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Study: Amish communities growing rapidly

By SharperIron on Mon, 08/02/10
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Amish
A new study estimates the number of Amish in North America has doubled since 1992 and increased nearly 10 percent in the past two years alone. More Related story at Pew.

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Greg Linscott

NewAnti-Contraception Might Explain

Mon, 08/02/10
The study’s author, Don Kraybill, adds that about half of today’s Amish are under 18 years old.
Birth control and abortion are forbidden by religious doctrine, even when pregnancy is life threatening.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3446212] Source

Greg Linscott
Marshall, MN

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