I can see how this church, and others like it, could be the perfect balm for teenage alienation. It has affected me both ways. In the weeks since the Columbine killings I've haunted these churches, and I've been moved by their love and their spirit, and the genuine kindness shown to me, a stranger. Amy Henderson just shakes her head. It's hard in a high school atmosphere.
High school is just so cliquey.
Evangelicals are no doubt making a difference for some teenagers, but for others, they may be making it harder. Send e-mail to Dave Cullen Related Salon stories After Littleton Read Salon's full coverage of the ongoing debate over gun control, the Internet, music, race and adolescent alienation. All rights reserved.