For members who were formerly involved in religious youth groups or ministries, the group serves as a replacement for the community closeness they may have felt in those organizations.
"In an ideal world, we'd find the courage to tell people what our beliefs really are," Conklin says. "But for now, for some people, this club is the only thing they've got."
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