{"id":1188,"date":"2007-08-24T10:06:02","date_gmt":"2007-08-24T17:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2007\/08\/24\/i-love-the-church-youth-program\/"},"modified":"2007-08-28T14:24:49","modified_gmt":"2007-08-28T21:24:49","slug":"i-love-the-church-youth-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2007\/08\/24\/i-love-the-church-youth-program\/","title":{"rendered":"I love the church youth program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love how the church&#8217;s youth program prepares our children for real life by teaching them that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There exists a social order based on popularity, physical appearance, and wealth<\/li>\n<li>People love to talk behind your back<\/li>\n<li>Leaders cater to the needs of the &#8220;in-crowd&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Token lip service to God is only required for 50 minutes on Sunday<\/li>\n<li>The standards of the clique outweigh gospel standards<\/li>\n<li>Rather than deal with problems, it&#8217;s best to just ignore the other person and leave them in the dark<\/li>\n<li>Friendships change more frequently than you change your underwear<\/li>\n<li>If your parents are in a church leadership position, you can get away with pretty much anything<\/li>\n<li>If it appears to the leaders that there is nothing wrong, then dismiss anyone who says otherwise<\/li>\n<li>Nice guys finish last<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Funny how it really hasn&#8217;t changed that much since I was in the program 20+ years ago. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love how the church&#8217;s youth program prepares our children for real life by teaching them that: There exists a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2007\/08\/24\/i-love-the-church-youth-program\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">I love the church youth 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