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Gay Man Marries Straight Woman
It feels like we drain each other like a shorted out battery. Fantasizing about leaving is what gives strength for each day. I loath myself

Joe Kramer
Oct 12, 20246 min read


Liberation
This was an honor and tribute to the last twenty years since I escaped. A shout-out to all the folks I've met along the way.

Mary Byler
Feb 16, 20247 min read


Mennonite Church Support and Therapy
Then, both the ladies stopped talking, and both seemed to realize that they were saying opposite things

Lily Rebecca
Sep 14, 20234 min read


Plain Mennonite and Mental Health
Lily Rebecca an active Plain Mennonite woman who sought both professional and church support for mental health resources

Lily Rebecca
Aug 9, 20233 min read


The Aftermath
Lydia Miller is an Amish child sexual abuse survivor who has been walking the path of living with the aftermath for years.

Lydia Miller
Jul 1, 20231 min read


What does Support look like?
Let’s work with survivors and support them in finding their voice.

Mary Byler
Feb 23, 20233 min read


Hijack Hell
(The conversation about the arrest of an Anabaptist person for sexual abuse of a child being hijacked to say child sexual abuse is no...
The Misfit Amish LLC
Feb 15, 20233 min read


Update 7: CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities
As our final update on the results of the study, we would like to thank every one of our participants for being willing to share
The Misfit Amish LLC
Dec 10, 20225 min read


Old Colony Mennonite: A Survivor's Perspective
It is the result of not giving the young men the proper education. Fathers cannot educate their sons because they also have no concept

Aram Weibe
Nov 6, 20222 min read


Update 6: CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities
To protect the privacy of participants, we summarized the responses to "How were you impacted by CSA?"
The Misfit Amish LLC
Oct 29, 20225 min read


Open Letter to Goshen College & Bluffton University
My name is Lauri Stoltzfus, and I recently saw a packet of materials sent to social work professors and college academic leaders

Lauri Stoltzfus
Oct 3, 20223 min read


The Truth of Being AFAB and Anabaptist
It doesn’t matter if the doctor said "it’s a girl" or "it’s a boy" neither is more valuable than the other. Both deserve equal rights.

Kris
Oct 1, 20224 min read


Are Goshen College & Bluffton University Protecting an Abuse Enabler?
On Sept 2, 2022 the below packet was shipped from The Misfit Amish via UPS to people at Goshen College & Bluffton University
The Misfit Amish LLC
Sep 30, 20224 min read


Update 5: CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities
We found that the highest rates of child sexual abuse were among those who were born Anabaptist (49%)
The Misfit Amish LLC
Sep 24, 20226 min read


Update 4: CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities
What you teach your children can be vital to the prevention of sexual violence in childhood.
The Misfit Amish LLC
Sep 17, 20225 min read


Update 3 : CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities
People provided responses indicating what they called child sexual abuse.
The Misfit Amish LLC
Sep 3, 20225 min read


Update 2 : CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities
There is a significant difference in the child sexual abuse experiences of the people who are currently Anabaptist.
The Misfit Amish LLC
Aug 20, 20222 min read


Update: Child Sexual Abuse in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities
Update on the research study: CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities with the calculated percentages.
The Misfit Amish LLC
Aug 13, 20221 min read


Reporting Amish Abuse
When I called and reported the suspected abuse case of an Amish families children to the local civil authorities. The local county's...
The Misfit Amish LLC
Jul 14, 20221 min read


Amish Take Care of Their Own
" They often say if we were abused, we had a rebellious heart. Confessing will help us submit."
The Misfit Amish LLC
Jul 12, 20221 min read
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