Children Pastor David L. Brown, Th. Youth gangs are an increasing problem in our culture. Last summer an Oak Creek family put up a new wooden fence and within 48 hours of its completion, it had gang symbols painted all over it.
Youth gangs are responsible for thefts, rapes, assault, drug sales, murder and more.
I know for a fact that there are kids in my church who have been pressured to become a part of a gang. One of the members of this church has produced a video on the gang problem. We have used that video in our Time Out Ministry. One of the hallmark characteristics of gangs is that they have no respect for parents or authority figures. I must warn you parents, this attitude begins early in children and if not corrected you will have big trouble on your hands even before your child is a teenager.