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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter was invited to something with a friend, and she went.  I think it was a movie night.  They were not proselytizing....anyway, my DD's Atheism is strong.  It seemed to me the purpose was to get the kids together in a save zone and off the phones.  Not a bad idea.  But, I still worry about the proselytizing.

With that said, if a creepy youth pasture tried to seduce my innocent daughter, she knows to kick him where it hurts. [/quote]

You are misinterpreting the seduction going on -- it isn't sexual, it is religious. PPs don't mean creepy and predatory in a sexual way. They will prey on your child's insecurities and fears and allow her to let go of those negative feelings while with the feel good group. Not a bad thing. They will not proselytize because they know that doesn't work with teens. It will become her safe and happy place, then eventually she will learn that "Jesus is the way" to this bliss. And, hey, for many it absolutely is, but if you don't want your kid going down that road ....

The atheist may run strong in your kid, but every teen is impressionable and in flux, and parents are no longer their primary guides. Choose who guides them from this point forward with your eyes wide open.[/quote]

DP.  I became involved with Young Life in high school and to this day am so glad I did.  I could easily have made some bad choices by hanging around with the wrong crowd, but I found a warm, wholesome group of kids and young leaders where I felt completely myself.  Lots of fun activities, no drinking or bad behavior, good messages.  I definitely feel they guided me in a healthy direction as opposed to where I might have wound up.  My kids have enjoyed YL during their high school years as well, and made some of their best friends there.

Those of you calling it creepy, predatory, or weird seem a bit off.  [b]I'd much rather have my kids hanging out with other, like-minded, service-oriented teens than getting wasted at parties every weekend.  YMMV.[/b]
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Why do you assume all agnostic or atheist teens are getting wasted? Too often religion is used to divide people, which is a major problem for me.[/quote]

I would say the same about you and other PPs assuming kids involved in a Christian youth group are somehow "cultish" or proselytizing.  Honestly, only here on DCUM would we have parents worried about something as benign as Young Life.   :roll: [/quote]

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