From "Amish Grace" by Kraybill, Nolt, and Zercher.

At about 5:30 on Wednesday morning, two days after the shooting, the
sleepless grandfather of the two slain sisters was walking by the schoolhouse,
reflecting on his loss. A little more than twenty-four hours earlier, he had
made grueling trips to two different hospitals only to see the young girls die
in their mother's arms. Suddenly TV cameras caught him in the glare of
floodlights, and a reporter stepped toward him.



"Do you have any anger toward the gunman's family?" she asked.

"No."

"Have you already forgiven them?"

"In my heart, yes."

"How is that possible?"

"Through God's help."

What relevance does "anger towards the gunman's family" have here? Of all the possible questions that she could have asked, why this one?



Was it an appropriate question to ask? Would she have asked it of someone from her own culture?



The Amish are a private people. Prying at their faith at a time of unfathomable pain and loss is a heinous and despicable act. Why was this story even run? Why does she still have her job?



David Shuster and Don Imus got their asses kicked when they stepped out of line. I guess the Amish just got the short end of the stick again.