Amish

Let Justice Roll Down

Steven Denlinger | Posted 03.21.2008 | Living


Steven Denlinger

My Swiss-German world did not promote cross-cultural values -- most of my schoolmates looked pretty much like me. But something was different about the way my parents raised me.

Of Schoolyard Bullies, Zorro, and Charles Atlas

Steven Denlinger | Posted 11.30.2007 | Living


Steven Denlinger

That is the dark side of being a bookworm. Reading books might help you to imagine what it's like to be a superhero, but it doesn't provide the body required by the role.

Children of Fundamentalism: Why I Hate Caring Communities!

Steven Denlinger | Posted 11.09.2007 | Living


Steven Denlinger

The mind needs freedom to question, which is impossible if constrained by the black and white mindset of fundamentalism. In any religion, excessive control clamps down the pipeline of creativity that feeds the soul.

Los Angeles is on fire! Disaster unearths contradictory memories of my Amish-Mennonite background

Steven Denlinger | Posted 10.25.2007 | Living


Steven Denlinger

My mother called me from Ohio the other night, worried about the fires. She asked me if I was all right. "Sure," I told her. "I'm safe - I live i...

Remembering Lancaster County a Year Later

Carol Hoenig | Posted 10.02.2007 | Living


Carol Hoenig

After witnessing how the Amish forgave the murderer of their children, I see it's a forgiving way of life that most of us cannot fathom.


 

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