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Christianity Today's sister publication Christian Parenting Today ran an article entitled "Growing up with God to encourage parents on how to train children for adulthood and maturity in Christ.Is the Casual Friday phenomenon going too far? Read U.S. News's "Casual Friday, five days a week" and ABCNews's "Casual Chaos: Casual dress causes confusion at work."Adolescence can extend past 30 says a New Harbinger article.Christianweek says TV is partly to blame, because sitcom stars refuse to grow up.Many of William J. O'Malley's Peter Pan Syndrome conclusions agree with Mathewes-Green's claim that teenagers and their "presumed need for extensive self-indulgence," never existed until economic realities no longer demanded maturity from adolescents.Read a sermon about "Peter Pan Christians" who are afraid to move from spiritual milk to meat.If you're a fan of the "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" show, or you're curious to know what it was all about check out the sites for the "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" show, or the Fernwood Central site, or the Mary Kay Place Place.Visit Frederica Mathewes-Green's Web site at www.frederica.comEarlier "Your World" columns by Frederica Mathewes-Green columns include:

• Get It? (May 18, 2000)
• Sex and Saints (Apr. 11, 2000)
• Psalm 23 and All That (Feb. 15, 2000)
• The Abortion Debate Is Over (Dec. 28, 1999)
• The Thrill of Naughtiness, (September 6, 1999)
• Escape from Fantasy Island, (July 12, 1999)
• Men Need Church, Too, (May 24, 1999)
• My Spice Girl Moment, (January 11, 1999)
• Moms in the Crossfire, (October 26, 1998)
• Gagging on Shiny, Happy People, (September 7, 1998)
• Whatever Happened to Middle-Class Hypocrisy? (July 13, 1998)
• I Didn't Mean to be Rude, (May 18, 1998)
• So I'm Sorry Already, (April 6, 1998)
• Don't Blame the Publishers! (February 9, 1998)

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July 10 2000, Vol. 44, No. 8