tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post3384260241581373055..comments2023-09-30T08:20:57.971-04:00Comments on Bradley Wright's Blog: College and faithBrad Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-78302904358822838942007-09-17T16:58:00.000-04:002007-09-17T16:58:00.000-04:00John, you're right about stats clearing some thing...John, you're right about stats clearing some things, including this.<BR/><BR/>Jim, interesting about cloning vs. individual foundation. There is certainly a tension there.<BR/><BR/>Casey, I agree re: teaching kids to fear. Preparing hs kids for college seems to be something a lot of churches don't do well. I also agree that we spend more attention on those who go to college... sucess stories.<BR/><BR/>Amishlaw, you sound like a sociologist, using whatever social evidence you can find. Nice.Brad Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-74114557114202995872007-09-16T21:17:00.000-04:002007-09-16T21:17:00.000-04:00There was a similar study of Mennonites with simil...There was a similar study of Mennonites with similar results 20 years ago. My parents, who blamed college for their children's liberality, weren't impressed. Then I tried anecdotal evidence. Of the kids in my sunday school class, look at the ones who went to college and the ones who didn't and compare how many are active in a church of some kind. They still didn't believe the evidence. I will admit, it is counter-intuitive.Crockheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410758631825372736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-69560885060174099592007-09-15T13:20:00.000-04:002007-09-15T13:20:00.000-04:00Good post, Brad. I used to be one of those people...Good post, Brad. I used to be one of those people who blamed college. Then I started blaming the churches who graduated their youth group kids into a world they were taught to fear. I think their stats are right. It does have a lot to do with age. Maybe why we still blame colleges is b/c we (the church) pays more attention to the kids who go to college and less to those who go work or do whatever else they do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-28541868009037791112007-09-15T07:47:00.000-04:002007-09-15T07:47:00.000-04:00I'm not so sure that the problem has ever been col...I'm not so sure that the problem has ever been college, rather a church that insisted on cloning their youth's thinking to their individual doctrine instead of helping them to establish their own foundations in the reality He provides......Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302132941940784968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-92133514943302725482007-09-15T02:01:00.000-04:002007-09-15T02:01:00.000-04:00You know Brad, this is another example of there be...You know Brad, this is another example of there being something to be said for statistics.Knumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125270543075582125noreply@blogger.com