July 18, 2011
World-renowned apologist Josh McDowell said in a Campus Crusade for Christ event Friday night that the Internet has “changed everything” and now stands as the greatest threat to Christians.
The Christian Post reported McDowell’s presentation: “The Internet has given atheists, agnostics, skeptics, the people who like to destroy everything that you and I believe, the almost equal access to your kids as your youth pastor and you have … whether you like it or not.” McDowell said the prevalent worldview in America today is “there is no truth apart from myself” and quoted several studies that show this is true for over 90 percent of youth today. He also quoted other studies revealing that the majority of those who use the Internet are 15 to 25 years of age.
“…I made the statement on and off for ten to eleven years that the abundance of information will not lead to certainty; it will lead to pervasive skepticism,” said McDowell. “And folks, that’s exactly what’s happened.”
The Christian Post article said 85 to 90 percent of Christian parents do not know how to lead their kids to the truth, but McDowell gave three remedies for the problem: 1) We must model the truth for our kids. 2) We must give rules to our kids “in the context of a loving intimate relationships.” 3) We must arm ourselves with knowledge so we can answer our children’s questions.
