Do you believe, like at least one atheist psychologist I've read, that “Christianity harms children?”
If so, then please don’t listen to the deceivers who propagate this evil misinformation.
But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 19:14)
So, believing that Christianity harms children is an Anti-Christian, atheist sentiment: a convenient excuse to levy against anyone who was raised in the faith, who later goes apostate.
The atheist psychologist went on to write that Christianity "Can cause children to feel smug, superior, self-righteous, judgmental, and to look down upon and condemn others—be they kids on the schoolyard, neighbors, or even relatives.”
Christianity is certainly not to blame for people's smug attitudes. Christianity teaches quite the opposite. Parents should correct these attitudes, if present, in their Christian kids. And, Christian adults should check their smugness at the door.
Atheists, in general, believe that neither Jesus Christ nor the devil exists: a belief system that is more harmful to children than almost any idea that exists.
Raise your children as Christians, and continue to endure firm in the faith until Jesus returns.
The Holy Bible says, "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." (Proverbs 22:6)
Anyone who departs from the true Christian training they received, while they were children, including the Gospel of Jesus Christ, should never say that it is Christianity's fault for their flaws as an adult. The blame must rest on the individual and not the corporate Church.
True Christianity has helped, and did not harm, countless numbers of children who grew up to be productive citizens.
When an atheist, or anyone, argues that Christianity harms children, then those ungodly individuals are committing fallacies known as “projection” - projecting their experiences onto whole groups.
Another error in their reasoning is called “hasty generalization” - assuming that their argument defines an innate property of Christianity, rather than a personal perception based on anti-Christian bias.
Forming stereotypical assumptions about entire groups, or a too-small range of cases about people, is over-generalization. For instance, saying “athletes are dumb jocks,” or “rich people are elitists” is an over-generalized statement.
Unfortunately, some scholars, professors, psychologists and philosophers are fervent atheists, agnostics or Satanists – usually all of the same cloth.
The misinformed psychologist argues, in his article, that there are different cloths, or versions of Christianity.
“Yet, and despite everything that I’ve said so far, I could surely write many pages on all the good that certain forms of Christianity can do for children; Christianity can provide comfort and hope for children in dire straits, it can prod children to be charitable and altruistic, it can develop within children an ability to be forgiving."
"I would certainly not argue that all forms or manifestations of Christianity are harmful; I myself attended a progressive Episcopalian Christian summer camp every year of my childhood—and loved every minute of it. The camp was full of smiles, warmth, and water fights, with nary a word about Devils or sins to be heard. Many versions of Christianity focus on Jesus’s ethical teachings, foster love, and bring out the best in our kids."
Some atheists seem to be angry at God, showing no gratitude for being created by Him – referring to him as a “Son-slayer.” Yet, true Christianity does not teach that God killed Jesus Christ.
Jesus laid down his life to the leading Jews and Romans in Israel, so that He may take it again, as a one-time sacrifice for the sins of the world. He arose on the third day after being crucified. He is risen and lives forever more. (John 10:18).
Jesus grants eternal life to whosoever believes in Him and puts their faith to work.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ does not harm children. This is the one and only version of Christianity. Anything else is another Gospel, as the Bible teaches. (2 Corinthians 11:4)
Long live the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
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