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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 09:47 AM Original message |
Sexual Abuse in the Amish Community |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
1. Bush voters. nt |
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Cuban_Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
2. We live among them, and they're not twisted or a 'cult' |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 09:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. how would there be evidence? |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. be honest, they are a cult...just an old one... |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:47 AM Response to Reply #8 |
20. This is very much like Jehovah's Witnesses |
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Harry S Truman (300 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:11 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Buy a clue |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:56 AM Response to Reply #13 |
22. my uncle grabbed a whip from an Amish man beating his horse |
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displacedtexan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
3. I remember reading many years ago about Amish "parenting." |
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goddess40 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:08 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. beat one kid so bad you could see the welts through his jeans |
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noclonyofthechimp (656 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
4. It a sad state of affairs in some communities. I have seen documentaries |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:21 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Wrong group. The Amish aren't polygamists. |
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noclonyofthechimp (656 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 11:15 AM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Thanks for the clarity. Ugh! Polygamy |
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progdonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 11:45 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. seems to be a common mistake... |
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noclonyofthechimp (656 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 01:18 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Great post. One of my clients is a Mormon, and he is very conservative. |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
5. You are trying to indicte an entire group by the acts of a few. |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:00 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. this group specifically cuts off communication with the rest of the world |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:05 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I am more concerned about the bigamist mormon enclaves |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:10 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. the American/Puritan discomfort with sexuality is a big problem |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:18 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. It IS frightening |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:23 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. oh I don't think it specifically an Amish problem but I do think |
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sybylla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 12:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
26. Wrong. Not all Amish communities cut off communication |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:05 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. also...where did I state that I blame all Amish for these crimes? |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:23 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. The abuses you describe should be ended. |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:28 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I don't find it a probem to be disturbed by cultures or groups |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:38 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. That was the implication of you post. NT |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 10:48 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I live in PA and for years I have read and heard about their life |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-04 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
24. Nobody's perfect. |
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