The Amish Cook from Oasis Newsfeatures

On March 28, the Lifetime channel will show a movie called "Amish Grace", a depiction of the tragedy at Nickel Mines, PA that saw a deranged gunman charge into a schoolhouse and start shooting.  Of course, Hollywood then has to start shooting also, shooting a film.   Hollywood's depiction of the Amish is always overromanticized, over-glamourized, or over-simplified.   Too often rush-job producers sanitze and simplify what is actually a very rich and complex culture.   The film is based on the book of the same name "Amish Grace", but the authors, all three are esteemed academics, declined to participate in the film's production.   I can see why...based on early reviews, Hollywood has again failed to portray the Amish accurately.  In fairness, I am only basing my opinion on reviews....I'll watch the actual movie and then decide, but it doesn't sound good. Take a look at this scathing editorial about the movie in the Harrisburg, PA Patriot-News.

In other news, Amish residents continue to be cited around Morristown, New York for building homes without proper permits. I'm just not sure why this tiny town is spending so much of its resources on this case.  The courts have traditionally sided with the Amish on issues like this and it just seems as if they are attacking an ant with an Abrams tank.