Former Amish Faith Healer keeps the faith at 74
Content with life, practice nearly 30 years after trial — Solomon Wickey doesn’t remember much about his trial. At least, that’s what he says. Wickey puts his fingers to his lips and gazes down. His…
Mennonite Farming Death Raises Cultural Questions
GREENWICH, Ohio – Life in Mennonite and Amish communities in northwest Ohio center around family. The children intrinsically know how to please and provide. “If it’s feeding calves, you know, they can do that before…
Are There any Other Ex-Amish Atheists Out There?
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…
Woman leaves Amish but doesn’t cut family ties
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…
Why I Left the Amish
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…
Interview of a {former Amish} Woman (Part 2 of 2)
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…
Religion News: Author of ‘Why I Left the Amish’ to be featured on PBS special
“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…
Interview of a {former Amish} Woman (Part 1 of 2)
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…
Amish journey from homespun to hipster
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…
Ex-Amish woman finding new life
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…