By David Lohr
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In speaking with the same newspaper, Gingerich's attorney, Donna Doblick, said her clients based their plea decision on scripture and prayer.
"They believe that God calls them to make peace with their adversaries," Doblick said.
According to John Otto, a New Order Amishman living in Crawford County, Edward, Joe, and Atlee, have been excommunicated from their Amish community. Excommunication generally means that other members of the congregation are prohibited from having contact with them, on both social and business levels; however, the severity of the sanction varies, based upon the factors surrounding the decision.
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| Edward Gingerich |
"Anybody from the Brownhill Amish who accepts Ed will be shunned," Otto said in a recent interview with Post-gazette.com.
Similarly, Ed Gingerich's son Daniel, 19, Joe's son Albert, and Atlee's son David, both 20, have all been shunned by the Amish community, in which other members of the congregation deliberately avoid association with them. The severity of this sanction also varies.
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