Posted on 05/27/2022 8:38:06 PM PDT by Morgana
A horrifying new documentary exposing the rampant sex abuse in the Amish community details how girls are brainwashed into thinking being raped or molested by a family member is normal and a result of their 'carelessness.'
The two-part Peacock TV series 'Sins of the Amish' follows four women from different Amish and Mennonite backgrounds — Meg, Mary, Misty, and Audrey — as they share their personal stories of sexual abuse and their attempts to seek justice.
Mary opened up about being sexually abused by her father and her brothers Johnny, Eli and David when she was growing up in an Amish community in Wisconsin, saying, 'My first perpetrator was my biological father. I was five.'
She uncovered a sex education pamphlet she was given as a child while going through her things and read out loud from it, according to The Daily Beast. Titled 'To the Girl of Eleven,' the guide taught girls that incest was a natural occurrence and their fault.
'This sex urge, once it is awakened and active in a young boy at the age of puberty and beyond, can become a powerful driving force within. Every decent girl will do her best to help him, and not make it harder for him. Even in your own home, if you have brothers in your teens, you should be mindful of this,' she read.
'Your brother innocently coming upon you and seeing your partly uncovered body may suddenly have strong sexual desires aroused within him. His intentions were not bad, but he suddenly finds himself a victim of your carelessness in the lust of his own body.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Salacious nonsense.
Incest happens all over the world, within all sorts of religious persuasions.
With pamphlets telling girls to prepare themselves? Seriously?
It’s really bad in the Amish community. Not sure why but it runs through it like a pack of wild elephants.
Will they be doing a similar expose on our public schools ? How ‘bout the pedophile in the White House ?
Yeah.
The Beast is trying to smear Amish now.
(Daily Beast in this case).
Where’s the proof of that?
The Amish give me the creeps, always have. Their animal abuse is well documented and now their daughters, too.
I have several Amish and Mennonite friends in the building and cabinet making trades. I do not believe any of what is written in this article.
The families that I know are the most faithful people I’ve ever known.
I put this in the same category as the “Amish Mafia” garbage from a few years ago.
No. Whatever faults the pamphlets may have, and they have plenty, they do not teach the young girl to prepare herself for being sexually assaulted. They teach her to protect herself. No, how they do that, and where they place the blame could be criticized.
Most Amish care for their animals very very well
The proof of what? The pamphlet? Other than the former Amish woman reading from it?
I agree. I think it is a hit piece. There are so many different sects of Amish, lumping them into one group with accusations is unfair.
And how do you know that what you see is ‘real’?
If somebody came out with a story like this about your favorite politician, you’d suspect something.
(Or do you believe all the stories about the ‘Golden Showers’ tape, too?)
I suppose it might be true. However, in the last Presidential Election the Amish came out in droves, and for Trump. So, maybe this is payback.
Alinski’s Rules in action.
2 Mennonite - every Amish girl’s dream.
I do not believe in blaming victims. Then again it was only a matter of time before the Left came after the Amish in one form or another.
Well, make up your mind whether you think this story is true and indicative of Amish ways, or not.
The Amish Community insular so they get away rhis kind of stuff
Sexual abuse among the Amish and Mennonites is very high. I have not watched the documentary, so I cannot speak as to its accuracy. At least one of the self-appointed experts that speaks on it has a problem with telling the truth.
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