This article (found at http://www.barna.org/teens-next-gen-arti....hurch-dropouts) discusses the myths about why young people leave the church. Do you believe these are myths? Why do you think young people are leaving the church? And what should we be doing about it?

Read more: http://www.howardumc.freeforums.net/index.cgi?action=display&board=firstboard&thread=1&page=1#2#ixzz2JlizXQ8j

Read the article, "An Apology to My Muslim Friends" at http://sojo.net/blogs/2011/03/09/apology-my-muslim-friends. How are Christians called to treat believers of different faiths? How do we tolerate different faiths that don't reflect our personal views? Certainly we cannot condone the shouting of insults, but how are we called to treat those people?

Read the article "Florence and the Drones" at http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/08/opinion/brooks-florence-and-the-drones.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130208.

A confidential Justice Department memo concludes that the U.S. government can order the killing of American citizens if they are believed to be “senior operational leaders” of al-Qaida or “an associated force” -- even if there is no intelligence indicating they are engaged in an active plot to attack the U.S.

Does this violate our Christian beliefs? How much of Christianity is just about individuals, and not government behavior?

Sub-board: Interfaith--Are There Limits?