Quitting church

[mlmooney89]

I didn't say anything about owing a belief or faith to anyone--that is an individual's choice. I think a teenager should honor their parents by giving their beliefs a fair hearing. I am guessing at the circumstances, but if they are like many parents, they are not prepared for the sophisticated attack on their beliefs that their children become exposed to in school and on the internet.

If Erica want's to ask me who or what book, than she may. My advice to get all the information available was not to you.

1) She has been going to church while not believing, I think that is amazing on her part for honoring her parents. If they couldn't help her see "the truth" over 17 years then I think she is just one of us and there is no helping her.
2) People who leave the church are not usually leaving because one or two people can't explain it right they leave the church because in their own minds they see how all of it is illogical.
3) Why do you think the school and internet are the culprits? In most of the cases I've seen the teenagers already doubt and don't want to believe anymore they just get online to find others to talk with about it. The internet isn't the big culprit of killing the faith it just gives confidence. And school? HA! Have you seen most of the schools that the brainwashed children attend? Here in America's southern states we are fighting to get the teachers to STOP preaching to the kids.

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Erica I am so glad that your family is accepting this. So many people fall out completely with their families over religion. It's good to hear a good ending for once.