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	What is Rumspringa?
		Rumspringa is the term for Amish teenagers' period of experimentation and freedom from religious rules, when they are able to live on their own, drive cars, drink, and experiment with other aspects of mainstream American culture without worrying about consequences from their elders.
		Rumspringa is a coming-of-age experience that generally begins around the age of sixteen.
		At the end of the rumspringa period, which traditionally lasts about two years, teenagers are expected to return to the Amish community so that they can be baptized, after which point they are expected to follow all the laws of Amish society.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-rumspringa.htm (432 words)

	Rumspringa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to widespread belief, Rumspringa, or rumschpringe is a traditional rite of passage in the Amish religious denomination, and describes a period lasting months or years during which adolescents are released from the church and its rules.
		Rumspringa is the subject of the film documentary Devil's Playground.
		Rumspringa is also the title of a song on the Scotch Green's, the best musical group in the world's, second album, Professional, with its lyrics regarding the rite of passage from the perspective of an Amish teen who does not desire to return to the Amish community.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rumspringa (1181 words)

	Devil’s Playground (Philosophical Films)
		A part of the rumspringa experience is enjoying the luxuries of technology, but just as important, at least to the adolescents, is enjoying the freedom of copulation and consumption of alcohol.
		Throughout their Rumspringa, these Amish youths gain the freedom to do anything they want, including a tradition known as “bed courtship,” where the Amish girl is allowed to share her bed with the Amish boy that she is dating.
		By ending their Rumspringa and returning to be baptized into the Amish church, they learn to phase out temptation and sin and it prepares them for a life under the Amish laws.
	www.philfilms.utm.edu /1/devils.htm (1969 words)

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		Rumspringa is an Amish word that translates as running wild.
		For some, rumspringa is the mythological descent before the prodigal return; for others it is freedom, the chance to break away.
		But maybe it is the rite of rumspringa itself, the way it honours young people and affirms their unique transitions, that inspires so many to return and embrace a culture that gives them the respect they deserve.
	www.rumspringa0405.com /index.html (199 words)

	'Rumspringa' reflects moral tension of Amish teens - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		"Rumspringa" is the period during which the Amish allow their children, 16 and older, to doff their modest traditional clothing and religious strictures and taste the temptations of the outside world before deciding whether to become baptized and join the church for life.
		He says it derives in part from the German noun Raum, meaning space in the sense of outdoor space to roam about, whereas rumspringa usually is taken to be the Pennsylvania Dutch corruption of the German verb herumspringen, meaning, literally, to jump or run around.
		Rumspringa mostly is practiced in the larger Old Order Amish settlements around LaGrange County, Indiana; Holmes County, Ohio; and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/living/books/s_459022.html (797 words)

	Excerpt on Amish rumspringa from 'Rumspringa: To Be or Not to Be Amish' by Tom Shachtman -- Beliefnet.com
		Excerpt on Amish rumspringa from 'Rumspringa: To Be or Not to Be Amish' by Tom Shachtman -- Beliefnet.com
		An hour later, when the girls have had their fill of board games, and when the parents of the house are presumed to be asleep, cars and half-trucks are heard pulling into the dirt lane.
		From 'Rumspringa: To Be or Not to Be Amish,' by Tom Shachtman, published by North Point Press, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC.
	www.beliefnet.com /story/191/story_19195_1.html (1176 words)

	MySpace.com - Rumspringa - Copenhagen - Blues / New Wave / Alternative - www.myspace.com/rumspringadk
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		Hej Rumspringa - glæder mig til at høre jeres fede musik i live på Nye Rødder...
		kommer Rumspringa ikke forbi verdens mest lukkede men snart åbne igen - forretning TIS aka RøvmRøvtoria og viser deres nye plade frem for alle de forretningsinteresserede-snart-hva med TIsdag?
	www.myspace.com /rumspringadk (420 words)

	Philadelphia Inquirer \| 08/10/2006 \| Amish gone wild? It's teens sowing oats to test their faith (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It begins when an Amish youth turns 16, usually lasts a year to several years, and ends when the youth decides either to be baptized into the church and accept the responsibilities of an adult member (more than 80 percent do), or leave Amish society.
		Rumspringa draws from more than 400 interviews over six years conducted by Shachtman and the makers of The Devil's Playground, a documentary film on the practice directed by Lucy Stone and broadcast in 2002.
		That criticism, one reflects, arises inevitably from the contradiction Rumspringa exposes in Amish belief.
	www.philly.com /mld/inquirer/entertainment/books/15237455.htm (953 words)

	Journal for Living: Issue 28, Reviews
		No matter what they do during rumspringa, or how long they take to make their decision, Amish youth will always be welcomed back if they decide to “settle down.” Once they return and are baptized, however, they are bound to Amish church rules for life.
		The viewer is introduced to Faron in the midst of his rumspringa phase, which he calls “a vaccination against temptation later on.” Faron is a tentative but thoughtful young man; his interviews are filled with the usual and understandable teenage contradictions.
		But maybe it is the rite of rumspringa itself, the way it honors young people and affirms their unique transitions, that inspires so many to return and embrace a culture that gives them the respect they deserve.
	www.albanyfreeschool.com /old_back_issues/28Reviews.shtml (3245 words)

	Alternate / Rumspringa (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The albums going to be available as soon as possible so here's a personnal invite from the band themselves to their opening shindig.
		We apologize for the countless delays, cancellations and/or other inconviniences we might have brought upon you, thank you for your tolerance and patience, and invite you all to the release party of the RUMSPRINGA debut LP "the angels laid him away...a tribute" Thursday, November 18th.
		Rumspringa's debut album 'The Angels Laid Him Away....A Tribute' will now be released on October 1st, 2004.
	www.alternate.dk /rumspringanews.html (283 words)

	timesreporter.com
		It’s a sure sign of an Amish teenager going through rumspringa, a German word that means “running around.” It defines a period when youths, beginning at age 16, sometimes experiment with popular culture while deciding whether they want to make a lifelong commitment to the Amish church.
		For James Wengerd, 19, rumspringa was a phase in which he socialized with friends and drank occasionally.
		If a young person from the ultraconservative Swartzentruber sect moves out during rumspringa, his place is set at the table three times a day for meals and his chair remains empty.
	www.timesreporter.com /printable.php?ID=29603 (926 words)

	TRIO: pop, culture, tv.
		It is a tradition that has been in place since the Amish arrived in America in the 1690's, giving the youth a chance to experience the world outside the cocoon of the Amish community.
		At the end of Rumspringa, the kids must decide whether they will stay with their birth culture, or abandon their families for the outside world.
		Devil's Playground follows a group of Amish teens in their Rumspringa period as they venture into the world of their 'English' peers.
	www.triotv.com /devils_playground (150 words)

	Northwest Indiana News: nwitimes.com
		Rumspringa is a German word which roughly translates as "running around." Rumspringa, however, is complex and doesn't lend itself to an Apprentice or Survivor-style reality TV show.
		It's unlikely that any Amish youngster who is truly committed to his or her faith and way of life would agree to participate in such a show.
		Even while in the throes of the most deeply rebellious rumspringa, most Amish youth know in their hearts where their future lies, and they would not want to jeopardize it by participating in such a show.
	www.thetimesonline.com /articles/2004/07/21/features/food/265ad67c73da9bf386256ed4001c7617.txt (835 words)

	STLtoday - Entertainment - Books
		Shachtman's title is slightly misleading in that his book is as much about the Amish faith and way of life in general as it is about rumspringa in particular.
		Ruth expresses a keen insight: It is the desire for the slower-paced, supportive, unambiguous lifestyle that draws young people back into the fold as much as, or more than, does belief in the religious tenets.
		He compares them to "another fl-hatted, ascetic, highly religious and successfully entrepreneurial group, the Hasidic Jews," and thinks they could learn from Hasidim how to integrate educationally and commercially into the outside world without sacrificing their own beliefs or communities.
	www.stltoday.com /stltoday/entertainment/reviews.nsf/book/story/27C6B307BCC455CD8625718900081979?OpenDocument (606 words)

	Anthony Bradley: Should Evangelicals Have Their Own Rumspringa? Or do they already?
		Rumspringa is a Pennsylvania Dutch term roughly translatable as "running around." In an Amish context, it denotes a period during adolescence, beginning at 16, when Amish youths are allowed to be on their own, usually for the first time, and experiment with alcohol, sex, and drugs.
		Rumspringa ends when a youth agrees to be baptized into the church (by June Sawyers).
		It's called Rumspringa : To Be or Not to Be Amish by Tom Shachtman.
	anthonybradley.worldmagblog.com /anthonybradley/archives/025132.html (1711 words)

	Topic: Amish in the City/The Village/JW's (page 1) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rumspringa is when the Amish youth (teenagers) get to go wild and sample the world.
		Second, ill-equipping people to live in a foreign world then releasing them into that world to fend for themselves seems a perfect way of reinforcing that their way of seeing things is the right way.
		I'm sure after seeing a few episodes of "rumspringa" one will see why amish children run back to their religion (comfort zone).
	www.jehovahs-witness.com /6/75992/1.ashx (2113 words)

	Frank's Reel Movie Reviews - Movie Review - Devil's Playground
		The intent of rumspringa (running around) is to make certain that youth are giving their informed consent should they eventually decide to be baptized into the Amish faith.
		It is this period of rumspringa that is the primary focus of Lucy Walker's disturbingly mesmerizing documentary entitled Devil's Playground.
		She follows several teens as they participate in rumspringa in LaGrange County, Indiana including 18-year old Faron who has been in the devil's playground for two years, is jobless and hooked on Crank but still steadfastly states his intentions of returning to the church.
	www.franksreelreviews.com /reviews/2004/devilsplayground.htm (721 words)

	COME TO THE RUMSPRINGA
		Rumspringa is a Pennsylvania German term meaning, literately, "Running Around".
		This is a rough itinerary for the evening; all times are variable, and there's no rush or requirement to purchase food and drink, although that always helps with the expense of the room.
		If this rumspringa is a rousing success, it could be the start of a monthly get-together, with speeches from various interesting folks brought in to discuss subjects over a late dinner.
	rumspringa.textfiles.com (355 words)

	Rite of rumspringa: TV wants to cash in
		Then they go through a time of decision-making, called "rumspringa," which in Pennsylvania Dutch, means "running around." The practice was detailed in a 2002 documentary by filmmaker Lucy Walker.
		During rumspringa, the teen-agers are allowed to try anything their lives have not included until then.
		But when it was over, I was happy to go back to Oklahoma, where life was different and I knew the difference.
	www.aculink.net /~nelson/rumspringa.html (726 words)

	Rumspringa by Tom Shachtman - Multiple Book Reviews Book Jacket Summary
		A revelatory look at Amish youth as they have never been looked at before Rumspringa is a fascinating look at a little-known Amish coming-of-age ritual, the rumspringa—the period of "running around" that begins for their youth at age sixteen.
		The key to this is the rumspringa, when Amish youth are allowed to live outside the bounds of their faith, experimenting with alcohol, premarital sex, trendy clothes, telephones, drugs, and wild parties.
		By allowing them such freedom, their parents hope they will learn enough to help them make the most important decision of their lives—whether to be baptized as Christians, join the church, and forever give up worldly ways, or to remain out in the world.
	www.bookbrowse.com /reviews/index.cfm?book_number=1830 (465 words)

	open book: You thought Rumspringa was something
		(Rumspringa being the time in an Amish young person's life when they are given time to experience certain freedoms in life, part of the idea being to ensure that their choice to embrace adulthood as an Amish is really a choice.)
		Well, I learned yesterday (in reading a periodical - the Sunday supplement to one of the Canadian papers, the name of which I do not remember, therefore can't link), that there is an enormous drug-running problem among a rather surprising number of Old Colony Mennonites in Ontario.
		The law enforcement around Leamington, a big Mennonite center, are totally absorbed with the problem and regularly have their lives threatened by Mennonite Drug Kingpins.
	amywelborn.typepad.com /openbook/2004/05/you_thought_rum.html (538 words)

	Worrying About the Amish?: Visual Arts: Joel Wicklund: CenterstageChicago.com
		Well, at least the teens going through rumspringa, a decisive period for Amish youth captured in Lucy Walker’s Devil’s Playground, a 2002 documentary that reveals an aspect of that society that seems jarringly out of place to outsiders.
		They believe only adults can freely choose Christ and be baptized, so at the age of 16 Amish kids are allowed to live the lifestyle of the “English” (what they call the non-Amish world) as decadently as they choose until they decide whether or not to join the church and re-enter the community.
		The other rumspringa stories are less intense but the contrast between the hard-partying teens and the puritanical world of another age that they come from is consistently compelling.
	centerstage.net /art/articles/dvdetours_20041202.html (944 words)

	MondayMorningInsight.com > Partying With the Amish: Rumspringa
		The main part of the article is an excerpt is from the new book “Rumspringa: To Be or Not to Be Amish,”; by Tom Shachtman, a documentarian who began studying the phenomenon of Amish teens running wild for the film “The Devil’s Playground”; (2002).
		Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at 3:10 PM This isn’t about Rumspringa in particular, although I do understand their reasons behind it and it seems logical, almost a good way to handle the whole rebellion aspect of the teen years.
		I am intent that my children will be grounded so that if they decide to Rumspringa, they will at least KNOW the truth, hopefully to return to it.
	mondaymorninginsight.com /index.php/site/comments/partying_with_the_amish_rumspringa (917 words)

	Tom Shachtman: The Choice to Be Amish - 3/15/2006 - Publishers Weekly
		Rumspringa: To Be Or Not to Be Amish (North Point/FSG, June) Shachtman writes that rumspringa "is a Pennsylvania Dutch term, usually translated as "running around.
		During rumspringa there is an absence of the direction provided in college.
		Rumspringa is much more of a sink or swim experience than college.
	www.publishersweekly.com /article/CA6316062.html (570 words)

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