Teens seek different churches [Update]
The article about teens and churchgoing also caught the attention of Chris Walton (blog: Philocrates). He identified the study (and book) by University of North Carolina sociologist Christian Smith that is referred to but not directly cited in the NY Times article.
Walton's comment:
"The Times has hung a story that is really only a modest depiction of evangelical teen churchgoing on a peg about a study that shows that a growing number of kids is sampling a much broader range of religious ideas and practices. What a wasted opportunity."
The study has prompted diverse reviews from the Daily Tar Heel and Andrew Greeley in the National Catholic Reporter), and even a story citing the study in support of home schooling(!). Now I'm even more curious: about what the book actually says and about the reactions of others.
To me, it seems very likely that the study is going to turn up something of interest and applicability to non-church charities as well.
But unlike Philocrates, I'm not surprised at the delay in coverage by the NY Times for a study released in September. I always keep an eye out for nonprofit coverage during very slow news periods.
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