Trouble in Amish Paradise (Part 6 of 6)

Originally Aired February 18, 2009 on BBC Two

An extraordinary insight into the secretive world of the Old Order Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. When two radical Amish men, Ephraim and Jesse Stoltzfus, start to question some of the most fundamental aspects of their Amish culture, they face excommunication from their church and total rejection by their friends and family.

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[Annique]

@Ilovenausicaa I'm Dutch and I just can't imagine a country that would allow a child to die if her parents could not afford to pay for her treatment. Here we all have healthcare, it's absolutely required. But because everyone has it, cost has been quite low. It's been steeply on the rise the past two decades though, and there is upheaval about the introduction of the free market in healthcare and the recent budget cuts. But even now it's MUCH cheaper and better than it is in the US.

[bhigr]

Well, I don't share their belief, but they are good people.

[1madeintheimage]

@Annique We have a law that no hospital can turn someone away in an emergency,so in effect we all have emergency care in the U.S, whether or not we can pay. It is definitely a touchy subject though, about religious freedom and parents rights! But there are no kids dying from lack of healthcare in America, that's an election year myth!

[19Maorihard83]

lol 3:43 the little girl in bed picks her nose n eats it on another note poor little 1

[AnglicanXn]

This is quite a series and very interesting. It is a shame that Amish bishops have (nearly all, if not all) forbidden the Gospel of grace in order to preserve their lifestyle. The singing reminds me of Appalachian shape-note singing.

[nzbbs]

@pustolov9 yup. money come before health in usa. god bless the usa!

[nzbbs]

@Annique In USA its all about corporate greed. The value of your life is worth nothing. Bullsheet talks money walks!

[nibblesann]

If only they had St. Jude near by

[BrookeSouthPaw]

A truly beautiful family. Great man.

[pustolov9]

3000$ a day? wtf america?

[takforce06]

@Faustaao

I see what you are saying. However, the treatment of the cancer is a gift from the Divine. They are thanking the Giver rather than the gift. Let's hope she recovers. The Lord is bringing us ALL to community, unity and relationship in the end.

[RandomPonyProduction]

that kid wont stop picking her nose lol