"Conscience is what makes a boy tell his mother before his sister does." - Evan Esar
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"A 2008 Straits Times survey of 1,000 Singaporeans aged 15 and above found that those aged 15 to 19 were the most likely to convert to a religion.
'Young people are attracted to spirituality,' says youth specialist Glenn Lim, 39, a former Anglican youth pastor of 10 years. The former drug addict and gang member now trains youth pastors at the School of Youth Ministry, where he is the programme director.
He has met many former offenders who cross easily into religion. Where they once looked for identity, significance and a sense of power in gangs, they now find them in religion. He says: 'It is almost like they substitute domains - the gang for the religious group.'"
--- Making Faith Cool / The Straits Times (27th November 2010)
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