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Title: Profiles in Courage
Post by: Shuckins on October 05, 2006, 04:47:55 PM

A news report that I heard on the radio while driving home from work this afternoon stated the following:


The oldest Amish girl slain by the crazed gunman in Pennsylvania, in an apparent attempt to buy time for the younger girls, stepped forward and told him to "Shoot me first."  Whereupon, the next oldest followed her example and told him to "Shoot me second."

Marian Fisher...and Anna Mae Stoltzfus.

This comes from testimony given by the younger girls who survived.



I confess I'm overwhelmed with emotion.

Title: Profiles in Courage
Post by: storch on October 05, 2006, 04:57:43 PM

not at all surprising and speaks volumes for their culture and belief system.

Title: Profiles in Courage
Post by: Bluefish on October 05, 2006, 05:02:43 PM

"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends."

(Jn. 15:13)

Title: Profiles in Courage
Post by: lazs2 on October 06, 2006, 09:04:16 AM

where does such courage come from?  

lazs

Title: Profiles in Courage
Post by: Yeager on October 06, 2006, 09:12:34 AM

a belief in something greater than ones self......

Title: Profiles in Courage
Post by: lukster on October 06, 2006, 12:38:43 PM

Both very moving and sad.

http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=2531138&page=1