The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) religious series,
Compass, has just aired an hour long program on the Amish of Lancaster, PA, entitled, "Leaving Amish Paradise," which tells the story of two families that have left the Amish community to join an evangelical church that evangelizes the Amish (
here). The families were excommunicated by their Amish community. While the program provides insights into the Amish way of life and thinking, it projects a somewhat negative tone about them—in part because it depends on former Amish for information about the Amish. Since we have an Amish community here in Lewis County, programs such as this help us to better understand them as our neighbors. Happy viewing!
P.S. The show is also on
YouTube - just search for the title,"Leaving Amish Paradise."
