The involvement of teenagers in Orthodox topics on the Internet is constantly growing, - executive director of Thomas magazinetranslated

There is a constant increase in the involvement of teenagers in Orthodox topics on the Internet, said Alexey Sokolov, executive director of Thomas magazine.

This is how he commented on the information of the Kommersant publication that over the year the underage audience of Orthodox sites has grown by a third.

“If you look at the numbers, there are no changes at all: on foma.ru, minors still make up 5%. However, teen engagement is constantly increasing. Over the year, the average time they spend on our resource has increased by 9%, but it’s not just a matter of time,” wrote Alexey Sokolov on his social networks.

As the representative of “Foma” explained, more and more often teenagers not only read materials, but also write in the “Question to the priest” section.

“The topics are different: choosing a faith, going to church without parents, and on the other hand, love, relationships and the sexual sphere. Parallel to this is the choice of profession, conflicts with parents, teachers, and peers. Sometimes the questioner lacks one answer - as a result, a long dialogue is built. We often see cases where it is obvious that a teenager simply has nowhere else to go except the church, but he is too accustomed to living online, and it is easier for him to even get to the church via the Internet,”...