The young cannot understand biblical language. Youths would reject outright, e.g. the possibility of Lazarus being raised from the dead. The struggle between good and evil takes place in every age. It has important lessons for us today. Recently, Stark was interviewed about religion today, about out temptation to make the situation easier to attract young people to Christ.
People value religion on the basis of cost, and they don t value the cheapest ones the most.
Religions that ask nothing get nothing. If you re going to be a church, you d better offer religion on Sunday. If you re not, you d better build a golf course. If religion gets too cheap, nobody pays the price. I believe he is right.