Mennonite Weekly Review

Articles : Amish

Feb. 6 issue

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  Photo by American Experience

  PBS film on Amish made with respect (preview included)

  A landmark documentary on Amish faith and life will debut on PBS at the end of February. The two-hour film is a production of American Experience, television’s most-watched history series.

  The Amish will air at 8 p.m. EST Feb. 28. A 10-minute preview is available at the end of this article.

Jan. 16 issue

• 12 charged in Amish beard cutting

  CLEVELAND — Federal prosecutors have expanded their case against members of a breakaway Amish sect for their roles in shaving the hair and beards of people considered to be their religious enemies.

Dec. 12, 2011 issue

• What if Jesus were Amish?

  On my desk is The Christmas Story by Carol J. Haile and Freiman Stoltzfus, published by Firenze Press, Wyomising, Pa., 2001, 62 pages, $27.95. This is a delightful book that places the birth of Jesus in an Amish setting.

• Ohio Amish consider renegade Bergholz Clan a cult

  In 2008, Amish families in Ohio warned their taxi driver, Robert Comer, to stay away from Sam Mullet, leader of the group now infamous for beard- and hair-cutting attacks.

Dec. 5, 2011 issue

• Seven Amish hair cutters arrested for hate crimes

  Authorities raided the compound of a breakaway Amish group before dawn Nov. 23 in eastern Ohio and arrested seven men on federal hate crime charges for a series of beard- and hair-cutting attacks on other Amish.

Nov. 7, 2011 issue

• For better or worse, Amish in spotlight

  For some, the clip-clop soundtrack of a black buggy is a romantic reminder of how simple life could be. Amish enclaves represent innocent retreat centers, away from the hustle and bustle of complications, rejecting modern conveniences for the sake of community.

• Amish man faces fraud charges in federal court

  An Amish man accused of defrauding investors out of about $16.8 million declined to enter a plea Oct. 27 in federal court in Youngstown, Ohio.

Oct. 24, 2011 issue

• Five Amish hair-cutters charged for Ohio attack

  Five Bergholz Amish clan members accused of forcibly cutting the hair and beards off other Amish in eastern Ohio were arraigned Oct. 12 and charged with kidnapping and aggravated burglary. Both charges carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

Oct. 17, 2011 issue

• Mother cares for son’s Amish victim

  LANCASTER, Pa. — On Oct. 2, 2006, Charles Carl Roberts IV shot 10 Amish schoolgirls before turning the gun on himself. Five girls died. Five others were seriously wounded. The shooting shocked this quiet, rural county and horrified countless outsiders glued to the nonstop media coverage.

• Haircut gang attacks Amish bishops

  An Ohio Amish clan has taken to scissors and battery-powered clippers, forcibly cutting the hair and beards of men and women with whom they have disagreements.

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