61. Rural Reality : Bontrager Statement In a letter to Leslie Moonves, President of CBS, about the proposed reality show“amish in the City”, an amish leader wrote, “Our religion is very sacred http://www.ruralstrategies.org/ruralreality/bontrager_statement.html

Home Take Action Who We Are Learn More the Amish ... Press Coverage The opposition to the Amish show seems even more powerful than the one that has grounded the prospects of a new " Beverly Hillbillies New York Times March 4, 2004 Statement of National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom Willow Street, Pennsylvania February 20, 2004 In a letter to Leslie Moonves, President of CBS, about the proposed reality show “Amish in the City”, an Amish leader wrote, “Our religion is very sacred and precious to us. We are very concerned and very much opposed to having the Amish used as subject material for any movie or television production We consider this a serious infringement on our privacy. We plea that you give serious consideration to this matter and respect the Amish by discontinuing your plans to air this offensive and potentially misleading and denigrating TV series.” Should not that sincere message be enough to cause CBS and UPN to scuttle the proposed program? So far it is not. In my efforts to convey by telephone the concerns of the Amish, and many others, about the proposed show, I encountered gatekeepers who callously and condescendingly denied me access to the executives of CBS and UPN. That treatment and the public relations statement from the Executive VP of Public Relations for UPN, Joanna Lowry, convinced me that CBS does not wish to know of the anguish of a religious group that once more will be ridiculed. I tend to agree with those who think that the proposed reality series would likely be a boring disappointment. While the Amish have decided to limit and control their use of the technology and social practices that are available in our culture, they are not naïve and ignorant about all that is out there in the world. But whether the show would succeed or flop is not the point. The issues a responsible news and entertainment corporation should address include:

62. Rural Reality : Letter From Amish Leader To Moonves As representatives of the various amish Communities, we strongly plea that you respectthe amish and not use the amish or their religion and culture as subject http://www.ruralstrategies.org/ruralreality/ltr_moonves.html

Home Take Action Who We Are Learn More the Amish ... Press Coverage The opposition to the Amish show seems even more powerful than the one that has grounded the prospects of a new " Beverly Hillbillies New York Times March 4, 2004 The Amish leader who authored this letter gave permission to Herman Bontrager, Secretary/Treasurer of The National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom , to make this letter available to the press or others to help in the cause of objecting to the proposed reality show on the Amish. The Amish Leader granted permission with the understanding that his name would not be revealed. February 12, 2004 Mr. Leslie Moonves, President CBS Television Television City 7800 West Beverly Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90036 Dear Sir, It was brought to our attention that you are proposing a TV Reality Series, “Amish and the City”, in which you are proposing to expose some Amish teenagers to television and other modern conveniences and film their reactions to exposure to the modern society. You are proposing to air this TV series later this summer. Our religion is very sacred and precious to us. We are very concerned and very much opposed to having the Amish used as subject material for any movie or television production. The Amish wish to live a quiet and peaceful life and do not appreciate the added attention and unwanted publicity this TV series will bring to the Amish Communities.

63. Amish Sue Health Agency, Say Rules Violate Religious Freedom -- Beliefnet.com amish Sue Health Agency, Say Rules Violate Religious Freedom. By ChristinaDenny religion News Service. (RNS) Five amish farmers in http://www.beliefnet.com/story/133/story_13327_1.html

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64. Congressmen, Amish Protest Unreality Series (washingtonpost.com) He has not yet received a response. Our religion is very sacred andprecious to us, the amish leader wrote. We are very concerned http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59331-2004Feb20.html

thisNode = 'style/columns/tvcolumn'; commercialNode =''; var SA_Message="SACategory=" + thisNode; PRINT EDITION Subscribe to NEWS OPINION ... REAL ESTATE SEARCH: Top 20 E-mailed Articles washingtonpost.com Style TV Column Congressmen, Amish Protest Unreality Series By Lisa de Moraes Saturday, February 21, 2004; Page C01 "Sex and the City" calls it quits tomorrow, just as things are getting really hot for "Amish in the City." And not in a good way. Yesterday morning, Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) staged a news conference on a farm in Lancaster County to blast UPN's plans for a reality series in which 16-year-old members of the Amish community leave their families to join non-Amish teenagers in a house in a city yet to be determined. Casting reps for UPN are scouring Amish communities for five teenagers willing to participate in the program, tentatively called "Amish in the City." Pitts also drafted a letter, signed by 50 other members of Congress, to CBS CEO Leslie Moonves, who also oversees UPN, and to Viacom President and CEO Mel Karmazin (Viacom owns both networks), suggesting that if UPN airs the program, they are bigots. And an Amish leader in Pennsylvania has sent a letter to Moonves imploring him to scrap the project. He has not yet received a response.

65. Religion Refdesk.com American Baptist Churches USA; amish National Committee for amishReligious Freedom; Atheism Web, The; Baha i Information; Baha i World http://www.refdesk.com/factrel.html

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66. Amish Resources - The Ohio State University Libraries Topics include bibliographies. National Committee For amish Religious Freedom. The Plain Folk The amish and Mennonites. Topics include religion. http://www.lib.ohio-state.edu/ghumweb/comparative/amish/amishindex.htm

If you have trouble accessing this page, contact Marti Alt at alt.1@osu.edu Link to OSCAR Link to Online Resources General Resources Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (10 th Edition) American Heritage Dictionary ... HOME Bibliographies and Online Catalogs OSCAR Anabaptist Bibliography 1520-1630 Annotated Bibliography on the Amish; an annotated bibliography of source materials pertaining to the Old Order Amish Mennonites Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL) ... HOME Indexes Academic Search Premier Academic Universe (Lexis/Nexis) AGRICOLA via WebSPIRS America: History and Life ... A Matter of Fact: Includes agriculture, Ohio Amish, and health MEDLINE MLA International Bibliography Music Index Newspaper Source ... HOME Periodicals JSTOR The Mennonite Quarterly Review OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center (EJC) Oxford Journals Online ... HOME Statistics Business and Industry A Matter of Fact LexisNexis Statistical World Almanac and Book of Facts ... HOME Legislation/Legal Issues LexisNexis Academic LexisNexis Congressional GPO Monthly Catalog Index to Legal Periodicals and Books ... HOME Web Sites About the Amish . Topics include: Ohio, bibliographies.

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68. Mercer County, PA | Attractions: Amish Country Unlike the amish, they are not all one religion. The National Committee Foramish Religious Freedom promotes religious freedom for the amish. http://www.mercercountypa.org/things-2-do/attractions/amish-country.html

The Amish Country links listed below are located in the Mercer County area and any additional information about any of the locations can be obtained by contacting us or if you have a business to add contact us at mccvb@mercercountypa.org Who are the Amish? Are they the same as the Pennsylvania Dutch? The Amish are a religious group who live in settlements in 22 states and Ontario, Canada. The oldest group of Old Order Amish, about 16-18,000 people live in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The Amish stress humility, family and community, and separation from the world. Although Lancaster Amish are Pennsylvania Dutch, all Pennsylvania Dutch are not Amish. The Pennsylvania Dutch are natives of Central Pennsylvania, particularly Lancaster and its surrounding counties. Unlike the Amish, they are not all one religion. Instead, their common bond is a mainly German background (Pennsylvania Dutch is actually Pennsylvania Deutsch, or German). They also have Welsh, English, Scottish, Swiss, and French ancestry. What is the history of the Amish?

69. Content Pages Of The Encyclopedia Of Religion And Social Science from the church and religious services. This practice of shunning irrevocably splitthe Swiss Anabaptists and the Alsatians, now known as amish, in 1693. http://hirr.hartsem.edu/ency/Amish.htm

Encyclopedia of Religion and Society William H. Swatos, Jr. Editor Table of Contents Cover Page Editors Contributors ... Web Version AMISH A subset of groups of the larger Anabaptist movement. By the 1690s, Anabaptists had migrated from Switzerland into the Alsace region in present-day France. A quarrel between these Alsatian Anabaptists and those remaining in Switzerland erupted. Named for their founder, Jacob Ammann, the Alsatian "Amish" began holding communion twice a year rather than annually, incorporating foot-washing into the communion service. These innovative religious practices were contrary to the practices of those remaining in Switzerland. The biggest divisive issue, however, was the practice of what is called meidung or "shunning." Swiss Anabaptists excommunicated wayward members from communion and church but maintained social relationships. Ammann ordered his followers to shun even social relations or interaction with those banned from the church and religious services. This practice of shunning irrevocably split the Swiss Anabaptists and the Alsatians, now known as "Amish," in 1693. The first large group of Amish settlers to North America arrived in Philadelphia in 1737. This group settled in eastern Pennsylvania. Settlements were planted over the next century, and Amish now reside in rural areas across 20 states and the province of Ontario in Canada. The states with the largest Amish populations, accounting for more than 70%, are Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. More than two dozen branches, or divisions, of Amish have been identified by John Hostetler, Donald Kraybill, and other scholars. There are no Amish outside North America today.

70. Ashland, OH - Amish Outsiders tend to think that all amish dress alike. This is not so. First of all,their religion opposes human vanity. You will see no mirrors in their homes. http://www.alphapenguin.net/~heather/ashland/amish/

Amish in Ashland O hio has the largest Old Order Amish (AH-mish) population. Two of which are located in Holmes and Geauga Counties. In Ashland a new settlment was formed out of Holmes and Wayne Counties. You can see Amish around Ashland shopping at Wal-mart or eating at McDonalds. Many stores have places for their horses to be tied-up. I do not know a lot about the Amish; however, I have had brief encounters with them. While I was working at McDonald's in my younger years ;) a young Amishman asked me if I would like to buy some strawberries. Many of the other times while driving, I have come upon their horse and buggies. In Ashland, you can view some of their homes on St Rt. 96. You can recognize Amish homes by their windmills they use for power, wooden signs by the road advertising goods for sale, plainness of their homes, and during the summertime clothes hanging out on the line drying in the sun. Children Children are expected to obey their parents without question. They are not given religious duties during childhood since they do not become a member until they are baptized at age 18. Many attend local one room schoolhouses where they learn reading, writing, and arithmetic. Some even attend public schools. Mid-teens enjoy "rumspringa" or running around. They go to singalongs on Sunday night, attend buggy rides, and parties. An interesting note is that on May 15, 1972 the Amish went to the Supreme Court. They fought for their right not to send their children to public schools. Before, the police went to Amish homes and forced the children to attend. The National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom, mostly made up of non-Amish, discussed and fought for the Amish.

71. Philosophy, Psychology, Religion BX Christian Denominations. The amish (Sponsored by the National Committee foramish Religious Freedom) The Book of Mormon Catholic Encyclopedia Mennonites. http://www.lib.grin.edu/subjects/B/ppr.html

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72. OnReligion.com - Online News About Religion And Culture religion LaVina Miller and Wayne Weaver left the amish church andcommunity when they were young. They eventually met and married http://www.onreligion.com/

Home advanced search about onReligion.com about john rakestraw Welcome to onReligion.com Sunday, June 06 2004 @ 10:31 PM EDT Sections Religion Culture General News Higher Ed ... Administrative User Functions Username: Password: Don't have an account yet? Sign up as a New User Bringing oRc to you To receive oRc by email: First, sign up for a user account if you've not already done so. Second, if you'd like to receive blurbs from only some of the sections, modify your preferences , indicating which topics you'd like included. I won't give your email address to anyone, and I won't use it for anything other than the regular blurb mailings and the rare announcement about features at onReligion.com. And you can stop receiving it anytime, if you like, by modifying your preferences. To subscribe to oRc via RSS feed pick it up here Catholicism and the U.S. presidential election Saturday, June 05 2004 @ 11:15 PM EDT permanent link to this blurb Some say that John Kerry's Catholicism is a non-issue in this year's U.S. presidential election. "There is no real Catholic vote to speak of. The real split in American politics today is between those [of all faiths] who attend services frequently and those who go seldom or not at all." Polls of U.S. voters indicate that on many issues the distribution of Catholics across the political spectrum is similar to the distribution of all voters. However, some say that Bush has one advantage in that he's likely to find many of his supporters at church functions.

73. Religion News Blog Satan Comes To Amish Country amish are even more traditional than Mennonites. They re the horseand-buggy people. Copyrightnotice. Disclaimer plus information about religion News Blog. http://www.religionnewsblog.com/7046-.html

74. Religion News Blog Amish 23, 2003 » amish amish here won t shun triangles Next Page . religion NewsBlog (RNB), published by Apologetics Index, is a weblog that highlights news http://www.religionnewsblog.com/category-cat=228.html

75. Annotated Constitution Pg 1014 The first two such cases involved the amish, whose religion requires them to leada simple life of labor and worship in a tightknit and self-reliant community http://www.eco.freedom.org/ac92/ac92pg1014.shtml

Available to on-line members of the Environmental Conservation Organization Prev Next rial to the determination that free exercise rights had been burdened by the denial of unemployment compensation. Also, a state may not deny unemployment benefits solely because refusal to work on the Sabbath was based on sincere religious beliefs held independently of membership in any established religious church or sect. 450 U.S. 707 (1981). Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Comm'n, 480 U.S. 136 (1987). Frazee v. Illinois Dep't of Employment Security, 489 U.S. 829 (1989). Cf. United States v. Seeger, 380 U.S. 163 (1965) (interpreting the religious objection exemption from military service as encompassing a broad range of formal and personal religious beliefs). - The Court applied the Sherbert balancing test in several areas outside of unemployment compensation. The first two such cases involved the Amish, whose religion requires them to lead a simple life of labor and worship in a tight-knit and self-reliant community largely insulated from the materialism and other distractions of modern life. Wisconsin v. Yoder held that a state compulsory attendance law, as applied to require Amish children to attend ninth and tenth grades of public schools in contravention of Amish religious beliefs, violated the Free Exercise Clause. The Court first determined that the beliefs of the Amish were indeed religiously based and of great antiquity.

76. Firstamendmentcenter.org: News News Story. amish case is about religion, zoning — depending on whomyou ask By The Associated Press 01.12.03 BELLEFONTE, Pa. — An http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=3072

77. Religious Movements Homepage: Amish This amish Page is your gateway to accessing comprehensive web based as well as print resources about the amish. As part of the New Religious Movements Homepage, it includes a profile of the amish http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~jkh8x/soc257/nrms/amish.html

The Amish Profile History Beliefs Current Controversies ... Bibliography I. Group Profile Name : The Amish Founder : Jacob Amman Date of Birth : February 19, 1656 Birth Place : Switzerland Year Founded Sacred Texts The Bible is the sacred text of the Amish people. The Amish interpret the Bible literally and directly in many cases which explains their lifestyle. In addition to the Bible there are unwritten rules on which the Amish people base their morals and way of life. The Ordung are the unwritten rules of the church and are not specified in writing, but are known and closely followed. Cult or Sect: Negative sentiments are typically implied when the concepts "cult" and "sect" are employed in popular discourse. Since the Religious Movements Homepage seeks to promote religious tolerance and appreciation of the positive benefits of pluralism and religious diversity in human cultures, we encourage the use of alternative concepts that do not carry implicit negative stereotypes. For a more detailed discussion of both scholarly and popular usage of the concepts "cult" and "sect," please visit our Conceptualizing "Cult" and "Sect" page, where you will find additional links to related issues.

78. LINKS TO RELIGIOUS SITES, Part 1 The National Committee For amish Religious Freedom promotes religiousfreedom for the amish at http//holycrosslivonia.org/amish/. http://www.religioustolerance.org/int_rel6.htm

LINKS TO RELIGIOUS WEB SITES Religious Freedom Click Here to Visit our Sponsors. Religious freedom: Amnesty International fights on behalf of prisoners of conscience worldwide. They organize letter-writing campaigns to free people who have been unjustly incarcerated. They oppose the death penalty as " the ultimate cruel, in human and degrading punishment ." See: http://www.amnesty.org/ The Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs (BJC) has completed 60 years of advocating religious liberty in the US. They are "committed to the twin concepts of Free Exercise and No Establishment found in the First Amendment." See: http://www.bjcpa.org/ The Center for Religious Freedom is a division of Freedom House. It " defends against religious persecution of all groups throughout the world. It insists that U.S. foreign policy defend Christians and Jews, Muslim dissidents and minorities, and other religious minorities in countries such as Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Iran and Sudan. " See:

79. A Free Essay On Amish A free essay on amish. The amish are a religious group who live insettlements in 22 states and Ontario, Canada. The oldest group http://www.essaycrawler.com/viewpaper/41679.html

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National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom holycrosslivonia.org People and Society > Spirituality and Religion > Church and State Issues Description of Site: holycrosslivonia.org Basic information about the history and culture of the Amish. Articles and press releases concerning the 1972 Supreme Court Case, Wisconsin vs. Yoder. Reviewed by netlibrarian Related JoeAnt Listings [ Add URL Found in the results of these 20 recent keywords http://www.americanvision.org http://www.au.org http://www.religiousfreedomwatch.org/ http://www.churchstatelaw.com/ ... travel supreme Last 35 Referrers To Topic: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/admin/search/google?searchtext=Wisconsin%20vs.Yoder http://aolsearch.aol.com/aol/search?query=wisconsin+vs+yoder Additional links for holycrosslivonia.org JoeAnt Information Latest Archive - powered by WAYBACKMACHINE Alexa details - Related Links, Reviews, Sites Linking In, etc... whois information - coming soon JoeAnt.com Main Page

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