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Rumschpringes -- the "wild oats" interludes giving teenagers latitude to party before they submit to the religious strictures of the adult community -- have become the source of a mortal threat to the culture of Pennsylvania's Amish community. Abner King Stoltzfus, 23, and Abner Stoltzfus, 24 (not related) Thursday became the first Amish people ever to be arraigned on narcotics charges, after they allegedly collaborated with members of the Pagans biker gang to deal cocaine and methamphetamine at barn dances for rumschpringing Amish kids. TIME correpondent Nadya Labi notes that while the teenage time out from the conservative Amish culture...
...theological education is not just studying--it's also social action," says first-year student Philip E. Stoltzfus, a member of the school's Peace Community...
...Stoltzfus said the vigil was "not an attempt to alienate the church administration because they are not the ones we want to target...
...Divinity School students want divestment," Stoltzfus said. "We see it as a theological and religious issue, not just a political issue. That is why we want our presence known...
...doing this...we could get publicity for Tutu as well as for the '69 events," Stoltzfus said...