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Sunday August 01, 2010 Greetings! Welcome to another fun and enriching day of learning.
RELIGIOUS TEENS
The Philadelphia Inquirer ran a story on September 21 about how much better
religious teenagers do than their less devout peers. Called the National
Study of Youth and Religion, the report studied the behavior of 12th graders
from several denominations and cultural backgrounds. It questioned those
youths about things like drugs and alcohol, violence, theft, and other
moral issues. The study also asked them about their relationships with
parents, as well as their school and community activities.
The results showed that teenagers who'd had the benefit of long-term religious
training were “significantly less likely” to get into trouble.
They were also a lot more likely to volunteer their time and had healthier
relationships with their parents. While 8% of religious teenagers had
ever been in trouble with the law, 15.6% of nonreligious young people
had been. In addition, nonreligious teenagers were more than twice as
likely to smoke or to get drunk. According to the study, teenagers with
sporadic religious contacts or training tended to be no better off than
those with little or none.
May you find reports like this encouraging as you pursue education at
The New Hope Homeschool.
(“Devout teens stray less, research finds,” by Phaedra Trethan,
The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 21, 2002)
Saturday July 31, 2010
CHRISTIAN RESPONSIBILITY
A friend who lives in Washington, D.C. and is a journalist there recently
attended a C.S. Lewis conference at the Smithsonian Institute. Wheaton College
professors taught the programs, and my friend was delighted by the Christian
tenor of the event. She shared some interesting information about this beloved
author that I would like to pass along to you here.
Although Lewis was one of the 20th century's most influential Christians,
he was hated at Oxford University, where he taught. He had taken a huge
risk in proclaiming his faith as publicly as he did at a time when British
educational leaders were largely agnostic or atheistic. He was passed
over for a chair in English, so he went to Cambridge to teach instead.
During his own days as an atheistic youth, Lewis had developed sharp debating
skills that enabled him as a believing adult to take on cynical, often
hostile, academics.
Although Lewis disliked being a public figure, he accepted that weight
of responsibility to reach the non-believing intellectuals of his era.
He also gave all of his earnings from Christian book sales to the poor
and corresponded with countless people who wrote to him.
I've always found it fascinating that Lewis passed away quietly on the
very same day that President Kennedy was assassinated, November 22, 1963.
Since that time, not one of his books has been out of print. (As an author
myself, I can attest to what an amazing fact that is!)
"Reality, in fact, is always something you couldn't have guessed.
That's one of the reasons I believe Christianity. It's a religion you
couldn't have guessed." --The Case for Christianity
Important Reminders for all
students:
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When completing Multiple Choice or Fill in the
Blank assignments, PLEASE DO NOT hit enter until you have finished! If you
do, the computer reads all your remaining answers as incorrect!
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For Free Responses, you can revise or change
your response as many times as you wish until your teacher has graded it.
This assignment cannot be reset!
"I
am always thinking of the Lord; and because He is so near, I never need to
stumble or to fall. Heart, body, and soul are filled with joy." Psalm
16:8-9, TLB.
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