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Religious fundamentalism is a runaway train that cannot be stopped! Full steam ahead Bible believers and [[creationism|creationists]]! See: [[Acceleration of 21st century desecularization]] ]]
 
Religious fundamentalism is a runaway train that cannot be stopped! Full steam ahead Bible believers and [[creationism|creationists]]! See: [[Acceleration of 21st century desecularization]] ]]
 
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== Amish in the United States: Doubling in size every 20 years. By 2222, they may be the majority population in the USA ==
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''See also:'' [[Growth of religious fundamentalism]] and [[Conservative Christianity]] and [[United States, irreligion vs. religion and demographics]]
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The [[Amish]] are the fastest growing religion in the United States, doubling every 20 years.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-08-01/why-the-amish-population-is-exploding#:~:text=But%20according%20to%20a%20new,in%201989%20of%20about%20100%2C000.</ref> The Amish population is growing so fast that each year some families move out to acquire more farmland.  They are highly successful financially and morally.  By 2050 the Amish are expected to attain 1 million in total population in the [[United States]], and by 2222 the Amish could be the majority in the U.S.<ref>By doubling its population every 20 years, the Amish population would increase by 1024 times in 200 years.</ref>
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[[File:Amish youth groups at Behalt 11.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px| Amish youth groups from Davies County, IN, and Lancaster County, PA, visit Behalt as part of their preparing to make the decision of whether or not to join the Amish community on a long term basis (namely, their adulthood).]]
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[[File:Amish School near Rebersburg PA.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Amish school in Pennsylvania]]
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== See also ==
 
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