1. YOUNG PEOPLE ATTEND CHURCH MORE FREQUENTLY THAN YOUTH GROUP.
2. YOUNG PEOPLE SEE YOUTH GROUP AS A FUN PLACE; THEY SEE CHURCH AS A PLACE TO EXPERIENCE GOD.
3. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE MORE AFFECTED BY THEIR DAD'S ATTENDANCE AT CHURCH THAN THEIR MUM'S, BUT PARENTS' ATTENDANCE HAS MORE IMPACT ON EACH OTHER THAN IT DOES ON YOUNG PEOPLE.
4. HALF OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS CHRISTIANS DON'T READ THEIR BIBLE MORE THAN ONCE A MONTH.
5. YOUNG PEOPLE RANKED EVANGELISM AS THE LEAST IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF CHURCH.
6. 83% OF CHRISTIAN YOUNG PEOPLE THINK SEX IS ONLY FOR MARRIAGE; ONLY 36% THINK HOMOSEXUALITY IS A SIN.
7. YOUNG PEOPLE RANKED 'BEING NICE TO PEOPLE' AS MORE IMPORTANT THAN 'TELLING YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT JESUS'.
8. 67% BELIEVE THAT HELL IS A REAL PLACE.
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