Religion News Blog » Amish http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:33:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 U.S. Amish population surges and spreads: study http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22128/amish-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22128/amish-2#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:48:05 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22128 Amish At a time when some other ethnic and religious groups fear dilution through mixed marriages, the Amish have boosted their numbers by insisting on marriage within the group and providing education at Amish-only schools for 90 percent of their children.

In a sign of the spreading population, Amish numbers more than doubled in 10 states. [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22128/amish-2/feed 0 Judge says Amish must follow codes, trial ahead http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21892/amish-building-codes-trial http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21892/amish-building-codes-trial#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:00:32 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21892 Amish Members of an upstate New York Amish sect cannot claim that local building codes hinder their religion or give them special standing, a town judge has ruled.

Morristown Town Judge James Phillips Jr. said the cases against eight Amish men will now proceed to trial.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21892/amish-building-codes-trial/feed 0 Amish in trouble for not following outhouse rules http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21522/amish-outhouse http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21522/amish-outhouse#comments Mon, 26 May 2008 04:44:25 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21522 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21522/amish-outhouse/feed 0 Critics say Amish religious rights violated by upstate NY town http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20909/amish http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20909/amish#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:33:40 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20909/amish http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20909/amish/feed 0 Lesson of forgiveness in slayings of Amish http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16170/lesson-of-forgiveness-in-slayings-of-amish http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16170/lesson-of-forgiveness-in-slayings-of-amish#comments Fri, 06 Oct 2006 06:22:10 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16170/lesson-of-forgiveness-in-slayings-of-amish http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16170/lesson-of-forgiveness-in-slayings-of-amish/feed 0 The Amish Community: Another Country http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16152/amish-community http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16152/amish-community#comments Wed, 04 Oct 2006 10:36:56 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16152/amish-community http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16152/amish-community/feed 0 Schoolhouse killer haunted by guilt over abuse of young girls 20 years ago http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16151/schoolhouse-killer-haunted-by-guilt-over-abuse-of-young-girls-20-years-ago http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16151/schoolhouse-killer-haunted-by-guilt-over-abuse-of-young-girls-20-years-ago#comments Wed, 04 Oct 2006 10:32:24 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16151/schoolhouse-killer-haunted-by-guilt-over-abuse-of-young-girls-20-years-ago http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16151/schoolhouse-killer-haunted-by-guilt-over-abuse-of-young-girls-20-years-ago/feed 0 Amish school killer’s mission of madness http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16145/amish-school-killers-mission-of-madness http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16145/amish-school-killers-mission-of-madness#comments Tue, 03 Oct 2006 06:36:30 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16145/amish-school-killers-mission-of-madness http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16145/amish-school-killers-mission-of-madness/feed 0 Fourth girl dies in Amish school shooting http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16143/fourth-girl-dies-in-amish-school-shooting http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16143/fourth-girl-dies-in-amish-school-shooting#comments Tue, 03 Oct 2006 03:24:03 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16143/fourth-girl-dies-in-amish-school-shooting http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16143/fourth-girl-dies-in-amish-school-shooting/feed 0 Gunman shoots 10 at Amish school, killing at least 3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16140/gunman-shoots-10-at-amish-school http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16140/gunman-shoots-10-at-amish-school#comments Tue, 03 Oct 2006 01:18:46 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16140/gunman-shoots-10-at-amish-school http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16140/gunman-shoots-10-at-amish-school/feed 0