hmmm…not sure what to think about this new documentary. i stumbled on it today and have watched the movie. its free till sept 1. click here. there’s some useful conversation that it begins, but i’m thinking it may be too narrow. there’s some stereotyping and some assumptions that i’m not fully in agreement with. that said…if you’re in ministry – vocationally or not…its worth the watch and a conversation about it. would be interested in your thoughts. please leave a comment…and lets begin the conversation.
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Evangelical Teens and their Sexual Debut
Over the past month with two different mission trips i have some amazing transparent conversations with teens. Many of those conversations have touched on the issue of premarital sex. to be honest i’m almost dumbfounded by the degree of sexuality activity among teens who have a faith perspective. though i shouldn’t be surprised. my pal rudy carrasco posted a link to this article which led to a couple others that are worthy of any youth leader and/or parents reading. what i found especially troubling (because anthony is right) that Evangelicalism will certainly run from this topic.
Evangelicalism, in part because of the spiritual delusion created by youth ministry, continues to be an #epic fail on forming virtuous young adults some would argue, especially for women. This is, in part, because evangelicals have made sexual sin the highest form of deviance.
Dr. Eric Reitan,citing the research from Forbidden Fruit, by UT-Austin sociologist Mark Regnerus, notes:
“(E)vangelical teen-agers are more sexually active than Mormons, mainline Protestants, and Jews. On average, white evangelical Protestants make their ‘sexual debut’–to use the festive term of social-science researchers–shortly after turning sixteen.”
“(E)vangelical Protestant teen-agers are significantly less likely than other groups to use contraception.”
From the Archives: Evangelicals and Premarital Sex
Red Sex, Blue Sex:Why do so many evangelical teen-agers become pregnant?
absent.
excited for the conversation that this documentary is provoking. ABSENT by the guy who did the story on american meth, justin hunt. i’ve seen this in my own work. for the past 10 years i’ve walked alongside some 100 young men through our local juvenile justice system..and the thread that runs through all of their stories is a father who is absent: physically and/or emotionally. and like those young men the stories in this documentary are unsettling similar…absent dads. justin draws on the life stories of a varied cast: a rock star- Metallica frontman James Hetfield, an author – John Eldredge and several others.
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here’s the trailer:
ht joseph badger
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