Salvation Crystal Clear, By Pennsylvania
I’m a sixty-six year old Amish man; we have ten children and forty some grandchildren. I really appreciated your story titled “Salvation Crystal Clear.” The Amish Voice just came the other day, and I was…
A Partial Gospel, By Indiana
Dear Amish Voice, It was with interest (and disgust) that I read Moses Schrock’s article on forgiveness in the January Amish Voice. A partial gospel is a lie. Jesus said, I am the way, the…
Bloom Where You Were Planted, By Ohio
Dear Amish Voice, We cannot agree with all your writings. The Christian life is not just an easy downhill ride. Consider 1 Peter 4:18. Also 2 Corinthians 11:13-15. I am not saying only Amish will…
Pennsylvania Court Attempts to Censor Social Media Exposure of Former Amish Mom Fighting to Get Kids Back
NEW WILMINGTON, PA – A mother who is fighting the Child Protective Service system to get her children back was threatened during a mediation hearing last week. Elizabeth Byler of Pennsylvania, who grew up in…
Trial of man charged with sexually assaulting Amish girls will stay in Bucks County
BUCKS, PA – A Bucks County judge has denied defense attorneys’ request to move the child sexual assault trial of Lee Kaplan out of the county. Kaplan, 52, of Feasterville is slated to go to…
Minnesota Amish Community Fights Wastewater Rules
ST. PAUL, MN – Members of a southeastern Minnesota Amish community claim in court that municipal and state wastewater ordinances forcing them to install treatment systems violate their religious beliefs against modern conveniences. Ammon Swartzentruber,…
Amish migration sparks safety concerns in Essex County
REBER, NY — Midnight is dark in this remote stretch of fertile landscape, where country lanes creep through fields ringed with misty mountains. Motorists must combat a thicket of possible difficulties that only magnify at…
Marlene Miller, former majorette, tells of her rare conversion to Amish religion
DOVER, OH – Marlene C. Miller was able to forgive the father who beat her and the mother who let him after she gave her life over to God. Her conversion occurred after her Amish…
Sen. Shirkey won’t support Amish buggy registration
COLDWATER, MI – This area’s state Senator Mike Shirley will not pick up or vote for legislation to require a fee registration for horse-drawn vehicles, namely Amish buggies. Past proposals have died in prior sessions,…
Amish man charged with indecent assault
MONTOUR, PA — A member of the Amish sect allegedly indecently assaulted two girls several times over a more than six-year period. Amos Stoltzfus Lapp, 43, of 170 Hillside Road, faces two counts of aggravated…