2007-02-18 07:31:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Today, teenagers as well as every one else who is committed to their faith, face ridicule from those who have not committed. There is lots of evil the world has to offer and that is Satan's biggest tool. He sneaks in to a life by deceit and trickery, making believable sense of it through mostly non-believers who we endear as friends. Not all intelligence is truth.
2007-02-18 07:40:59 · answer #1 · answered by froggsfriend 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think there are at least two, and probably more. However I believe these two are at the top or the charts of importance.
1. If they plan to go to college, which I recommend, there will be forces there that will try to change their worldview thereby changing their faith as well.
2. There are tremendous pressures on teens to participate in unacceptable activities, either sexual in nature or otherwise which demean themselves and others, that are contrary to their faith. This could cover a myriad of activities, including drugs, alcohol, ganging up on a person that their peers do not like and causing harm to them, i.e. Girls gone wild.
grace2u
2007-02-18 15:44:54 · answer #2 · answered by Theophilus 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As a teeanger with strong commitments to my faith i often find myself having a lot of problems in ths area. its interesting that you have inadvertedly answerd your question, as i find that my problem as is for most others is the struggle between following your faith and trying to fit in to a culture that is full of temptations that lead you astray from faith.
i think that is why most teenagers and people in general find it easier to socialise with people from the same backgrounds and faith, as you are shareing a common ground. Although in Britain we tend to think we are living in a multicultural society, the sad truth is that we stick to our own cultures which is quite a shame as it leads to misundersatnding and intolerance!
hope that helped (nice question)!
2007-02-18 16:18:32 · answer #3 · answered by Zaina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a christian and haven't got any problems, but I'm rather modern, you know, if I love someone then sex should be fine. But I have a friend in the Salvation Army who actually signed a contract to say he will never masturbate, never have lustful thoughts, never have sex before he is married, never drink, gamble or take drugs.
To me that just sounds nasty? And slightly impossible, you can't marry a girl you don't lust after? Poor little guy.
2007-02-18 17:12:05 · answer #4 · answered by floppity 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
None what so ever!. No different to what it was for teenagers years back. We will always disrespect each other because were different and shut ourselfs off into little pockets of society. Shame really.Its the goverments fault of course there aware of this issue. but are not prepaired to act on it.Im off.
2007-02-18 15:46:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Probably sticking with the morals taught by their religion. I don't think religious persecution is a major problem, at least it wasn't in my highschool.
2007-02-18 15:38:57 · answer #6 · answered by seychellie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teenagers do not know enought about the world to commit to any faith.
2007-02-18 15:36:39 · answer #7 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Not Sharing the "Good News." Not being a light in the darkness.
Giving into the "world's standards."
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2007-02-18 15:58:03 · answer #8 · answered by Shelle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being conformed to the world, rather than being transformed by the Word.
2007-02-18 15:39:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They may get caught up in the cult aspects of religion, like Jim Jones, the Waco group, in they may feel a need to blow up a women´s clinic and kill people.
2007-02-18 15:36:29 · answer #10 · answered by Honest Opinion 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋