to consent to do the interview on camera. Not too typical, but it sounds like he might wish to further public education about his people…
Can Amish Divorce? Remarry?
Erik, you shared some great points. Amish do have many of the same challenges we English do.
Oftentimes many people tend to idealize Amish and their lifestyle. They are human like the rest of us. As a result, everything isn’t always perfect or imperfect.
Thank you Pat. Good points. I think it’s really easy for people to idealize from a distance and I can’t really blame them if they’ve only experienced the Amish from far off. Meeting and getting to know the people helps remind they are human too.
Can Amish divorce? Remarry?
You’ve made some good points also, Erik. Since we’ve been around them for numerous years, we definitely don’t idealize them. Frankly there was a time we did more so than we have for quite awhile now. As I’m always stating—there’s good and bad Amish and English both.
Awesome content and insights that everyone can refer through it.