Articles : Other Anabaptists
Aug. 16 issue
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Amish population doubles in 20 years
A new study says the population of North American Amish has increased by nearly 10 percent in the past two years, causing many communities to turn westward in search of new land.
July 12 issue
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Sunday recreation on an Amish farm
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Amish youth gather to play volleyball along Butter Road on a Sunday evening, June 20.
June 21 issue
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Amish are not standing still
On my desk is An Amish Paradox: Diversity and Change in the World’s Largest Amish Community, by Charles E. Hurst and David L. McConnell, published by Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2010, 356 pages, $30.
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Amish climb the ladder of success — as they define it
Some of America’s most successful entrepreneurs have never been to high school, don’t use electricity and would sooner love their competitors than sue them.
March 1 issue
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‘Bring something, buy something’ for Haiti
LEOLA, Pa. — Shortly after the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, Benuel Fisher walked past a Haitian church in New Holland and saw the pastor posting signs about the tragedy.
Feb. 22 issue
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Lancaster’s snowy winter
LEOLA, Pa. — Two major storms pounded Lancaster County in the first two weeks of February, each bringing up to 2 feet of snow.
Dec. 14, 2009 issue
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Descendants return to site of failed Amish settlement
COLFAX COUNTY, N.M. — Jacob T. Bontrager thought northeastern New Mexico was going to be the land of Canaan.
Dec. 7, 2009 issue
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Bethel radio adds Low German
NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — A Low German radio program with a growing body of listeners in North America and Latin America has added Bethel College’s KBCU to its list of host stations.
Sept. 21, 2009 issue
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Loyalty to a humble witness
Old Order Mennonites, Amish and other conservative Anabaptists keep out of the media spotlight. So it’s a surprise to find them in a high-profile spot like the cover of Christianity Today, a leading evangelical magazine.
Sept. 14, 2009 issue
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Life after leaving Amish leads to Goshen College
GOSHEN, Ind. — Driving her orange 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse on a Sunday morning, Naomi Kramer passed an Amish home where families had gathered for church.

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