Fatal shooting reported at Amish school 3 minutes ago A "number" of people were killed in a shooting at a one-room Amish schoolhouse Monday, state police said....
Please keep us posted!!!! What went on???? Deborah Deming, NM ... From: mar_shionnach <mar_shionnach@...> To: Amish_in_the_City@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
I'm just watching the news conference on the BBC over here in England. They're saying that 4 people have been killed in the shooting including the gunman & 7...
It's very sad. You are not safe *anywhere.* NICKEL MINES, Pa. - A 32-year-old truck driver took about a dozen girls hostage in a one-room Amish schoolhouse...
Who, oh why would some one do something like this??? I just don't understand people and the need to kill others in the name of anything. But revenge for...
What a sad day. I just saw this on the news and cannot believe it. What a sick man to bring this type violence into a generally peaceful community. I know...
Deljay, one of our members, has sisters with children who go to an Amish school in that area. This a a terrible tragedy. I certainly am praying for those...
I'm hitting myself on the head-Deljay is from Ohio. Mary Nic <bookboarder@...> wrote: What a sad day. I just saw this on the news and cannot believe it. ...
Mary, I still check in once in a while. My grandmother just passed away so I'm there most of the time recently, but I caught some of this tradgedy on the news...
Ok, let me clear up some things here. I'm one of the 911 dispatchers in the area there, although i didn't handle that specific call, i dealt with some stuff...
I guess what I am trying to say is as long as we are in THIS world, none of us are safe. An old song says "This world is not my home, I'm just ah passing...
Where was the school approximately located? I bought a quilt from an Amish lady below Strasberg a couple of years ago. She had seven children. Her husband,...
That is beyond disgusting! Those poor people need to be able to grieve in peace. I am hopeful the entire Lancaster community will surround these families with...
Check wikipedia, I wont spend time talking about him and his "mission" as I find it all so insulting. On the good side, he was called off, there will be no...
Ann, Why was he going to protest the funerals? Is that what disgusts you, or the fact that he does not accept homosexuals? Stan ... [Non-text portions of this...
That he was going to try to make the families suffer more because he doesn't like the gov. of PA, and that he wishes people to suffer more. Ann ... Photos --...
Searching I find much on Fred Phelps, but nothing about him and the funerals of the Amish girls. Can you point me to a URL where the article is? Thanks, Stan ...
http://www.49abcnews.com/news/2006/oct/04/ plans_protest_funerals_change_free_radio_airtime/ Apparently he changed his mind. For future reference, if anyone...
Deljay, I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother. How wonderful that you had her in your life so long. You're right-there are no words about this tragedy. ...
I have a couple of questions regarding Anabaptist/Amish/Mennonite beliefs and practices. Can you help me? 1.) What do they believe regarding where unbaptized ...
'Reverend' Phelps is a very sick and twisted man. His congragation is built on hatred towards fellow human beings. How could a real 'Reverend' even consider...
the forgiveness will always be great among the Amish people but unfortunately this horrendous tragedy will also bring something else. The separation from the...
Hi, I was watching Larry Kings Coverage of the tradegy in PA. He had a Rev Schenck and Author Donald Kraybill on. I too was touched by how the amish were...
1.) What do they believe regarding where anabaptized children go after they die? Do anabaptized children go to heaven? What about teens and adults who are not...
The Amish believe young children are innocent and automatically have a place in heaven. Tuesday at my Grandmother's funeral the pastors even talked about the...
Shenck's statement was accurate. The heart of the Amish culture is religion, but some Amish people are just "going through the motions". They grew up in the...