The Amish in Pennsylvania regularly deal with the outside world through selling their many (often popular) products, watching television in neighbor's homes, and simply mingling with others in the community. I think it unlikely that he would have less understanding than a typical parent. So I guess the question would be whether an average citizen would have understood that the immediate next step in response to that statement (which plenty of nonreligious parents say all the time) is state custody. Marci In a message dated 7/1/2008 7:51:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
tend to agree with Eugene’s post. My only concern would be whether the interaction between the father and son and state police or welfare authorities was adequate – so that it was clear to the father what it meant to say that he would take his son back when the boy was ready to follow the rules. Alan Brownstein **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)
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