Many of you know from national headlines about the Amish school shooting that took place here back in October. What many of you probably don't know is how these people have dealt with "The Happening" and the outpouring of support and forgiveness offered both to and from the Amish community.
The Amish are a very private people and religious beliefs (should) keep them from being filmed, their beliefs also end up secluding them from 'outsiders'. Recently, our local news station was asked, by an Amish couple, to come out and do an interview. After the outpouring of support that the Amish community got from the "outside world" the couple felt that they needed to do an interview to let the public know how they were doing.
This event especially touched me for two reasons.
One, this is very unlike the Amish community, for them to ask to be interviewed to let the world know how they're doing was a shock to me. These are a VERY private people and this occurance is heartwarming to me.
Two, the media, namely OUR media - WGAL News8. Through this ordeal I have gained the UTMOST respect for the job that this news team does. Throughout this entire ordeal WGAL managed to thoroughly report a breaking story and STILL managed to RESPECT the beliefs and privacy of the Amish community. In fact, so much that the Amish had enough trust in them to approach them for a follow up interview, knowing that WGAL would respect them and conduct themselves in an appropriate manner to maintain the privacy of their community. In a day and age where the media seems to run rampant, I'm gaining a lot of respect for the local team that we have, especially after watching them deal with the Amish community.
I wanted to take the time to share this because I've shed quite a few tears this week watching the follow up and I don't think enough of this story has been told on the national level. Once the 'late-breaking' aspect of this story was over, the air time pretty well stopped, but I think you'll find that the 'TRUE' story doesn't start until you have a chance to see how trully forgiving and compassionate the Amish really are. I surely think society could take a lesson from this, if only they'd see it.
If you heard about 'The Happening' at all, please take a few moments to watch some of WGAL's follow up coverage. I hope it warms your heart as much as it has mine. And please keep these families in your thoughts and prayers, there's still a LOT more healing to do.
http://www.wgal.com/news/10957633/detail.html
The Amish are a very private people and religious beliefs (should) keep them from being filmed, their beliefs also end up secluding them from 'outsiders'. Recently, our local news station was asked, by an Amish couple, to come out and do an interview. After the outpouring of support that the Amish community got from the "outside world" the couple felt that they needed to do an interview to let the public know how they were doing.
This event especially touched me for two reasons.
One, this is very unlike the Amish community, for them to ask to be interviewed to let the world know how they're doing was a shock to me. These are a VERY private people and this occurance is heartwarming to me.
Two, the media, namely OUR media - WGAL News8. Through this ordeal I have gained the UTMOST respect for the job that this news team does. Throughout this entire ordeal WGAL managed to thoroughly report a breaking story and STILL managed to RESPECT the beliefs and privacy of the Amish community. In fact, so much that the Amish had enough trust in them to approach them for a follow up interview, knowing that WGAL would respect them and conduct themselves in an appropriate manner to maintain the privacy of their community. In a day and age where the media seems to run rampant, I'm gaining a lot of respect for the local team that we have, especially after watching them deal with the Amish community.
I wanted to take the time to share this because I've shed quite a few tears this week watching the follow up and I don't think enough of this story has been told on the national level. Once the 'late-breaking' aspect of this story was over, the air time pretty well stopped, but I think you'll find that the 'TRUE' story doesn't start until you have a chance to see how trully forgiving and compassionate the Amish really are. I surely think society could take a lesson from this, if only they'd see it.
If you heard about 'The Happening' at all, please take a few moments to watch some of WGAL's follow up coverage. I hope it warms your heart as much as it has mine. And please keep these families in your thoughts and prayers, there's still a LOT more healing to do.
http://www.wgal.com/news/10957633/detail.html
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