Amish, N.Y. town reach settlement over building codes

From: The Washington Times | September 24, 2012

A New York town has agreed to drop criminal charges against an Amish community that had balked at following modern building codes for their homes by adding such features as bigger windows and smoke detectors — something the traditional sect members argued violate its religious beliefs.

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