The younger generations of evangelicals are often considered to be far more tolerant and open to different lifestyles than their parents, but groups like the Family Institute of Connecticut's youth wing remind us that they can be equally scary:
Like its parent organization, the youth group - known as iFIC, an obvious play for the iPod generation - rejects abortion and same-sex marriage and supports home-schooling and sexual abstinence outside of marriage. Its members, largely Catholics or evangelical Christians, view public policy through the prism of their faith.Although I don't care for the iFIC, I admire the creative name. It's a fantastic way to communicate both their love of MP3 players and their embracement of stone-age superstitions.
"We're not ashamed of what we believe in," said Michael Ruminsky, a 23-year-old from Hartford who will leave for seminary in August to begin his journey toward ordination as a Catholic priest.
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There was a small group like this in my highschool, but there were only a couple of kids in it, so they never had much inluence.
The group director in the linked story says that they "are a silent majority", but I think she's making this up. It seems like the polls would indicate otherwise.
they are a "silent majority" and yet they act like they are a persecuted minority?
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