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Update: Child Sexual Abuse in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities

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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.

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The Misfit Amish LLC

Jul 14
1 min

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...

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The Misfit Amish LLC

Jul 12
1 min

Amish Take Care of Their Own

" They often say if we were abused, we had a rebellious heart. Confessing will help us submit."

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Rosanna Brubacker

Jun 5
2 min

The Truth, Undisguised

Luanne finally left her husband after years of abuse in front of the children.

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Mary Byler

May 19
2 min

The Little Girl

The Little Girl 22 January 2006 By Mary Byler I can’t breathe, let me go, let me go… I screamed… I can’t see, let me go, let me go… …but no

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Rue

Apr 2
2 min

After

Sometimes, when we connect with fellow trauma survivors, we find moments of clarity and solidarity in discussing trauma experiences

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The Misfit Amish LLC

Mar 15
3 min

Amish Parental Love

“It’s often taught as a transactional type of love”. What do I mean by this? It’s conditional on the Amish person or child complying with

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Mary Byler

Mar 1
1 min

Come as You Are

Start by being present with us as we walk through this journey of finding the will to live after the horror and terror.

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Mary Byler

Jan 24
2 min

A Christmas Market

There's a card with an inspirational story behind the earrings. I was speechless.

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The Misfit Amish LLC

Jan 15
3 min

Amish Child’s Prayer

I heard there is joy & smiles to be had, I’ve done nothing wrong, why do I feel so bad? Who do I tell, where do I go? What do I reap

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Mary Byler

Jan 3
2 min

My Child Came Out: What Should I do?

Example: I love you, you are my child, whether you are gay, straight, bi, queer, trans or non-binary... Your sexual orientation or gender

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Mary Byler

Dec 17, 2021
2 min

Have you struggled with holidays?

Within many people there's a lot of grief around holidays. Part of the reason for me personally (and I can't speak for others; there may be)

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Mary Byler

Dec 12, 2021
2 min

No Regrets

I learned how to bake all of these things and make all of these foods and we had this one cookbook when I was growing up and let me explain

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Mary Byler

Nov 24, 2021
1 min

Forgive?

"When you wrong someone and you ask for forgiveness, it is up to that person to choose whether to forgive you or not. "

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Hope Anne Dueck

Nov 11, 2021
3 min

Is it Verbal Porn?

Advocates are repeatedly having survivors get in touch with us after they have reached out to people who they thought were safe, only to be

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The Misfit Amish LLC

Nov 7, 2021
2 min

An Open Letter to Religion

Laying in bed, with my hood over my head, hugging my teddy bear wishing I was dead. That’s what it does to me.

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The Misfit Amish LLC

Oct 26, 2021
2 min

Where does it end ?

YOU are always the adult. If your child or grandchild is doing sexualized things, it is YOUR job to get them quality, child appropriate

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Mary Byler

Oct 22, 2021
1 min

Is Autism a Disability?

When I can keep a job that I'm damn good at but can't organize my own house cleaning schedule?

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The Misfit Amish LLC

Oct 22, 2021
1 min

"Coat Of Many Colors"

I used to listen to this song "Coat of Many Colors, by Dolly Parton" (on my forbidden radio) on my bed with the blue Ohio Star quilt

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How do Amish Handle Sexual Abuse of Children?

Mary Byler

Oct 15, 2021
1 min

How do Amish Handle Sexual Abuse of Children?

The Amish punish rapists and pedophiles by 6 weeks of shunning and then no one is to ever speak of it again.

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