Filosofo remarked today on a doubtful scenario presented by Rob Moll in Christianity Today:

Im not so sure thats a sign of revival. Boston is very much a college town, meaning that a significant part of its population comes from elsewhere and will leave in a few years. The greater proportion of evangelical college students more likely reflects national trends than anything specific to Boston. Likewise, the growth of small storefront churches full of minorities probably has more to do with international students than those intending to stay here. Churches need to comprise more than just students to thrive, and it seems to me that a true revival would involve the regular citizens of Boston as well.

Either way, these fairweather-righteous kids better respect this city's one true creed: Puritanism.

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