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Originally Posted by Craig
I think that is sometimes the case. I know plenty of folks my age (born in the late 50s/early 60s) who went through their "sex, drugs, and rock & roll" phase then ended up close to their parents' belief system.
I do think some people need this type of structure in their lives. Why else would religion still be around in the 21st century?
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I agree with both those statements. It seems that being 'born again' is a particularly American phenomenon which has accelerated over the last 150 years or so. (guessing here) It could be that as society has secularized with alcohol, drugs and easy sex available to teenagers in ways not previously existing, that the 'born again' process has to be invented in order to get these wayward young adults back into the family values. Again, I wonder if the statistics bear this out? Are there many people raised in non-conservative families who get born again and if so, are the reasons for their rebirth different than the reasons for the rebirth of people originally raised conservative?