[xzins]

I would never discount your point that we should be educating our own children. For whatever reason, evangelical Christians chose public schools decades ago and have pretty much hung with it...probably for financial reasons.

However, the point about wanting to review the research is sound. There really have been problems with both the research methods and with the definitions of various terms in past research that I’ve looked at.

I’d just feel more comfortable knowing what I really was dealing with so far as the research is concerned. It’s not as if I’m so confident in Kathleen Parker that her word on the subject should be the final word.

[Cowgirl]

Liberals believe in diversity as long as you believe just like them. The world only curses in the name of Jesus Christ. Think about it.

[Quix]

INDEED.

[WorldviewDad]

I would agree that the research should be reviewed...part of my concern is that the numbers quoted are close to what I have seen in several research articles. In fact there was a post this weekend on FR that stated that the typical church only grows for the first fifteen years and then plateau's until around 35 years when it cannot replace the members that leave. Doing the math this would be around the time that the “kids leave the nest”. It will be very hard to have a growing church if we cannot hold onto our own children...that is why I pray for a revival with in our churches and our families.

From the parents I have talk to...it does seem to be financial reasons.

God bless