I came across an article regarding teenagers from the National Study of Youth and Religion at their web site that covers the areas of religious participation, beliefs, faith, practices and experience, sharing faith, evaluations of church, moral views, risk behavior, and civic activities. Here were just a few of their statistics.
Teens who say they cheated in school last year: Protestants - 63% Assemblies of God - 59%
Teens who say they lied to their parents fairly often or quite often: Protestants - 9% Assemblies of God - 4%
Teens who smoke at least one cigerette a day: Protestants - 7% Assemblies of God - 12%
Teens who report Marijuana use: Protestants - 10% Assemblies of God - 10%
Teens who report reading their Bible by themselves once a week or more: Protestants - 32% Assemblies of God - 44%
Why are these statistics this way? Does anyone see anything wrong with them? The National Study of Youth and Religion also reported that less than half of Protestant teens (this number includes AOG teens in the mix) say that church is a very good place to talk about serious issues.
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Unfortunately I can easily believe the stats to be true. It's sad. It's going to take a mighty move of the Holy Spirit & Obedience by those who are His children. This obedience needs to be expressed by teens and adults alike, whom these children are around and look to as examples and providers of discipline.
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