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Get the numbers on suicide, world affairs, and the Amish.

Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 12/30/2008 08:42AM

5% Increase in the U.S. suicide rate since 1999.

16% Increase in the U.S. suicide rate among those ages 40-64.

68% Americans who attend religious services at least once ...

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Randal Kay

Posted: January 02, 2009 11:27 AM


It's kind of like church-planting. It's easier to double when you are dealing with smaller numbers. If you have 10 people one week, and add ten then you've doubled your attendance in one week. But try to do that with a church of 1,000. The Amish had smaller numbers to start with so their growth percentage can look greater. At least, I think it might work that way. ;o)

H. D. Schmidt

Posted: December 31, 2008 6:32 AM

The USA was actually given birth under God's guidance for really the purpose to be fully involvend in world affairs! However, absoutely not the way America is doing it, period! Actually, the way America is involving itself in world affairs, America is now the creator of problems in the world, just like all previous Empires. If America is not now the most far-reaching and abusive Empire,' let that a one stand up and rebut my comment, please? America has now fully equiped itself, with the ingredients that of an Empire: 1) Borders open for all to come in, with immigration unchecked. 2) The most powerful war machinery of/in their time. In closing, the Founding Fathers are presently weeping in their graves, in a figure of speech, as they see their America once again an Empire, but only more powerful and far-reaching that British Empire ever was; the one Empire, a few ragtag American young kicked them out of America. Sadly, the cause of Christ is being sacrificed daily, by America!!

Mary R.

Posted: December 31, 2008 5:38 AM


They are more open to medical care than they use to be. At one time many women and babies died at the time of child birth. They are also receiving medical care for other conditions that at one time they would have not received.

Gary Sweeten

Posted: December 30, 2008 10:58 PM


And by living ,longer as well as having big families. However, I have not seen the grolwth curve to see if it is possible. They must be counting babies and children.