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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wonderful organization - really teaches kids to solidify their faith. Gives them a great group to hang out with and a way to share the Gospel with their friends.

What are your particular concerns as a Catholic, OP?[/quote]

I'm wondering if it's evangelical, really conservative or cult-like.  It's not their background.[/quote]

Cult-like is a fairly pejorative term, don't you think, pp? Do you think some fans obsession with sports teams is "cult-like?"

I would say that Young Life is definitely evangelical in that the kids are encouraged to share their love of Christ with their friends. I, personally, think that's a good thing. "Really conservative?" In what way? You are using labels here that have ambiguous meaning. [/quote]

Unfortunately, there are cults, Christian and otherwise. Often times it starts with something simple like bible study.  Cults particularly target young people. There are studies that confirm particular cult traits such as rigid group think, controlling leaders etc.

There are groups out there with the “pray the gay away” beliefs.

Given that Young Life doesn’t seem to follow a more established group such as Methodist, episcopal etc tradition, with a belief structure that you could easily research I wanted to inwuire[/quote]

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