About Amish

Preface of "If You Promise You Won't Tell"

Published: August 9, 2020

Preface of the Memoir If You Promise You Won’t Tell There are frequently irreconcilable conflicts between loyalty to our parents and being true[...]
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Creativity During the Pandemic

Published: August 2, 2020

At long last, I am back writing for this blog. As I start out, I don’t yet know where this post is going,[...]
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To Sacrifice or not to Sacrifice

Published: April 15, 2020

In my last post, I wrote about the attitude in some Amish communities regarding the refusal to change their traditions in response to[...]
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We're All in this Together

Published: April 5, 2020

How do we gain perspective on the sudden changes that have been thrust upon us in the past month by the pandemic? This[...]
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When We Read the Signs

Published: February 25, 2020

It has been three full, challenging, and rewarding weeks since last I wrote on this blog. The next day I started my new[...]
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Change in Amish Education? A Mennonite Ponzi Scheme, and a New Venture

Published: February 2, 2020

I came across a story last night that I’m hoping is a sign that some Amish are beginning to think about educating their[...]
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Amish Man Sentenced to 38-76 Years in Prison for Child Sexual Abuse

Published: January 27, 2020

On Friday David and I attended the sentencing of David Smucker in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, along with several other victim advocates. So often in[...]
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A Report Revealing Incest, Rape, Abuse, and Cover-Up in Amish Country

Published: January 21, 2020

A recent article in Cosmopolitan Magazine by investigative reporter Sarah McClure, has given voice to those who have been sexually abused and silenced[...]
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The Last Known Amish in Europe

Published: January 10, 2020

Recently Pamela Lakits asked: “Why are there no more Amish in Europe? Could it have been possible that they all found their way[...]
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Happy New Decade!

Published: January 7, 2020

I hope you have all had a good start for our new year and decade. David and I enjoyed our holidays, and I[...]
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A Parent's Worst Nightmare

Published: December 17, 2019

Last night I read a bizarre story that happened in upstate New York, near the Pennsylvania border. An Amish three-year-old leaned against an[...]
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Ten Year Anniversary, Part II

Published: November 26, 2019

Today I continue providing links to blog posts I wrote in previous years. You can click on the photos to enlarge them in[...]
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Saloma Miller Furlong Author and Speaker

Saloma Miller Furlong
Author and Speaker