Hardwired for God?

(AgapePress) – What if we could find something that would make teenagers less likely to become involved in crime, drug and alcohol abuse, and premarital sex? And at the same time, what if this little miracle “something” would turn adolescents into safer drivers, make them more likely to participate in extracurricular activities like sports or student government, and give them a higher sense of self-esteem?

Read on here at Agape Press

It seems that religion is the key – the conclusion of a new scientific study from the Commission on Children at Risk is that religous communities seem to transmit the beliefs, values and morals that help give young people a sense of the transcendent, an ordered universe and their own place in it.

Interesting reading… and a definite challenge at the end for you and your church.