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amish population to double every 18-20 years
Posted: 06 Dec 2012, 10:46
by jonny2mad
http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/W ... lt-sA.cspx
Amish population growing by 12,000 a year, anyway apart from their pacifism I think a group who will do well in the coming collapse
Posted: 06 Dec 2012, 10:49
by jonny2mad
I know that in very dangerous places amish have teamed up with mormans who certainly are not pacifists, and the mormans have defended them .
religous fundermentalism the wave of the future
Re: amish population to double every 18-20 years
Posted: 07 Dec 2012, 00:49
by Tarrel
I guess they need something to occupy them on the long dark winter's nights with no TV or Xbox. Maybe that's where the population growth is coming from!
Posted: 11 Dec 2012, 01:37
by BritDownUnder
A very good book that you should read is called "Shall the religious inherit the earth?". I think it concludes that they wont.
The growth of the Amish is spectacular. I think in 1900 they were about 5000 of them. Now around a quarter million I believe.
Regarding the Mormons I believe the numbers are around 7 million in the US up from about 100,000 in 1900. I understand their numbers could be around 80 million in 2100 on present growth rates.
I think both groups will do very well in the event of a collapse and prepping is actually part of Mormon doctrine.