Since then Ive realized that hes still holding me at an arms length. We thought a clothes change, and probably a little more, but we had no idea how much more. Absolutely zero. As shunning is a concept with Biblical basis, other groups have practiced it in the past, and some still do today. Once they leave and come to the cities you will go through some very bad changes. Hes God son prince of prince and he fed the multitude. I was in Connecticut. Everyone needs to know their place. And for the longest time even after I wore street clothes I still had a covering beneath my pillow that I would use to pray, because it was kind of like I didnt think God could hear me unless I had my head covered. All rights reserved. Transcription Frequently Asked Questions. We dont read what we call storybooks or something like that at home. Shunning in some ways is a fence that keeps the wolves away from the flock. They would say its worldly. Its a very rigid society. ", Saloma: I didnt even know that photograph existed until many years later, after Id left the Amish. Slate: If thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee Matthew 5:29. You cant just sit and have the conversations we used to have. To Sandy/ Sheryll (you appear to be the same person), This guy claims he dose business and claims to be educated?. Bethel Baptist Church, Savannah, OH I bake bread and cookies and do weeding. Slate:We should be glad: for this thy brotherwas lost, and is found. There really wasnt any fixing it at that point. The Amish world of Alabaster calls upon an ancient promise to escape destruction.