Amish: Facts Everyone Needs To Know About Them

Published on 03/14/2018
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The Ultimate Punishment

Yes, being completely excommunicated from the community is something very common to the community. However, when one is excommunicated it places them in the Bann, thus, even their close friends and family will now look at them as an outsider. Of course, it depends on the ‘crime’ or offense, but one can be shunned for a period of days, weeks or months. This harsh punishment is meant to demonstrate how wrong the person’s act was and allow them to come to terms with that and apologize. Wow, that’s one way to get people to stay in line!

The Ultimate Punishment

The Ultimate Punishment

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