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Friday 27 March 2009

Are we to believe that the number of secular Americans has nearly doubled in the last 18 years because of liberal government programs? The argument becomes even more incongruous when we remember that conservatives ran the Congress for 12 of those years and the White House for 10. And are we supposed to oppose health care reform and better schools because healthier, more educated Americans may be less likely to attend a worship service? Government has always been a popular boogeyman for cultural crusaders, but this is downright bizarre. What if the exodus of young people from the church isn’t the government’s fault but ours? And what if the solution isn’t opposing a certain political agenda, but working harder at building relational trust with the young adults in our churches, families, and neighborhoods? Skye Jethani

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