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The Young Men's Christian Association was first founded in London in 1844 so young men who had come to the city to work in factories could have a place to go other than taverns or brothels where they would fall into sin. The YMCA's mission is to promote a healthy "spirit, mind, and body" and they came about during a clean living movement, a form of moral panic over perceived unhealthy living.

Today, YMCAs are found around the world. They have exercise facilities, swimming pools, and other wholesome activities where good Christian men can get into shape, build their muscles, and practice their wide stance. Without the presence of liquor and loose women there is obviously no temptation to sin at the "Y". Many of them used to rent rooms although they have been phasing this out because the "Y" wants a middle-class family image and has shed the reputation they had a few decades ago as a near-flophouse and a place where a young man could go. Or have they?

[edit] Satanism

As with any Christian organisation trying to make Christianity something as immoral as fun, the "Y" has been accused of Satanism because of... a T-shirt.[1]

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[edit] References

  1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMdsZU2bYq0 It's actually pretty amusing.
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