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Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy

How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy The story of the Amish West Nickel Mines School shooting on October 2, 2006.   A man know to this community held hostage and shot 8 of the 10 girls before committing suicide.  Five of those girls died.  In the light of this horrific tragedy the actions of the Amish community surprised the world.  One word–forgiveness.  Their response was starling to the media and the public.  Within two days ‘forgiveness’ became the media’s primary theme.  “It’s…