Young People Don't Know Anything About Christianity | Justin Brierley

Justin speaks about the challenge and opportunity of spreading the gospel to a new generation which has a limited understanding of Christianity.
Justin Brierley is a Christian apologist and discussion partner with those who don’t share the faith. In those capacities; he writes, speaks and podcasts. His latest book is The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God.
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[@MichaelE.Douroux]

Born and raised Catholic, altar boy, the whole nine yards. And I'm deeply grateful for the foundation I was given in Christianity. Not a big fan of the bureaucracy of the Catholic Church. The current pope's "progressive" Left-wing politics is an inherent contradiction that is not helping the Church's predicament.

[@remisosa8948]

become orthodox

[@brendanquinn6894]

Amen.

[@Alladin-n5j]

​@@brendanquinn6894Everyone is backing Israel which ain't Israel, Christ cursed the fig tree and said it would never bear fruit again, the fig tree was symbolic of Israel,

[@brendanquinn6894]

The baby boomer generation totally failed to pass on the faith. I was talking to Cardinal Pell about this when he was a priest and he described it best. I was complaining about Catholic education or the lack of it, and the modern approach and he used the expression "they have thrown out the baby with the bath water".

[@johncrouch8988]

You must be born again or you will not be able to see the Kingdom of God!❤

[@lkyuvsad]

Why might the baby boomer generation in particular not have wished their children to grow up in the Catholic faith, I wonder? What experiences might they or their friends have had that would give them pause before letting their children go to church?

[@littlecatfeet9064]

@@lkyuvsadYes, Cardinal Pell was fond of the baby and the bathwater 😒

[@brendanquinn6894]

@@johncrouch8988 I am born again. I was baptised when I was 6 days old. The Sacrament of Baptism equals "born again".

[@brendanquinn6894]

@@lkyuvsad I am talking about Catholic schools. You wouldn't send your kids to a Catholic school if you don't want a Catholic education. That's what we were talking about. You totally missed the point. They were trying but were simply ineffective.

[@johncrouch8988]

Psychology isn’t the key. Never has been. The preaching of the gospel plain and true is the way to Salvation. ❤

[@skylinefever]

Deliever tje message in ways different psycholical profiles get the message. Find a way to deliever it to the crowd with Aspergers for example.

[@MicMc539]

Gen Z needs better Parenting. Worst Parents ever!

[@lkyuvsad]

By "better parenting" do you mean "passing on an world where they have any chance at all of buying a house and having the comfortable retirement they saw previous generations enjoy?"

[@MicMc539]

@@lkyuvsad Exactly! As little thought to their future as to their upbringing. Selfish and unthinking parenting in action.

[@lonzo61]

That's rich. Replace WOKE ideology with Xian ideology. No religion is the better path forward, but I will agree that people do identify with "stories". We need to develop better mythologies and stories than the ones we currently have--not ones based on ancient, bronze age texts.

[@peterwebb8732]

Another example of utter ignorance in the field of comparative religion. Different faiths make different claims, offer different levels of evidence and produce different results…… results which are, themselves, evidence.

[@jeanettenorman7052]

If you do not develop an inner world then you are doomed as a person.

[@glenvalley4326]

I remember. a British footballer who grew up in England and. later became a Christian convert. When he was young , he had heard the word Christ spoken, he assumed it was a curse word. He knew nothing of the Christian religion.

[@miteeoak]

Thinking People want evidence for the things they believe. No religion provides them.

[@jonah9861]

Atheism is for teenagers.

[@skylinefever]

​@@jonah9861I heard the argument that teens will grow out of it. That does happen. It happens less than it used to. Maybe the right move will change it.

[@jonah9861]

@skylinefever Just adults understand that life is not about us. It does take a while.

[@peterwebb8732]

You don’t know much about Christianity, then. Maybe you should stop unthinkingly parroting atheist doctrine.

[@miteeoak]

@@peterwebb8732 the Bible says god is not the author of confusion. Why are there 3000 Christian denominations in the US, all believing something slightly different?

[@minhsun5441]

If Australia allow society to own a gun, carry around or put in their car like the US. What do you think my father going to do with all these kids running around with a can of beer in their hand or sitting in pub singing Oi Oi Oi. 😇 It happen in the US and it sad for those former Vietnamese war veteran.We got what it take to be the next superpower . Peter Dutton and his men meet us in Vietnam, there will be no hair left in his body. " clean shaven, it all free of charge"

[@diogenes9524]

Most interesting. It may be that Peterson is able to connect because his empirical foundation has led him to look at the psychological truth of the Chistian story, the reality of evil, and the possibility of redemption through faith. It helps that his authority is charismatic, and he conquered KZbin quite early, but psychology is the key.

[@nwuk1983]

It's no excuse. Ur good n moral because u choose that's who u want to see in the mirror. Because u want a better world, u want the positive results even tho you know it's unlikely to come back in time to benefit urself. Decency, empathy and good future planning doesnt need any god

[@skylinefever]

Maybe I could see so much more good in it if I wasn't Pascal's Wagered with a bunch of hellfire and brimstone sermons. All I got was 27 years of paranoia. Ever see Paul Vanderklay? He actually interviews nonbelievers and exbelievers. They make points that do match the assumptions of many holy men. I always said that nothibg I ever did could switch on belief. That concept is and was incompressible to nearly every holy man I ever met. Most just replied with thibgs like "it does happen" or "pray harder." Pray harder was absolutely useless to me. It happens? Well it hasn't happenned in the 30 years since I was Pascal's Wagered. I look into Christianity, but for reasons that might not be liked. If the mainstream media hates it, I only have an interest because I hate mainstream media. Some people in these circles say psychology does not matter. I say it matters a great deal. If one can see the various personalitty traits of someone who never gets it, maybe one can deliever the message so such people do. People with Aspergers frequently do not get it. Analyze that kind of personality and fibd a way through. That or keep sending the same message and hope for different results. What are personality traits and genetic proclivites outside some construct from academia? The Southern Baptist Convention gave me a long lasting distaste. So did their adjacents. Both are very common where I live.

[@brendanquinn6894]

The Baptists are not the answer. Catholicism is. Start with the Catechism.

[@peterwebb8732]

Pick anything you value. Anything at all that you value…. If it is a skill, it can get done badly. If it is an action, it can be done selfishly. If it is a thing, it can be made poorly, or counterfeited. None of this proves that things cannot be done well, for the right reasons, and with quality. Christ himself talked about “wolves in sheep’s clothing “. He is the one that phrase comes from, and he was talking about religious “leaders” who did what you describe. He was the first person to use the Greek word “hypocrite” to describe people who say one thing, but do another. He talked about religious leaders who put heavy burdens on people and do nothing to lift them. He condemned them utterly. Maybe you should think about that.

[@skylinefever]

@@peterwebb8732 I have heard the various arguments. It can't shut off my terrible memories of distaste and put back the life accomplishments I did not have.

[@EatRawGarlic]

If you want a better story to make sense of the world, then why revert to a non-objectively verifiable one, containing self-contradictions??? That doesn't seem like the "rational framework or lens to see the world" you were talking about. Mr. Anderson, could you please stop platforming apologists? Thank you!

[@dougg1075]

God has lifted his hand of restraint. Jesus is the truth and the life. Not a word about him here. Accept him, time is running out

[@Wildrover82]

This sad attempt to revive Christianity is depressing.

[@jonah9861]

This sad attempt to be smart is a teenager thing.

[@Wildrover82]

@@jonah9861 the ability to think logically is a teenage thing? I beg to differ...

[@jonah9861]

Logically 🫵🤡

[@Wildrover82]

@@jonah9861 yes.

[@athonpandopulos5209]

Reddit is down the hall and to the left lil bro

[@KevinSolway]

It's not surprising that young people don't know anything about Christianity when no Christian can tell you what God is.

[@jonah9861]

Atheism is for teenagers

[@peterwebb8732]

We have been telling you exactly that for centuries. Don’t blame us for your unwillingness to listen.

[@KevinSolway]

@@peterwebb8732 If you believe that God is a conscious being who created the world, then I'm an atheist with regard to that particular God. It's difficult to get Christians to admit to which God they believe in.

[@peterwebb8732]

@@KevinSolway So prove it! Prove that “God” does not exist, for all possible values of “God”. Do it without resorting to straw-man arguments, restricting “God” to the limited category which is convenient for your argument. If you cannot, your beliefs are as much unsubstantiated religion as anyone else’s.

[@peterwebb8732]

@@KevinSolway Oh and yes, I am convinced that those are two of the attributes of God, while not being a complete and definitive description.

[@soma4u289]

The definite need to understanding life to be meaningful and connecting through the scriptures gives a better picture of Humanity at it's worst and also at it's best. I agree when your brought up a Christian and decide for yourself what it's all about certainly takes a you turn as wisdom takes hold in later years The life of Jesus Christ just needs modern marketing to the younger lost and selfish generations and that includes generations of parents too.

[@Wildrover82]

Good for the youth. Enough with nonsense religion.

[@CharlotteMasonMoma]

And they’re doing great!🙄

[@Wildrover82]

@@CharlotteMasonMomaimaginary friends aren't going to go help. Time to be grown ups, free from delusion...

[@CharlotteMasonMoma]

@@Wildrover82 what is the purpose of life?

[@Wildrover82]

@@CharlotteMasonMomathe universe doesn't owe us any explanation for that. We determine our own purpose. I would say the purpose is to survive, while minimising suffering for ourselves and those around us.

[@EatRawGarlic]

​@@CharlotteMasonMomaWhy would there be a purpose to begin with?