Almost universally the church is blamed. If the church had only had a good youth program my kids would be faithful today. I am also not against Christian youths getting together to enjoy one another and doing fun things. But listen very closely, the church does not have a responsibility to provide entertainment for our kids, neither does it have a responsibility to raise them and make sure they remain faithful. Let s put the responsibility squarely where it belongs.
Parents are responsible for teaching and training their children.
The church cannot serve as a surrogate parent for parents too busy with work, recreation, etc. to do their jobs as parents. I do not write this without any feeling toward today s parents. I am not an old man who has never raised a child, or raised one so long ago that he is not in touch with reality. My wife and I have raised a 21 year old and have a 14 year old daughter. We know the pressure of modern living.