What's important to recognize about Beverly Lewis's "The Redemption of Sarah Cain" and the resulting movie, "Saving Sarah Cain" is that these works are a part of the proselytizing of the Amish by fundamentalist Christians. So not only do they shamelessly exploit the Amish brand name for financial gain, while demeaning Amish faith, but they also serve as evangelizing efforts in and of themselves.
Meanwhile who tells the Amish side of the story? Who tells of the problems in Amish culture that make the Amish susceptible and vulnerable to the onslaught of the proselytizing hoards? Who will stand up for the weak and innocent when the warring dogmas clash?
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Pretty hard to proselytize the Amish with a movie which they won't even see. Perhaps you should see the film before forming an opinion. Seems to me you're the one with closed mind.
Question for Anonymous on the assumption that the Amish won't see the movie.
How many fundamentalist Christians invited their Amish Friends to come and watch the movie at there house this weekend?
How many times in the last six month has a fundamentalist Christian used the movie to initiate a conversation about faith with an Amish person.
How many fundamentalist Ministers called upon their congregants to use the movie to spread their faith to the Amish.
How many Amish parents acquiesed to the petitions to come see the movie, not by going themselves, "because they don't want to deal with the proselytizing crap" but by letting their children go. Because, ooooh, somebody might accuse them of being close minded. The real question is, were those children indoctrinated with a message that left them alienated from their parents and social group.
My point is, if that was achieved, fundamentalist Christians think they did what God wants them to do. I think it makes them barbaric bastards.
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