Young people, often away from home for the first time to further their studies and education, are prime targets for religious proslyetizers. Of course, that age band also coincides with adolescence/young adulthood being a time of increased mood changes, labile temperament, emotional instability, idealism and the search for certainty - all perfect symptoms for religions promising a divinely happier tomorrow by obeying men today!
Smile! You've just found the truth - and it was in the pages of a Reader's Digest-styled magazine!