Anna Dee Olson

Anna Dee Olson

Anna Dee Olson grew up Amish and left the Amish faith. She is the author of a book called: Growing Up Amish: Insider Secrets from One Woman's Inspirational Journey. Today Anna conducts tele-webcasts on a regular basis to help bridge the gap between the Amish culture and mainstream America and the world.

Articles by Anna Dee Olson

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The Rumspringa years

  • 20 March 2008
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In her second article about growing up Amish, Anna Dee Olson describes her experiences during Rumspringa -- the time when Amish you people get to date and meet one another.

Shunned from her Amish family

  • 19 March 2008
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Anna Dee Olson, who lived the Amish lifestyle until age 24, describes her journey from growing up Amish to be shunned by her family for sinning and acting against the Amish faith.

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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