The Amish: Shunned, Preview
Preview: Season 26 Episode 3 | 30s
Premieres February 4, 2014 at 9/8c. Seven former Amish on their own for the first time.
What is it like to be cut off from your faith and your family? The Amish: Shunned follows seven people who have chosen to leave their closed and tightly-knit communities for the outside world, knowing they can never return. Each has paid deeply for their decision. Estranged form loved ones, these former Amish find themselves struggling to make their way in modern America.
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The Amish: Shunned, Preview
Preview: Season 26 Episode 3 | 30s
What is it like to be cut off from your faith and your family? The Amish: Shunned follows seven people who have chosen to leave their closed and tightly-knit communities for the outside world, knowing they can never return. Each has paid deeply for their decision. Estranged form loved ones, these former Amish find themselves struggling to make their way in modern America.
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Watch the first chapter of The Amish: Shunned, premiering on PBS February 4, 2014. (8m 55s)
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Premiering February 4, 2014 at 9/8c on PBS. Former Amish choose their freedom over family. (2m)
Coming Home, from The Amish: Shunned
Despite plans to enroll in college, a boy's return home is too powerful to resist.
"I Had to Give up Absolutely Everything"
Katie, a little person, left the Amish when she was 41 years old. (2m 25s)
At 23, Anna was considered an Old Maid in her Amish community; but she misses home. (2m 50s)
A profile of Levi, from The Amish: Shunned, premiering on PBS February 4 at 9/8c. (2m)
Saloma left the Amish at 20, and she recently helped Anna find her way. (2m 30s)
Joe struggled to leave his Amish family of 15, returning 6 times before leaving for good. (2m 37s)
A profile of Jan, from The Amish: Shunned, premiering on PBS February 4 at 9/8c. (2m 48s)
Watch a profile of former Amish nurse Naomi. From The Amish: Shunned, premiering Feb 4. (2m 57s)
Paul's parents became Amish when he was a boy. Watch The Amish: Shunned on PBS February 4.
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