Comments on: College students grow more spiritual http://online.worldmag.com/2007/12/19/college-students-grow-more-spiritual/ A forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of Christianity and culture. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:03:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joel Mark http://online.worldmag.com/2007/12/19/college-students-grow-more-spiritual/comment-page-1/#comment-253842 Joel Mark Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:01:44 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2007/12/19/college-students-grow-more-spiritual/#comment-253842 From the original post: “Cafeteria religion:” “People liked to take the good parts of different faith religions and put them together into their own little package that they were comfortable with. … People are used to picking and choosing and it’s a feel-good kind of thing." I also see this trend. My response is that the very best thing about real Christianity is that I did not make it up. From the original post:

“Cafeteria religion:” “People liked to take the good parts of different faith religions and put them together into their own little package that they were comfortable with. … People are used to picking and choosing and it’s a feel-good kind of thing.”

I also see this trend. My response is that the very best thing about real Christianity is that I did not make it up.

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]]> By: Random Name http://online.worldmag.com/2007/12/19/college-students-grow-more-spiritual/comment-page-1/#comment-253712 Random Name Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:52:40 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2007/12/19/college-students-grow-more-spiritual/#comment-253712 #4 "Do I look fat in this church?" #4

“Do I look fat in this church?”

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]]> By: rdean http://online.worldmag.com/2007/12/19/college-students-grow-more-spiritual/comment-page-1/#comment-253698 rdean Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:19:08 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2007/12/19/college-students-grow-more-spiritual/#comment-253698 The newest topic when speed dating. Makes the guy seem sensitive. The newest topic when speed dating. Makes the guy seem sensitive.

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]]> By: Sawgunner http://online.worldmag.com/2007/12/19/college-students-grow-more-spiritual/comment-page-1/#comment-253663 Sawgunner Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:27:56 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2007/12/19/college-students-grow-more-spiritual/#comment-253663 "Organized religion" will continue to be a bane to many youths who for the first time are away from their "home church" and thus free to float to other denominations, creeds etc. Where does organized religion fail young collegiates? I recall going to a near campus church. All the things which embellish collegiate Christianity were absent there. Instead of developing the teaching, singing and/or leadership gifts of young students (who could perhaps then be counted upon to lead the singing or present a biblical lesson which they themselves had drafted) we got something far less engaging. A seemingly sincere fellow merely read a "canned" lesson which had no doubt lovingly been written by some fellow in Nashville. We however were regrettably not in that Nashville fellow's Sunday School class. So we looked bemusedly at one another while our "teacher" read a made-in-Nashville lesson and made little time for audience questions/discussion. “Organized religion” will continue to be a bane to many youths who for the first time are away from their “home church” and thus free to float to other denominations, creeds etc.
Where does organized religion fail young collegiates? I recall going to a near campus church. All the things which embellish collegiate Christianity were absent there. Instead of developing the teaching, singing and/or leadership gifts of young students (who could perhaps then be counted upon to lead the singing or present a biblical lesson which they themselves had drafted) we got something far less engaging. A seemingly sincere fellow merely read a “canned” lesson which had no doubt lovingly been written by some fellow in Nashville. We however were regrettably not in that Nashville fellow’s Sunday School class. So we looked bemusedly at one another while our “teacher” read a made-in-Nashville lesson and made little time for audience questions/discussion.

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]]> By: Random Name http://online.worldmag.com/2007/12/19/college-students-grow-more-spiritual/comment-page-1/#comment-253635 Random Name Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:47:44 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2007/12/19/college-students-grow-more-spiritual/#comment-253635 Obviously, religion meets a need for human beings. Odd, now much it fluctuates in belief and practice at different times and places. Obviously, religion meets a need for human beings. Odd, now much it fluctuates in belief and practice at different times and places.

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]]> By: Night Train http://online.worldmag.com/2007/12/19/college-students-grow-more-spiritual/comment-page-1/#comment-253625 Night Train Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:43:14 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2007/12/19/college-students-grow-more-spiritual/#comment-253625 As I said yesterday, evangelical Christianity is waning among young people. This is just more evidence. As I said yesterday, evangelical Christianity is waning among young people. This is just more evidence.

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