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January 28, 2006
Churches Terrified About Teenage Interest in Occult
A shocking new study finds that 73 percent of American teens are experimenting with the occult.
The results prove what Christian evangelicals have long feared: Today's kids have hardly any interest in stodgy follow-the-rules Christianity because they're too busy communicating with the dead, summoning demons and casting spells.
Based on nationwide surveys of more than 4,000 kids, Teens and the Supernatural was released this week by the Barna Group, a research firm for fundamentalist Christian churches.
"Teenagers relish experiences and the supernatural world provides fertile ground for their explorations," the Barna Group report says. "In fact, three-quarters of America’s youth have engaged in at least one type of psychic or witchcraft-related activity, beyond mere media exposure or horoscope usage."
Today's kids aren't just fascinated by the supernatural -- they're increasingly in direct contact with it.
For the full article, click HERE.
Posted by andrewanissi at January 28, 2006 12:11 PM