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Faith Like a Child

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When most people think of “child evangelism,” what comes to mind is something along the lines of Jesus Camp.  It recalls a very specific image of adults pounding the Gospel into children, who in turn take the message out on the streets and hand out tracts.  We are, naturally, uncomfortable with the idea that children would be manipulated, frightened, or shamed into belief.  I think perhaps I understand where it comes from. Many people have been deeply hurt by the church. As a result, they are on a mission to stop anyone else from being hurt by the church. Whatever the reason, a current trend is to demand that parents stop “evangelizing” their children.  This petition, for example, found on SignOn.org, is a call for cessation of evangelism under the guise of aid.  This post on The Oatmeal likens religious indoctrination within the family to controlling a child’s color preference.  Pressure from outside the church raises two important questions. First, is it bad for parents to raise their children in the church?  I don’t believe it is, for several reasons: This anti-evangelism campaign is nearly always directed at the Abrahamic faiths (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam).  I’m the last person you...

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