I am a formerly Amish atheist. Life can get a little lonely when there’s no other person that you know of that shares your background and your skepticism. This post is a shout-out to ex-Amish… 

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — Esther Miller found a calling in her strong hands. They are bringing relief to the aching muscles of her clients at Hutchinson’s Anointed Massage. The 24-year-old Miller can’t believe how her life is… 

CLINTON – At age 20, Saloma Furlong stepped onto the night train out of Cleveland in a desperate attempt to escape her life among the Amish. In that moment, “It was both very exhilarating and… 

The following article was taken from If Meadows Speak. Author and interviewer, Tammy, has graciously given us permission to repost her interview with Deborah (not her real name, for the sake of protection), a former… 

“There are two ways to leave the Amish — one is through life and the other through death,” writes author Saloma Miller Furlong, who grew up in an Amish community in Ohio. “To leave through… 

The following article was taken from If Meadows Speak. Author and interviewer, Tammy, has graciously given us permission to repost her interview with Deborah (not her real name, for the sake of protection), a former… 

Miriam Jones doesn’t waste time analyzing how an Amish girl in long skirts and bonnets went on to become the owner of a salon in the heart of Echo Park’s hipster enclave. In her first… 

HARLINGEN — Emma Gingerich reached the age of 15 without ever having used a computer or talking on a telephone. She never studied history or geography; for her, the earth was still flat. The life… 

“Why I Left the Amish,” shows a smiling second-grader with bright dark eyes. The story she tells, however, is anything but a simple tale of a happy childhood… FULL STORY >>>

by Jennifer Johnson • Daily NewsPublished/Last Modified on Monday, November 15, 2010 9:16 AM CST After years of living in an Amish community, Anna Dee Olson said she had to leave or commit suicide to…