from PBS' The Amish:Shunned

chickpea

caught it on an advert for the program ...

"Shunning is the New Testament version of stoning."
flipper

Chickpea- Very interesting. What is the name of the program and is there a web link to see it possibly ? Thanks for any info
blondie
The title is in the thread title.

PBS American Experience
www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/shunned/player/ ‎
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Vidiot

"Shunning is the New Testament version of stoning."

Damn, that's catchy.
Terry

Makes no sense.

A person who has been stoned to death cannot repent and return to the fold.

I don't get it.
cultBgone

They don't really want "evil" ones to return, they want to frighten everyone else not to leave.

In their minds --- spiritual death. Akin to being stoned.
Apognophos

Yes, shunning either (a) makes an example of them, to scare the others, or (b) prevents the ones still in from talking to someone who has "gone apostate". In both cases it's like the person has been killed.
cultBgone

Here are a few more excerpts/quotes from the first episode:

When someone is shunned, you don't even take anything out of their hand. They're unclean.

It's the disobedient people who leave the amish church. When we lose obedience, we lose the church. Amen.