"What millennials really want from the church is not a change in style but a change in substance.
We want an end to the culture wars. We want a truce between science and
faith. We want to be known for what we stand for, not what we are
against.
We want to ask questions that don’t have predetermined answers.
We want churches that emphasize an allegiance to the kingdom of God over
an allegiance to a single political party or a single nation.
We want our LGBT friends to feel truly welcome in our faith communities.
We want to be challenged to live lives of holiness, not only when it
comes to sex, but also when it comes to living simply, caring for the
poor and oppressed, pursuing reconciliation, engaging in creation care
and becoming peacemakers.
You can’t hand us a latte and then go about business as usual and expect
us to stick around. We’re not leaving the church because we don’t find
the cool factor there; we’re leaving the church because we don’t find
Jesus there."
(Rachel Held Evans: "Why millennials are leaving the church" )
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