God is Imaginary proof 24: does religion cause problems?

• Does religion cause more social problems than it solves?
• Why do kids who grew up in church leave it around age 18 and come back in their late twenties?

The hosts take on proof 24 from godisimaginary.com: 'ask why religion causes so many problems,' citing a Journal of Religion and Society article correlating religious belief with homicide, STDs, teen pregnancy, and abortion. They note the site's source link is broken, then rebut the premise: empty belief in a creator is not following Christ, and the listed harms are consequences of human fallibility, not of obeying God. The discussion moves into why kids raised in church leave at 18 and return later (rules taught without grace), the Bible as a character study of God, and Satan's one trick of convincing people God is not who he says he is. Next week: proof 25 on evolution and abiogenesis.