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300,000 Adolescents Have Been Involved In Armed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

300,000 adolescents have been involved in armed conflict in more than 30 ...read more

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Kids Are Buying Books In Quantities We've Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Kids Are Buying Books in quantities we've never seen before reports Booklist magazine. Credit a bulging teen population (30 million plus), a surge of global talent and perhaps a bit of Harry Potter afterglow. Teen book sales rose 25% between '99 and '05. Fantasy and graphic novels are especially ...read more

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Teen Males In America See More Movies Than Any ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

Teen males in America see more movies than any other age ...read more

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There Were 17.3 Million U.s. College ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

There were 17.3 million U.S. college undergraduates in 2004 vs. just 8.6 million in ...read more

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50% Of U.s. High School Seniors Think Sodom And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

50% of U.S. high school seniors think Sodom and Gomorrah were ...read more

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A Recent Barna Study Finds That 72% Of Teens In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

A recent Barna study finds that 72% of teens in '07 pray in a typical week, vs. 81% a decade ago. 48% attend a church worship service, vs. 53% in '97. Just 35% attend Sunday school, 33% youth group, 32% ...read more

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A Barna Study Finds 65% Of U.s. Teens Recall ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

A Barna study finds 65% of U.S. teens recall learning about moral and ethical standards in the last 12 months; 62% relationships, 55% faith traditions and 50% personal evangelism. Fewer recall church teachings on media, movies and TV within the last year (35%); money and finances (30%); the ...read more

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American Teens Spend On Average, More Than 72 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

American teens spend on average, more than 72 hours a week with electronic ...read more

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69% Of Teens Believe Heaven Exists And 53% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

69% of teens believe heaven exists and 53% believe they will go there because they believe Jesus died ...read more

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39% Of Teens Pray Regularly And 23% Participate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

39% of teens pray regularly and 23% participate in a church youth group social ...read more

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14% Of Teens Read The Bible Regularly. (From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

14% of teens read the Bible regularly. ...read more

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In His Book, Forbidden Fruit: Sex & Religion In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

In his book, Forbidden Fruit: Sex & Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers, sociology professor Mark Regnerus says evangelical teens are slightly more sexually active than their non-evangelical peers. Non-evangelical teens have sex for the first time at age 16.7 vs.16.3 for evangelicals. ...read more

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Following Beliefs

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

FOLLOWING BELIEFS 68% of Americans 13-24 follow their own religious and spiritual beliefs, but think other religious beliefs could be true as well. Just 31% strongly believe their religious beliefs are true and ...read more

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A Lutheran Youth Fellowship '07 Poll Finds 28% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

A Lutheran Youth Fellowship '07 poll finds 28% cite their personal faith as their top concern while 23.8% say the future; 23.3% family relationships; 23.1% college and 16.3% unbelievers. Others included terrorism 9.4% and war 7.9%. 58.4% of respondents said pre-marital sex is always wrong, down ...read more

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The Pew Internet & American Life Project Finds ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008

The Pew Internet & American Life Project finds 93% of teens use the Internet, and more of them than ever are treating it as a place where they can share creations, tell stories, and interact with others. 64% of online teens 12-17 have participated in 1 or more internet content-creating activities, ...read more

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I Was Reading An Article This Week About Some Of ...

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jul 12, 2008

I was reading an article this week about some of the dangers that face our young people simply because they imitate what they see. The article told about the Reebok company pulling an ad which showed an athlete jumping over an oncoming car - because some teenagers in Kentucky were trying to do the ...read more

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Cell Phone ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008

CELL PHONE INSOMNIA? Radiation from cell phones delays and reduces sleep and causes headaches and confusion, according to a UK study. The research, sponsored by mobile phone companies, shows using the handsets before bed causes people to take longer to reach the deeper stages of sleep and to spend ...read more

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Screen ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

SCREEN TIME A Canadian study reveals some teens spend as much time in front of a screen as it would take to work a full-time job. 52% of boys and 26% of girls report average total screen time of more than 42 hours ...read more

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Multi-Tasking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

MULTI-TASKING YOUTH About 64% of U.S. teens go online while watching TV, and 49% do so from three times a week to several times a day, reports researcher Grunewald Associates LLC. 73% of TV-online multitasking kids are engaged in “active multitasking,” defined as content in one medium influencing ...read more

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Church ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

CHURCH DROP-OUTS 70% of people who discontinue going to church in America do so between ages 18 and 22. Of those who attend college, 69% of active churchgoing youth stop attending church for at least a year between ages 18 and 22. Yet 71% of active churchgoing youth ...read more

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