U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan and Joe Pitts State Sens. Mike Brubaker and Lloyd Smucker State House Reps. Ryan Aument, Bryan Cutler, Gordon Denlinger, Mindy Fee, Keith Greiner, Dave Hickernell, Steve Mentzer and Mike Sturla County Commissioners Scott Martin, Craig Lehman and Dennis Stuckey Lancaster City Mayor Rick Gray
Many Lancaster County residents are concerned about the negative, inaccurate and potentially damaging portrayal of Amish religion and culture in the Discovery Channels Amish Mafia TV series. These shows vilify the Amish religious way of life, suggesting that a peaceful people devoted to non-violence are vengeful, violent and criminal. At their core, these shows engage in religious bigotry. Amish Mafia is no more acceptable than Jewish Mafia, Catholic Mafia or Evangelical Mafia. The show is an affront to all people of faith and all secular people with moral principles. By misrepresenting the Amish as a crime-ridden culture, the show gives, by association, the same impression of Lancaster County. It changes the image of the county from one of pastoral beauty, where people are devoted to faith, family and friends, to one of banal ugliness. It cast the Amish people of Lancaster County as motivated by greed, selfishness and violence rather than a people who believe in hard work, self-reliance and kindness to neighbors. Each of us has a responsibility to consider how we would feel if these shows attacked us as they are attacking the Amish. All religions observe some form of the Golden Rule that we treat others as we would want to be treated. To stand by silently while these shows mistreat the Amish in our community would make us complicit in breaking that rule. As representatives and leaders of citizens of Lancaster County, we have a responsibility to voice their and our opposition to this bigoted portrayal of the Amish community in Lancaster County. We call for an end to production and broadcast of the Amish Mafia series and respectfully ask the Discovery Channel and its sponsors to drop support for the bigoted series and other Amish-themed knockoff productions. SIGNATORIES (plus contact info)
U.S. CONGRESS U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts Andrew Wimer (202) 225-2411 Andrew.wimer@mail.house.gov U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan John Elizandro (202) 225-2011 john.elizandro@mail.house.gov
PENNSYLVANIA STATE GOVERNMENT Gov. Tom Corbett Jay Pagni (717) 772-3880 jpagni@pa.gov Lt. Gov. James Cawley Chris Brennan (717) 787-3300 cbrennan@pa.gov
State Senate Sen. Mike Brubaker (717) 627-0036 or (717) 945-9139 (m) mike@mwbrubaker.com Sen. Lloyd Smucker (717) 397-1309 Lsmucker@pasen.gov
State House Rep. Ryan Aument (717) 295-5050 or (717) 380-1715 (m) raument@pahousegop.com Rep. Bryan Cutler (717) 783-6424 or (717) 284-1965 Bcutler@pahousegop.com Rep. Gordon Denlinger (717) 733-4002 or (717) 587-5660 Gdenling@pahousegop.com Rep. Mindy Fee (717) 664-4979 or (717) 772-5290 mfee@pahousegop.com Rep. Keith Greiner (717) 464-5285 or (717) 783-6422 kgreiner@pahousegop.com Rep. Dave Hickernell (717) 367-5525 of (717) 684-5525 Dhickern@pahousegop.com Rep. Steve Mentzer (717) 787-3555 or (717) 341-3016 smentzer@pahousegop.com Rep. Mike Sturla 717) 295-3157 or 717) 787-3555 msturla@pahouse.net
LANCASTER COUNTY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Scott Martin, chairman (717) 735-1589 or 615-8427 (m) SMartin@co.lancaster.pa.us Dennis Stuckey (717) 299-8305 stuckeyd@co.lancaster.pa.us Craig Lehman (717) 299-8301 cLehman@co.lancaster.pa.us
LANCASTER CITY GOVERNMENT Mayor Rick Gray (717) 519-7848 (m) gray@cityoflancasterpa.com Pat Brogan, chief of staff (717) 291-4701 pbrogan@ci tyofl ancasterpa.com
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