Religious institutions need to remain relevant if they want to survive; if they fail to address both moral and secular issues in modern ways, youngsters will look for leadership elsewhere.
Source/Credit: The Guardian Letters
By Usman Khan | May 24, 2016
Despite the Church of England spokesperson’s view that global “adherence to religion is growing rather than decreasing” (Christians now in a minority as UK becomes less religious, 24 May), the latest data pointing to a rapidly increasing non-religious society in the UK must ring alarm bells for the future state of Christianity.
I have been very lucky to have grown up as part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA), which constantly engages its younger members to not only learn about their faith, but also to develop attitudes that help them to integrate with wider society through activities such as poppy appeals, charity collections and blood donations; furthermore, they get their youngsters to organise events and deliver speeches at local, regional and national levels, which grants them key experiences to better prepare them for the world of work.
Religious institutions need to remain relevant if they want to survive; if they fail to address both moral and secular issues in modern ways, youngsters will look for leadership elsewhere.
I sincerely hope the church finds a way to counter this downward spiral; perhaps they could glean some new ideas by looking at how AMYA engages its youth.
Usman Khan
Croydon
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