tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310657230805051362.post5325204051709771141..comments2024-03-23T12:22:01.629-04:00Comments on True Amish Stories: The Simple Life and Freedom to Choose?Brenda Nixon, Author and Speakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11052093071339488784noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310657230805051362.post-21641413022361854352014-10-01T18:04:49.052-04:002014-10-01T18:04:49.052-04:00Joseph Miller said it very well. Joseph Miller said it very well. Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883782402791353058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310657230805051362.post-6924542137966254052014-07-07T14:20:58.918-04:002014-07-07T14:20:58.918-04:00*Smile* yes Richard not depending on the governmen...*Smile* yes Richard not depending on the government is good for one's dignity and self-reliance. Many Amish live off the grid, and - contrary to popular belief - many pay taxes.Brenda Nixon, Author and Speakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052093071339488784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310657230805051362.post-59934874947134981932014-07-05T22:53:07.648-04:002014-07-05T22:53:07.648-04:00Staying as far way from the gov can be a very heal...Staying as far way from the gov can be a very healthy thing!<br /><br />Richardtrumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379869475899318079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310657230805051362.post-25347829209335659152014-06-30T07:59:04.110-04:002014-06-30T07:59:04.110-04:00Thanks for being a willing learner about this cult...Thanks for being a willing learner about this culture. It's wonderful that you're becoming friends with ex-Amish & making your "classroom" in Holmes County, Ohio. I'm happy to pass along what I've learned.Brenda Nixon, Author and Speakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052093071339488784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310657230805051362.post-63719655051017071972014-06-29T13:29:18.619-04:002014-06-29T13:29:18.619-04:00My eyes were truly opened to some very troubling s...My eyes were truly opened to some very troubling secrets about the Amish when I became friends with many ex-Amish. My perception of what I saw and what was reality was as different as day and night. My friend, Brenda Nixon, also shared with me some of the vast differences that each Amish group is to live by. The majority of my time has been spent in Holmes County where I hVe met and made friends with so many ex Amish and some that are still bible reading, teaching, studying, blood bought, wonderful children of God, Amish. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310657230805051362.post-45472818421257772372014-06-25T14:15:15.518-04:002014-06-25T14:15:15.518-04:00Having been Amish, this really resonates with me. ...Having been Amish, this really resonates with me. Couldn't have said it better than Joseph (whom I know personally) did. I often yearn for the years between about age 10 and age 22 back... even if I may then have made some mistakes I didn't make otherwise, at least they would have been MY mistakes. As it was, my every act and decision was influenced or extracted by the over-ruling, over-powering "spiritual" leaders who were anything but protectors of justice and peace. Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13557559145749196531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310657230805051362.post-27076859220935656172014-06-25T13:18:16.640-04:002014-06-25T13:18:16.640-04:00Thanks Mommacee. When I hear from former Amish who...Thanks Mommacee. When I hear from former Amish who feel I've adequately been their "voice" it's tremendously affirming to me. Brenda Nixon, Author and Speakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052093071339488784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3310657230805051362.post-80392577582399770932014-06-25T10:30:08.610-04:002014-06-25T10:30:08.610-04:00Well said....I weary of trying to explain the deep...Well said....I weary of trying to explain the deeper reasons of why I left without sounding as of I just wanted more "things" that weren't allowed in the Amish Mennonite church. The spiritual darkness is usually not seen to a "romanticizing" outsider....Mommaceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871730981779993333noreply@blogger.com