FORGIVENESS SMIVENESS

It's a bogus story. Come on, say it. It's a bogus story. The media hyped this thing, and now nobody wants to get down off of a pony that rides.

Listen to the dude
From the New Era

Is forgiveness automatic in our society? Of course not. It must be
developed. In any incident, forgiveness must begin through acceptance.

Perhaps the most astonishing subject the media pounced on was the
forgiveness.

See, he thinks they pounced. You get that, pounced

Forgiveness must be honest; recycled forgiveness doesn't seem kosher. In
our Amish world, it isn't automatic. Even we can struggle with anger and doubt.
But forgiveness must be granted to continue on in life.

Honest or forced I'm not sure which it is. But, did you get that part about it not being automatic? Or should I repeat it?

Here's my theory. If the non-Amish folks would've kept this story in perspective, as in not going ape shit over some magical hooey like, instant forgiveness, but paid attention on a human level. That would have required some actual soul searching about how we live, but we weren't up for it. So we latch onto something that is completely and totally removed from what we might actually apply in our own lives, allowing us to continue doing what we've always done.