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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.

• rendall 4y ago
  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) 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 https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Amish+abuse&ia=web
  • kiicia 4y ago
    Point is it’s virtually impossible without turning your life around and start from nothing in different place
  • emodendroket 4y ago
    Of course it happens, but I would guess many stay with misgivings.