All the Reasons Why Kids Shouldn’t Go to Church

For most of the history of the Christian Church children have been included in the local church's gatherings on Sundays. They have not been relegated to their own separate gatherings. During the last century it became the practice to segregate children from the adults in the local church. This practice, however, was found to be responsible for a lack of faith and a high dropout rate among teenagers. Children who had been worshiping in their own separate gatherings were unable to make the transition to the larger church gathering when they reached the age at which they were expected to make that transition. They dropped out of church altogether or they migrated to a church that offered a worship experience similar to the one to which they had become accustomed when they worshiped in their own separate gatherings. It is the second decade of the 21st century and teenagers are still walking away from the church and concerned Christians like Christina Membree are still advocating for the integration of children in the local church's larger gatherings. See article. When will the penny drop?