Cameron, I think you were mentioning earlier about
how younger evangelicals are more progressive.
Not exact matches
I suspect that you can draw a line between more traditional
evangelicals and the so called «
young evangelicals» based on
how they want to read Genesis.
«I explain
how young adults perceive
evangelical Christianity to be too political, too exclusive, old - fashioned, unconcerned with social justice and hostile to lesbian, ga. y, bise.xual and transgender people.»
Armed with the latest surveys, along with personal testimonies from friends and readers, I explain
how young adults perceive
evangelical Christianity to be too political, too exclusive, old - fashioned, unconcerned with social justice and hostile to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Evangelical leaders constantly warn that
young people are deserting churches; pastors struggle to address changing views on homosexuality; and others wonder
how evangelicals can remain relevant when a growing number of Americans refuse to identify with any religion.
And it seems to me that this conundrum in particular — this tendency among
young, social media - savvy
evangelicals to consume information about the depravity of our culture like Cookie Monster at an Oreo Factory, only to belch out the same tired critiques — comes down to our understanding of the Kingdom of God and
how it's made.
You also muse about
how «many
young evangelicals view premarital sex as no big deal,» which leads you to ask: «Is the moral code that we older people believe was dictated by Scripture pass?
There was a recent article on the Religious blog about
how Evangelical young «uns are not waiting for marriage.
There was a recent article on the Religious blog about
how Evangelical young «uns are not waiting.
As a
young evangelical myself, I confess I have grown tired... no, weary... of responding to comments like these with some honest suggestions for
how my fellow
evangelicals might avoid said retirement, only to be discounted and disparaged for believing the earth is more than 6,000 years old, for voting for Democrats from time to time, and for daring to serve communion to gays and lesbians.
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