“It’s quiet when the straight shooter draws a final conclusion: Fear holds the Amish community together. “It’s the great fear of being excommunicated. That’s No. 1,” Schrock explains, stroking his 5-inch beard. “When you don’t have the peace of God ruling your heart, the possibility of something like shunning really bothers you. Until someone actually gets set free by Jesus Christ, they won’t leave.” – World Magazine, June 30, 2022