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Nate Hagens on December 13, 2007 - 9:24pm

Do they really? I had no idea..And I never saw an Amish when I lived there -if you mean NYC...?

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wkwillis on December 13, 2007 - 10:01pm

The Mennonites send the boys out only, not the girls. The young Mennonite girls had too much fun and tended to stay more than the boys did.
There is also some sexual selection going on. If you want to have kids, a Mennonite community is a much better place to raise them. You can support a family easier than in a city.

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