Sarasota Amish--- yup they also like to spend time in Florida in the winter. They had a restaurant that was pretty darn good
Posted on 10/07/2011 8:04:54 AM PDT by wendell
MESOPOTAMIA (Ohio)- The invasion of a Mesopotamia home in which a man's beard and a woman's hair were cut was one in a series of Amish-on-Amish attacks across four eastern Ohio counties, including two on Tuesday, investigators said.
The attacks were carried out by members of a group of Amish religious castoffs near Bergholz over spiritual differences, Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla said Thursday.
The Amish men known as the ''Bergholz Clan,'' led by Bishop Sam Mullet, are under investigation by at least four sheriff's departments. No arrests have been made but investigators said they plan to file assault and burglary charges.
Abdalla contacted Trumbull County Sheriff Thomas Altiere last month to notify him of a possible unreported attack Sept. 6 at 4088 state Route 87. Abdalla said he found out when attackers returned to his county with the hair and beard cuttings to prove to Mullet that his orders were carried out.
Lt. Richard McBride said that when he went to the home last month, at first he encountered resistance from resident Barbara Miller. After some coaxing, Miller pointed to her husband, whose beard had been cut, and said, "They did that to him," the sheriff's report states.
Then she removed the bandanna she was wearing, revealing several patches of missing hair. "And they did this to me," she told McBride.
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Jon Stewart could include this ‘Mesopotamia’ segment on his show!
Sarasota Amish--- yup they also like to spend time in Florida in the winter. They had a restaurant that was pretty darn good
oh my gosh, they cut their hair???
babaric!!
This will only escalate until the pigs lose their tails!!
I read this last night and found it very sad, before it was posted here.
It is even sadder that people find it amusing.
When it comes to the Amish, the thing to remember is “It all depends”.
It all depends on the church district.
Some groups do believe Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross was enough, some aren’t sure.
Clothing is a matter of modesty and humility, buttons are decorative. The age at which a girl switches from buttons to pins-depends. Here in Ohio it’s more likely to be puberty. In some Ohio groups the young girls wear black prayer coverings.
When the men begin to grow beards-depends. In Ohio the man begins to grow a beard when he joins the church, even before marriage. In PA they wait until marriage.
In PA bicycles are forbidden, in Ohio they are ubiquitous.
In Ohio you can purchase buggies with turn signals and flashing strobe lights that run on batteries. I have seen a buggy with pinstriping and a Budweiser poster on the inside wall.
*snort* Love that video. Man’s a genius!
The Amish aren’t as wonderful as you would think.
During a recent stay at a Lancaster County PA B&B I read (ok, skimmed is a better term) a history of the Amish. I was amazed by the number of schisms, the absurdity of the disagreements and the petty meanness of all parties involved. Give a drink to a thisty non-Amish neighbor? Thou be shunned! Do it again? Thou and thy family be cast out!! Do not let the dutch-doors hit thou in thine buttocks!! Such was the grounds of the first schism, while the Amish were still in Europe living under the German princes, and only a few years after they were founded. It just got worse from there.
We ate at some place that had the "Amish Family Tree" on the placemats. It looked like a pile of spaghetti with the name "Yoder" for meatballs. I lost track at over fifty different groups. Each group has their own laws and customs. Most don't associate with the others. Crazy. Worse than Baptists, and that is saying something.
Darn good cookin', though.
You see a lot of Amish in Lancaster Co. riding "bikes"...but all are made without pedals, chains or drive gears. I don't actually know what those vehicles are called, or where the Amish get them. They look terribly inconvenient. I'd just walk.
It *is* amazing how many schisms are in the Amish churches. We attended a friend’s wedding which had several different Amish also attend. You could tell that various bishops were represented by the women’s different head coverings and dress patterns. Each bishop dictates his own version. Each group kept to its own company, so the wedding reception was divided into the various Amish groups and then “the English.”
Yes, the food is great! We also like the organic vegetable and fruit stands scattered around the neighborhood.
I miss the cheeses, though. There used to be a bunch of utterly delicious "farmers cheeses" sold at the stands (NOT the faux "farmers cheese" they sell down at Whole Foods-these were made with raw ingredients using traditional methods). The various health departments shut that stuff down about 25 yesrs ago. My favorite was called Kusten Cheese or Ball Cheese. It looked like a baseball and had a rubbery, edible rind and a soft core. Went great with beer. Whenever I saw it I would buy the farmer out. I'm now trying to get a recipe...
That photo was from flickr and was titled Amish in Sarasota. But perhaps they were really Mennonite. I do know for fact that plenty of Amish get down to Sarasota in the winter for a respite. Then again perhaps they are Amish and have some kind of vacation exemption to use bicycles since horse (poop) and buggies would not be allowed in Sarasota.
In Sarasota I did see quite a few of them (Amish? Mennonite?) on those very stable large adult tricycles. I cannot tell Amish from Mennonite
You see a lot of Amish in Lancaster Co. riding “bikes”...but all are made without pedals, chains or drive gears.>>>>>>>>
They might be kick bikes. Large scooters w bicycle size wheels. You’ll see images on the internet
All Amish jokes aside, Home Invasions as an extension of sectarian disputes are not kosher.
Bergholz is a long way from Mesopotamia. I live about 25 minutes drive from Mespopotamia. Bergholz is about 1.5/2hours drive south of there. Lots of effort for a home invasion. Must be much more to the story.
Joke not so funny in my daughter’s neighborhood.
The younger guys actually DO violate deer.
Also they are known to tresspass and climb trees on other folk’s property to do the deed.
Daughter told one daddy black hat that she was going out with her chain saw and cut down the tree his young’uns was in if she caught them on her place again.
I have also have seen a cart loaded with teenage boys and pulled by one poor lathered, wheezing pony. I met them on a backwoods trail and took my time passing them to give the poor thing a breather.
At least teens hot rodding cars aren’t abusing poor helpless animals.That having been said I do not feel that all of them are like this. Like any group there’s good and bad.
They just aren’t as special as some would have you think.
RE: “some have little lights on the back”..
Yeah, and some of them don’t.
Nearly ruined our vacation one year.
We were headed out early in the morning before sunrise. Fully loaded, camper and kids when out of the fog a buggy swerved right in front of us!!
My husband locked up the brakes and barely avoided a crash and the gal driving never even looked our way.
Grrrrr
Who knew!
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