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Re:After a decade, South Dakota's Amish are moving on by emodendroket on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @12:12AM (#35335832)
In practice I am not sure it is so easy to say "no thanks" to your adult baptism and abandon everyone and everything you've known up to that point.
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Re:After a decade, South Dakota's Amish are moving on by rendall on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @02:09AM (#35336593)
It is difficult, but not unknown. The documentary Devil's Playground features several Amish who permanently left the church.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil's_Playground_(2002_film)

And also, sadly, many Amish flee physical and sexual abuse: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Amish+abuse&ia=web

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Re:After a decade, South Dakota's Amish are moving on by emodendroket on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @03:18AM (#35337021)
Of course it happens, but I would guess many stay with misgivings.
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Re:After a decade, South Dakota's Amish are moving on by kiicia on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @01:06PM (#35442759)
Point is it’s virtually impossible without turning your life around and start from nothing in different place
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