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Bradical79

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6. That was an explicit strategy, going after kids first
Sun May 7, 2017, 02:59 PM
May 2017

When I was teen in an evangelical youth group, we were encouraged to invite our friends who weren't "saved". Convert them, then encourage them to get their other family members involved so they didn't burn in hell. I recall during a service, on of my fellow former youth group members (now in college) gave a speech in front of the congregation. His friend had died, which was bad enough. But this guy was in tears devestated by guilt that he didn't get his friend to come into the religion. He legitimately thought his friend might burn in hell suffering for eternity, and he shared some of the blame. It's was heartbreaking. This stuff is poison.

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