tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post115997476713716744..comments2024-03-02T10:57:29.133-05:00Comments on benning's Writing Pad: Hochmut and Demut: Pride and Humilitybenninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883327259794768568noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1161138842148695732006-10-17T22:34:00.000-04:002006-10-17T22:34:00.000-04:00Meg, I did notice that my two blogrolls all-of-a-s...Meg, I did notice that my two blogrolls all-of-a-sudden began to spread out over the page! I think I fixed 'em, but ... who knows?<BR/><BR/>No more Halloween posts, Brooke, although I have an odd short story I wrote in response to an exercise that I might post. I kinda like it.<BR/><BR/>Shoprat, you might be seeing Mennonites! Related to the Amish, they are far less strict. I used to see a few of them at the casino. You could always tell them by their dress.benninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12883327259794768568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1161131399106988902006-10-17T20:29:00.000-04:002006-10-17T20:29:00.000-04:00Our local Amish must be of the progressive group. ...Our local Amish must be of the progressive group. They use some modern conviniences that make life easier, but nothing frivolous. You recognize their cars because they are always black or brown and all the chrome is either removed or painted the same color as the car.shoprathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265612188236394307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1161131173280975862006-10-17T20:26:00.000-04:002006-10-17T20:26:00.000-04:00Have you got any more Halloween posts coming?Have you got any more Halloween posts coming?Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977090801334626461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160799100399351872006-10-14T00:11:00.000-04:002006-10-14T00:11:00.000-04:00Benning,You know, your blog is at the bottom becau...Benning,<BR/><BR/>You know, your blog is at the bottom because somewhere on it or in a comment, there is a link that is too long. That happened to mine and now I know to break long links up.<BR/><BR/>MegMeg Kelsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593956594655082614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160674011596266982006-10-12T13:26:00.000-04:002006-10-12T13:26:00.000-04:00I know I could not live the life of the Amish. Too...I know I could not live the life of the Amish. Too tough, and too boring - for me! But they have every right, as Americans, to be left alone. Which is all they really ask of the rest of the world. For me, I think this would be analogous to a gunman wading into a Convent and murdering Nuns. Or into an Abbey and slaughtering the Monks. Just too sick to be understood. And too sad to be forgotten.<BR/><BR/>You Folks all know what happens when the inspiration strikes. You've all done similar. I am glad you enjoyed the post. But my head is swelling, so stop! LOLbenninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12883327259794768568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160672987511598722006-10-12T13:09:00.000-04:002006-10-12T13:09:00.000-04:00You're the Man!!! Wonderful post. I have been th...You're the Man!!! Wonderful post. I have been thinking people in the area should offer to help "raze" the schoolhouse and come together to help "raise" a new one.<BR/><BR/>No one deserves what happened to these folks, they may seem different, but now would be a great time to offer assistance especially assistance that fits an activity their community does.<BR/><BR/>I've often looked upon the Amish in awe at how they live their lives and about the only thing I can find at fault with it would be if I got caught behind one of their carriages in my car (not too many Amish in AZ though).a.k.a. Blandly Urbanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745474918807122815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160666591443095682006-10-12T11:23:00.000-04:002006-10-12T11:23:00.000-04:00Benning, what a fitting effort on your part for th...Benning, what a fitting effort on your part for the Amish people. Incredible read, stuffed with information and history. I must echo TP's question, how do you find the time and do you ever sleep?? You are one fine gentleman.defiant_infidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441668305187881824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160585591521944542006-10-11T12:53:00.000-04:002006-10-11T12:53:00.000-04:00An excellent post Benning!! I learned a lot of thi...An excellent post Benning!! I learned a lot of things about the Amish I never knew before. I also enjoyed the excellent Scripture references.Hopalong Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553691790970842758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160449377720179772006-10-09T23:02:00.000-04:002006-10-09T23:02:00.000-04:00Benning I will link to this ASAP..what brilliant r...Benning I will link to this ASAP..what brilliant reporting!WomanHonorThyselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211851365273181636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160446697075099572006-10-09T22:18:00.000-04:002006-10-09T22:18:00.000-04:00Jesus Benning,... took me 3 visits just to digest ...Jesus Benning,... took me 3 visits just to digest this puppy,... where do you get the time?<BR/>Great information, concise facts, as thorough as anything Ive read. Terrific read.Dardin Sotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06860312622246919118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160441610745369552006-10-09T20:53:00.000-04:002006-10-09T20:53:00.000-04:00Benning,Excellent post!Some years ago, one of my s...Benning,<BR/>Excellent post!<BR/><BR/>Some years ago, one of my students did a research paper on the Amish (Old Order). After doing her research, she respected The Plain People even more.<BR/><BR/>The Amish live their faith as they focus on forgiveness and service (heart of a servant).<BR/><BR/>At my own blog, I left the comment below. My meds are kicking in, so I'm going to take the liberty of copying and pasting that comment here...<BR/><BR/>We have a small Mennonite population not too many miles from here. And one of my high-school friends reared as Roman Catholic converted to Mennonite and homeschooled her children. What attracted her to the Mennonites was their commitment to their faith and their "heart of a servant" attitude.<BR/><BR/>In general, the various Anabaptists are very quiet people and anachronisitic. But a kind of ananchronistic I can respect. We can take a lesson from them, as Gayle mentioned: The Amish show us what true forgiveness is all about and make me realize that I am lacking.<BR/><BR/>Few Anabaptists are as forgiving as the Amish, however. In my father's case (He was reared in an offshoot from the Mennonites), he'd forgive in his heart, but he'd also do shunning, after giving the required warning, of course. In fact, he shunned his own half-sister, but he went to her funeral to show that he'd forgiven her. Those outside our family who didn't understand my father's practice of his faith thought he was harsh. But as his daughter, I can tell you he wasn't. He was strict--mostly with himself. I can still remember Dad's insistence that he never violate the Sabbath. For example, he wouldn't cut or bale hay on Sunday, nor would he play baseball on the Sabbath. He didn't mind if others didn't follow his ways and passed no judgment, but kept the Sabbath according to his own conscience. And he didn't force ME to follow his strict keeping of the day, though I wasn't allowed to mow our lawn or harvest our garden as they were on our property. But he wouldn't stop me from going elsewhere to do tasks for others for pay (I don't recall doing that because I knew how Dad observed the Sabbath). He frowned upon doing homework on the Lord's Day, too; but he never told me, "Don't do that." He'd drive me to the Library of Congress to do research on a Sunday, but he wouldn't go inside. I know this two sets of rules sounds odd to outsiders, but it worked for our family. <BR/><BR/>BTW, I can recall several times when neighbors urged him to bale hay on Sunday because rain was in the forecast. He wouldn't allow the baling: "I don't bale on the Lord's day." And he never lost even one crop of hay. Not one! Keeping the Sabbath never "burned" him financially.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216119321836479641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160177437391631042006-10-06T19:30:00.000-04:002006-10-06T19:30:00.000-04:00"Camojack at Uncommonly Sensible takes a look at t...<I>"Camojack at Uncommonly Sensible takes a look at this."</I><BR/><BR/>Yes...it's a truly tragic thing; I felt <I><B>compelled</B></I> to write about it.camojackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636605293846764764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160153643768452442006-10-06T12:54:00.000-04:002006-10-06T12:54:00.000-04:00Lots of info. Thanks. The Amish showed what true C...Lots of info. Thanks. The Amish showed what true Christians they are in their tragedy.Jouberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970872086435575755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160139004290122982006-10-06T08:50:00.000-04:002006-10-06T08:50:00.000-04:00That's a good one, Benning. My Grandfather starte...That's a good one, Benning. My Grandfather started life as a Mennonite and for several reasons wound up a Methodist. But our family is very proud of our Amish Mennonite background. My Mother is proud to announce that she is full blooded Swiss although that came about through the intermarriages you speak of. Sorry I don't leave many comments but my dialup takes about three days to load your excellent site.The MacBean Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530386297199010626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160091514891778282006-10-05T19:38:00.000-04:002006-10-05T19:38:00.000-04:00A lot of good information.I've heard that one of t...A lot of good information.<BR/>I've heard that one of the families who lost a daughter had invited the family of the perpetrator to the funeral.<BR/>Amazing act of forgiveness.American Crusaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289577534372163973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160064486269595162006-10-05T12:08:00.000-04:002006-10-05T12:08:00.000-04:00These Amish families are not only pulling together...These Amish families are not only pulling together for their neighbors, but also for the family of the man who killed their children!<BR/><BR/>http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52296Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160058422924411182006-10-05T10:27:00.000-04:002006-10-05T10:27:00.000-04:00Only cowards would pick on children and defenseles...Only cowards would pick on children and defenseless adults. I do feel terrible for these people, simply trying to live their lives in peace and tranquility, something that's always been a very hard thing to do on this planet. I have felt at times that I would like to live deep in the woods away from civilization, and then I remember that I almost do! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for a very informative read and a bit of an education regarding the Amish. I enjoyed that, Benning, and pray that God helps heal their broken hearts. We already know that he wraps his loving arms around those poor children.Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540710405153666843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160004803361301372006-10-04T19:33:00.000-04:002006-10-04T19:33:00.000-04:00I'm ½ Pennsylvania Dutch myself; my paternal grand...I'm ½ Pennsylvania Dutch myself; my paternal grandmother was a devout Mennonite.<BR/><BR/>As always in these situations, I find myself wishing that the perpetrator had started by killing himself, rather than ending there...camojackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636605293846764764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1160003590836476762006-10-04T19:13:00.000-04:002006-10-04T19:13:00.000-04:00Wonderful, wonderful post, Benning!I enjoy that yo...Wonderful, wonderful post, Benning!<BR/><BR/>I enjoy that you have chosen not to focus on this vile scumbag who is the very definition of evil, but rather to illuminate a peaceful people.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977090801334626461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15375010.post-1159994153087628112006-10-04T16:35:00.000-04:002006-10-04T16:35:00.000-04:00It's very sad that this incident proves the Amish ...It's very sad that this incident proves the Amish right when they say that the industrial world is evil. I don't think it's true, but if I were Amish, I certainly would.blogagoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359382592912601640noreply@blogger.com