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11 False Assumptions about Christianity

Timothy Massarro examines 11 false assumptions about their faith that Christians can expect to hear or read. Read More

I have heard a number of these assumptions voiced in the conversations of other students at the university where I take a Japanese language class. They appear to have wide currency among young people. They may, however, be echoing the views of an older generation. It also not uncommon to hear young people criticizing Christians and their beliefs and practices. For some students it appears to be a mark of distinction and even pride in their own estimation and that of their peers that they are a self-professed agnostic or atheist.

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Good advise for the pastors and other worship leaders of churches that use praise and worship songs and contemporary Christian music in their worship gatherings.

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