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Trouble in Amish Paradise

Trouble In Amish Paradise

An extraordinary insight into the secretive world of the Old Order Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

When two radical Amish men, Ephraim and Jesse Stoltzfus, start to question some of the most fundamental aspects of their Amish culture, they face excommunication from their church and total rejection by their friends and family.

Released 2009. Director: Andrew Tait. TV documentary

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  • Wiz

    Ephraim is a very likable guy…and this doc is serious and not trying to sensationalize.

  • Atheist Anarchist

    Wow. This was great. Very enlightening. My heart goes out to the little girl and their family & friends.

  • http://www.madsenblog.dk Madsen

    Taking your kid off chemotherapy and rely on God to heal her…that’s just bad parenting.

    Interesting doc though…

    • Atheist Anarchist

      I’d like to point out that they did not take her off chemo, and I’m not sure where you got that idea from. But yeah, faith healing is an atrocity.

  • http://www.madsenblog.dk Madsen

    @Atheist Anarchist : Ephraim wanted to take her off chemo, but the state wouldn’t allow him to…it says so in the doc.

  • SophE

    So would they be mennonite? I live in lancaster county and there are an abundance of mennonites.

  • abc

    I envy them the part where they live on a farm in close, helpful community, without modern, unnecessary home entertainment centers. Which ironicly they use anyway (not the entertainment centers, but ”modern” stuff in general).

    But on the other hand. I love this documentary. It’s really of good example of how you can control people. Keep them uneducated and keep them in fear. In this case fear of throwing them out of the community. That is the only way church based communities can function. And human race in general. We don’t want the government, yet we need it, ’cause we need someone to make decisions for us.

    And praying for someones health while he’s on medication is just nonsense. Try no drugs and then let’s see what god’s will is.

    Is it just me, or is Ephram a real dush? He didn’t need the set of rules anymore, ’cause now he has bible, full of new rules. And he’s not able to realize, he needs more than just God if he wants to survive in this World on his own.

    • http://profile.yahoo.com/UNLGE6VAQ7BHGGU3PL2GBRH6IY Kimberly

      He did try it. The state wouldn’t let him.
      And no he does not need more then God, because God really is all you need. He will provide for you. “The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, Blessed be the name of the Lord”. It may not be your belief, but it’s theirs.

  • susan

    He tries really hard not to have to work, says he wants God to provide. God helps those who help themselves. If the guy put all that energy he uses trying NOT to work into a job his family wouldn’t have to do without. And let’s all be honest, taking her off chemo to try faith healing was all about money, I think he wanted her off because if she stays on he might have to actually get a job. Gods work STARTS by taking care of your family, he needs to man up.

    • http://profile.yahoo.com/UNLGE6VAQ7BHGGU3PL2GBRH6IY Kimberly

      Are you serious? First of all, if he didn’t want to work then maybe he would have saved all the money from the sale of his house instead of donating it and buying things that will help him bring Glory to God’s name. If he didn’t want to work, then he wouldn’t be standing on corners preaching the Gospel to people, just as the Bible states. How would taking his daughter off chemo get him MONEY?!?!? How does that even make sense??

      Where in the Bible does it say “God helps those who help themselves”? or that “God’s work STARTS by taking care of your family”? The first thing was actually said by Ben Franklin. The Bible tries to teach us to rely FULLY on God. That is what he is trying to do, rely on the Lord, and letting Him direct his path. You don’t have to agree with it, but you also have no right to put this man down because he doesn’t do things or believe the same things you do.