Jesus And Youths In America
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The family unit is one of the most cherished institutions of American
society. Its function is one of philanthropy, to raise America's children in
accordance with our accepted norms and various proscriptions and prescriptions.
However, rising teenage pregnancy and juvenile crime seem to indicate
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.... of religion is to provide people with a
unifying belief that will scare kids into behaving so they do not go to Hell.
The latent function is that it is a slap in the face to every Easterner who has
conducted themselves in a productive and positive manner. Many of the Christian
right I am sure do not realize how offensive the notion is that Christianity is
the only faith to recognize that killing and stealing are bad.
What exactly are the "norms" that are so exclusive to Christianity? The
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