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Originally Posted by Awoken
I notice that a lot of the posters here are from the earlier era of the LC, i.e. the 60's through the 80's. From what I have read the idea of "worldliness" back in those days was pretty closely tied to the use of material things and also with popular culture. It probably also had a lot to do with denominational practices and standards (that, at least, has not changed too much).
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The era that I was in high school and college (mid to late 80's), anything not of the churchlife was considered worldliness. Sure, it's easy to say going to movies, reading fiction, or entertained by sporting events is considered "worldly". Even if you ended up meeting with a community church, that too is considered worldliness.
Many from my generation, LSM churches lost these young people. It's generally considered they were "lost to the world" even if they went to Christian colleges, became missionaries, or simply met with non-LSM Christian fellowships.