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[quote=Anonymous]Christian kids don't ever get why non-Christian kids wouldn't just come along for the ride. To them, the religious stuff is so secondary to the fun that they don't see how it infuses every aspect of the organization.

It sucks being a non-Christian kid in an area where these organizations suck large numbers of your classmates out of school events and weekend availability, and it can be so tempting to just go. From experience (and I'm not even religious), the Christian element wears you down pretty quickly -- there's Christian music, and talk about missions, and frequent references to "the Lord" and Jesus and being blessed in passing, and there are short prayers for various purposes throughout.

I was happy to have a strong youth group through my temple, and didn't miss it much, but these groups foster bonds that are hard to get with these kids otherwise. Doesn't matter in a large, diverse area, but in a small area, it can really leave some kids out.

Same for SCA in high schools, which most Christian kids join (Society for Christian Athletes).

And OF COURSE the goal is to keep the youth in the church, and attract new youth. It's not called "evangelical Christianity" for nothing.[/quote]

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