May 27, 1999 at 12:00 am #31053
Andy B.
Participant
I think a number of reasons exist. First, youth have a tendancy to rebel, so if parents do push religion, certain youth might automatically do the opposite. Second, I think hypocrisy is not limited to Jim Bakker – maybe self-labeled religious people do not act as Jesus did; they are judgmental, narrow-minded, bigoted, greedy, etc. Given that, why would anyone want to be ‘religious’? But lastly, I find that many young people are or are becoming religious, experimenting with their feelings and beliefs. Just because someone might not see religion or the Creator as you do does not mean they are not religious.