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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I go to church on Sundays and Wednesdays. My husband has been a deacon multiple times and we lead our church marriage ministry. So those are some of my “Christian credentials” for lack of a better term. I’m also a Christian who does not think my non-Christian friends are going to burn in hell. And I believe that being Christian doesn’t mean you are inherently a “good person.”

YL would not be reflective of my values system. I currently attend a Methodist church that is LGBTQ affirming and focused on social justice issues. I would not send my kid to a YL camp because it is not reflective of how I want to raise my kid. My kid has done various church camps/retreats over the years. I do also believe that YL targets the pretty and the popular, which I don’t think is in the spirit of WWJD. [/quote]

My kid goes to the Arlington/McLean young life and what you’re saying cannot be further for the truth. Many of these kids INCLUDING MINE have family members, friends in the communities you say young life is disparaging and they would not put up with that for two seconds. Especially my kid who is an activist ! You are stating this as truth, while you have never even personally experienced it- yikes- and  it’s not reflective of everyone’s experience. I agree with you that many evangelical environments are terrible when it comes to human rights, but you’re painting young life with a broad brush that isn’t reflective of many of our experiences.
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Well, I also live in the south and do have some actual YL experience (although I did not attend a full camp). My guess is that you get YL lite in the DC area. And all I was doing was explaining my personal anecdotal thought process. Church stuff is tough. The fact is that no church organization has been immune from sex abuse, misogyny, etc. We all have to try to pick what is most reflective of our values. YL is not reflective of my values.[/quote]

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