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- From: ap290@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ruth M. Hanschka)
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- Subject: Re: Our Christian nation
- Date: 21 Jan 1993 22:43:17 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- In a previous article, nasatir@DHVX20.CSUDH.EDU (Dave Nasatir) says:
-
- >As I recall, Amish children in Pennsylvania, a number of years
- >ago, were chased down by the state police and required to
- >attend public school even though it was , apparently,
- >offensive to their religious principles (or, perhaps, principals,
- >in that case).
- >
- Where and when was this? I more or less live down there for several weeks
- every year, and have friends that are "native". In Landcaster county
- at least, this has never happened as far as I know. Amish kids go to
- schools run by their own religious denomination until the 8th grade. After
- that, most stop school, but a few go on to high school and even college.
- Most of the latter, though, change religions at some point. What you're
- talking about must have happened about 20 years ago or more, or I'd have
- heard about it.
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