Amish Education and Schooling

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Debunking some Speech Myths

Byerik
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The Amish don’t use ‘thee’, ‘thine’, or ‘thou’, as you might think after watching Weird Al’s video. Neither do they speak like Alexander Godunov or Jan Rubes did in Witness. Check that, at least one Amishman today does–but he was born in Germany and converted to the faith in his 20’s. They mostly speak English like any rural Americans would.  Though you could say there…

Uncommon Grace

Byerik

Three months on, and the accolades and articles continue to pour out lauding the Nickel Mines Amish. What a powerful example. Powerful because in their forgiveness of the killer, they gave up all claim of moral superiority. The Amish were essentially saying that yes, we hurt, but we will heal.  We will forgive–that is always the first step. This was not the first time the…