This is http://www.essayz.com/a9712181.htm Previous-Essay <== This-Essay ==> Following-Essay Click HERE on this line to find essays via Your-Key-Words. {Most frequent wordstarts of each essay will be put here.} ========================================================== %CHANGE GROWTH EVOLUTION IDEALS VALUES PRINCIPLES+971218 %SELF ESTEEM OTHER REFLEXIVE JUDGEMENT CONDEMN SEX+971218 %RELIGION POLITICS PERFECTION FAILURE MORALITY LOVE 971218 To cope successfully in life we must deal with the many ways in which change, growth and evolution challenge us: 1. The daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and slower changes in weather in regard: to winds, rains, snows, thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, droughts, heat, cold, and gradual climatic changes such as El Nino, the Ozone Layer, and Global Warming. 2. The effects of population growth become more pervasive as cities expand into agricultural lands, population densities increase, and resource depletion takes place. 3. Hot and cold wars come and go and international alliances develop and fall apart. 4. Changing modes of transportation and communication which affect where and how people live, work, trade, study, vacation and play. 5. Changing monetary systems and modes of financial exchange, investment, and retirement. 6. Scientific discoveries reveal much about how our planet, solar system, Milky Way Galaxy and universe have evolved during the past millions and billions of years. 7. Scientific discoveries increase our powers to manage farm crops, animals, planting, harvesting through global positioning satellites, fertilizers, and genetic engineering. 8. The computer and communication revolution radically change our patterns of communicating, news distribution, weather predicting and education at all levels. 9. Ancient patterns of racial, cultural and religious segregation become blurred as races, cultures and religious traditions become inter-mingled because of all of the above. 10. Ancient patterns of ideals, values and power conflicts are recognized as inadequate to guide us through all the new kinds of challenges which confront us. To enjoy personal and communal integrity, each generation must deal openly and honestly with the new challenges and resources it has at hand. Young people are always the ones who ultimately lead the way in dealing with new challenges, because the older we get the more prone we are to get "stuck in our ways." If a church is to continue to be a vital church, it must openly and honestly address the challenges which the young people of today face---doing so in ways which elicit the admiration and respect of the young people of today. Young people must be invited to openly and honestly say what they see the challenges to be, and how they believe the church can address the challenges so as to promote both personal and communal integrity --- in keeping with the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth whom we call the Christ. Young people will continue to be turned off by a church --- if the church fails to help them within the church --- to openly and honestly share and evaluate the wide diversity of human behaviors, perceptions, beliefs, opinions and scientific facts relating to: 1. Human sexuality and effective sex education. 2. Premarital sexual developments and activities. 3. The management of sexual desires and pleasures. 4. Diseases transmitted through sexual activities. 5. The human population explosion. 6. Genetic engineering 7. Post marital sexual desires and activities. 8. Human limitations, diseases and imperfections. 9. Human addictions and codependent perversions. 10. The nature of the Christian Gospel. The young jury is out. If they come in with a verdict, what will the verdict be? (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================