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3- While the idea of finding God is to direct the youth on the right path, it seems like it’s mostly done for the congregation and not really for the youth’s life. This text shows how the

3- While the idea of finding God is to direct the youth on the right path, it seems like it’s mostly done

participation in a church activity might suggest that she has a strong connection to an organized religion. Her desire to complete the work that was assigned for home in school could also indicate that she values both activities equally, wanting to devote time to participate in both with full attention. Through SI’s literacy practice, the use of a math book to assist in homework so she can participate in another activity may be evidence of her increased beliefs, values, and attitudes towards both school and church as a result of participating in the re-design.

In the past couple of decades the rise in non-denominational churches has been increasing greatly and are said to be the second largest group of Protestants (Moore, 2011). It is said that most that break off and become apart of this fast growing belief come from a protestant upbringing. The study shows that more people are determining on where to worship by how they like the nursery, if the worship music is good, is it close to home, rather than I am a Catholic I need to go to a Catholic Church. As of 2010, four percent of Americans fall into this non-denominational group (Thumma, 2010).

How can we minister more effectively to young Latino Catholics and help them increase their participation in the Church? These are key questions that are frequently raised and that must be acknowledged and studied carefully as we consider the future of the Catholic Church as well as her numerical growth. If we bear in mind that 44% of all Catholics under the age of thirty in the U.S. are Hispanics (according to the 2013 Pew Research Center survey of Hispanic adults) it would certainly seem that increasing Hispanic teenagers ' participation in the Church would be beneficial not just for Hispanic families and communities, but also for the future Church in general. To effectively minister to Hispanic teenagers, an understanding of what is happening in their lives is crucial. Indeed, family plays a big part, but what we often neglect is how significantly culture impacts the life of an adolescent.

I felt as though many of my expectations going into this assignment were different than what I actually witnessed. It is probably due to the short observational period, rather than an indicator of “the new-norm” in adolescent behavior, or profound luck at observing the only two well-behaved teenagers in the state. Therefore, my take-away from this assignment is that I have preconceived notions of expected teenage behavior, that I have constructed from my time with my own children. I expected too, to see more activity than I did.

Individuals are quick to tell where they attend church, because they take pride in it. Most of the church population finds themselves going to what church is popular within the community or to a family church. A religious sect usually correlates to someone’s secular life in some manner. Religious denomination is weakly related to both types of educational goals, and seems to have no real influence on occupational goals.

The Cognitive Science Journal found that children who were exposed to religion have a harder time distinguishing fact from fiction. In their study, they told 66 five and six year old children stories containing both realistic and supernatural elements. Out of all of the participants the children who regularly attended church had a significantly harder time identifying the supernatural elements as fictional than those who hadn’t attended church regularly. Devout religion seems to continue to impact children into their teenage years. NBC News found that teen birth rates are higher in religious states. Mississippi ranks at the top in both teenage birth rates and conservative religious beliefs. Experts say that this is mainly due to the discouragement of contraception in religious

In the United States, 78.4% of Americans are Christians, ranging from Baptist to Catholic to Mormon ("Religious"). Towns, no matter their size, all contain churches where people flock to hear the word of God through song and sermon; television and radio stations broadcast much of the same on a daily basis, adding more on Sundays. Religion is everywhere and all feel its influence in some way.

Data was collected on historical developments, such as laws passed, political developments, significant moral issues, family and demographic developments, as well as generational values. Further data was collected from governmental agencies that forecast potential future economic and demographic issues. Other research considered social areas that can be strengthened in order to influence future generations toward a more Christian Sociological framework.

Growing up in church as a child, he or she learns to depend on the bible to seek the right pathway into life. “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (John 15:13 “32 Bible Verses about Dependance”). In addition to the church family members especially parents are known to be the first dependent person

In terms of party identification, there were a total of 1500 people surveyed and all 1500 of those people also identified with some political entity. It is important, to note that 191 more Democrats response than Republicans which for this assignment could present some issues but since averages are more important it should not have a negative effect on the results. Additionally, it is also vital to note that 490 people responded as Independent which suggests that in general, there is a large percentage of Americans who do not identify with any particular party and it will be interesting to note their opinions on religion.

Community and Target Aggregate: Catholic community, CCD class of 5th graders and 2 adults to monitor discussion

Donahue, M. J. & Benson, P. L. (1995). “Religion and the Well-being of Adolescents” in

Educators need to understand the impact of religion on the lives of their students. According to Gallup poll data, nearly 95% of teens believe in God and 86% believe that Jesus Christ is either God or the Son of God (Gallup & Lindsay, 1999 as cited in Ream, 2003). These and other similar statistics demonstrate the importance of considering religion when dealing with young people. Ream