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My faith is draining away (moved)
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<blockquote data-quote="OldWiseGuy" data-source="post: 69029981" data-attributes="member: 139156"><p>Parents do have the right to drag their kids to church with them, however, insisting on<em> belief</em> is usually inappropriate. This is neither the fault of God or Christ, although the ministry is often guilty of forcing 'belief' through intimidation. These of course are false teachers who toss everyone into the deep end of the pool declaring "sink or swim", when the 'little ones' should be left in the shallow end.</p><p></p><p>Children should be shown a good example by parents, and if curious should be educated without being pressured. Apart from answering questions</p><p>the very best thing a parent can tell their children regarding Christianity is that "If God wants you, he'll call you", and leave it at that.</p><p></p><p>Regarding gruesome stories, we can get more 'gruesome' from the news than from the bible. <em>Gruesome</em> is a fact of life, and kids learn it very early in life without the bible. One of the most gruesome acts I ever witnessed was a bunch of five or six year olds that had chopped up a large garter snake on the sidewalk and were parading around with bloody pieces impaled on sticks. It was sickening to see. Kids can be bloody little devils.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OldWiseGuy, post: 69029981, member: 139156"] Parents do have the right to drag their kids to church with them, however, insisting on[I] belief[/I] is usually inappropriate. This is neither the fault of God or Christ, although the ministry is often guilty of forcing 'belief' through intimidation. These of course are false teachers who toss everyone into the deep end of the pool declaring "sink or swim", when the 'little ones' should be left in the shallow end. Children should be shown a good example by parents, and if curious should be educated without being pressured. Apart from answering questions the very best thing a parent can tell their children regarding Christianity is that "If God wants you, he'll call you", and leave it at that. Regarding gruesome stories, we can get more 'gruesome' from the news than from the bible. [I]Gruesome[/I] is a fact of life, and kids learn it very early in life without the bible. One of the most gruesome acts I ever witnessed was a bunch of five or six year olds that had chopped up a large garter snake on the sidewalk and were parading around with bloody pieces impaled on sticks. It was sickening to see. Kids can be bloody little devils. [/QUOTE]
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