Should this be allowed?

That's also why many turn from Christianity. It's gotten to be a religion of fear in many areas. " Come here, prey every day , give us your money & MAYBE the devil won't get you!"

It's true - the devil *does* try to lure us away from God. However, I think this should be put in as childish a manner as possible while still getting the point across to little children. They'll understand more later. For when they're little, you could simply say that God is the good guy, and He wants to help you...but the devil is the bad guy who is really mean and bossy and tries to make you do bad things. That way it doesn't terrify the children. Psht, the same stuff is practically shown on cartoons. It's bringing it down to their level.

I do not think it is wrong to not tell children about the Devil, but she went about it the wrong way. She should have said that Jesus came to Earth to save us from Satan and his wiles. And if people put their trust in God and in Jesus Christ, that they will be saved. And the preacher should have said that Satan is the bad angel who makes people do bad things, but if they put their trust in God, and pray to God to protect them, HE will. In other words, for little children, they do not need to know about the evil in this world until they are ready and they were not ready at that time.

This woman is going about this the wrong way entirely. You don't scare children the way she's scaring children; that's completely uncalled for. I believe that yes, children should be told about the author of all sin, but in a manner that is non-threatening, is age-appropriate, and is tempered by the reassurance that God loves them very, very much and that they're all His children, no matter what.

What do you mean "should this be allowed"? Are you suggesting we start up thought police, or start dictating religion to people? We used to have "freedom" here. Is that now obsolete?

I would say that woman knows EXACTLY the effect she is having on those kids. Sadly, any religion can cease to be about the religion and all about power and/or money. The younger you indoctrinate the more power you have over them. Whilst children need to be taught the truth and realities of life they don't need to be bullied into believing.

The simple answer is that this should not be allowed ! Like every other media, it seems that preachers are also concentrating more on negatives than positives. I understand that it is easier to grab peoples attention with fear & negative information but doing good was never considered the easy path. Children need to motivated, encouraged & taught to love. This is what is the need of the hour.

Definitely, such things should not be allowed. I consider this to be a criminal act. Such preacheres should be banned from preaching anything. Actually, children should not be taught anything about God. Children should be allowed to observe everything and explore. As they grow up, they can study the various religions and decide for themselves which path is the most ideal for them.

Hi Pose123 This discussion makes me once again aware of the dangerous world that we are leaving behind for our children and grand children. I feel tremendously pained at heart and hope that people realize that the children are the blessings of GOD and are entitled to better thoughts rather than depression and violence. At the same time I feel that the makers of such videos should realize how much bad it does to the society. Regards.

That seemed to her way of teaching about Christianity. You are right that people should be teaching about Jesus. Some people like to threaten people with hell in order to make them religious. It is a strange world.

Fear and intimidation are tools of religion to get believers. How can they not see what they are doing to these young children? Most will probably be frightened all their lives. I have a friend who is a christian. He admits that he doesn't believe most of it but says he has to stay a christian for fear he would go to hell if not. So it seems fear does work. Probably works better on young children. This is a great evil in my eyes. They are saying that God needs fear to get people to believe. God can not be happy!! Lessons always come for those who do not understand. My question is: How can they not understand this evil???

This shouldn't be the practice at all.But our system of education is still not that strong to follow these particular glitches of child education. I once heard about the the childhood trauma of an adult fellow who spoke of his feelings after going through the poem "Humpty Dumpty" "Jack and Jill". What had happened to Humpty Dumpty after a great fall, nobody answers. What had happened to Jack after falling and breaking his crown, nobody knows. These lovers of Jesus also are ignorant enough to give this particular aspect a thought.

I completely agree with you. Unfortunately there is nothing we can do about it. It's really no different than when you see other cultures in other countries branding their children to rid them of evil spirits. It is part of their culture so it is not considered abuse. I personally do not force religion down my childrens throats. I want them to develop their own opinions and be their own person. It's hard, because I often see members of the church as hypocrits, They say one thing and act a totally different way. It's hard to explain that to little ones.

I think she should have spreaded the love of the Lord first and the rest would follow. A young child needs to learn the love is always there and love over comes evil. it is good to teach right from wrong but sometimes others teach more about evil than about good. I believe she meant well but maybe did not see as a child sees things..we should not be scared of the devil but fight him with the Word of God..

I agree with you!! It's so ironic that she talks about the devil using things and people to hurt chilodren! Obviously she falls right into that category!!

That sort of thing just gets me so upset and riled its not even funny! And once again its a method that just goes to show how many (NOT ALL) Christians try to use fear and threats to con ppl to either join the religion or stay with it...Doing that sort of thing to adults isnt acceptable but its ABUSIVE IMO to do it to children...I think the preachr AND the parents need a good slap upside to be honest with you....Its disgusting behaviour!

Pose123, In the first place, I wonder if a video can really be taken into consideration for issues pertaining to the actions of the woman. I just wonder if it could be some enactment for some entertainment and novelty. For what you know, the video might even be doctored. I just would not think that any sane and logical adult would do such a thing to 5-6 year olds. Besides, they would not understand it other than treating it to be some horror story. In addition, I do not think such an exposure will make young children turn to crime as there are other factors like communication breakdown, parenting issues, family dysfunctions and mixing with the wrong company that contributes the rise of juvenile delinquencies.

Since all we have are your words regarding this video, it's hard to form a judgment either for or against this woman's teachings. Do you know that this woman has never preached the love of Jesus to these children? If Satan is still in the world working his evil ways, shouldn't she warn the children that they need to be on-guard? Isn't it logical that Satan would love to lure children away from God and into his clutches? I don't think there's anything wrong with teaching children the dangers of Satan; but since I've not seen the video, I don't know whether or not this woman's style was appropriate for children.

Children should be taught of beautiful things as what they learned remains in their minds as they grow up. Something for them to picture a beautiful life and be inspired to live. How would they take life if they would learned of horrifying and not good things.

This is where we get into trouble. People don't want to hear about the bad things, just the good. Unfortunately there is evil and it should be stressed to get the real danger out of it. Video games are a form of evil intentions, weather you like it or not. So is sports, a hard nosed sports fan will put family and work and everything else aside into second place with sports. Do you realize how many families and lives are lost because of sports? Video games do the same thing, they take God out of the meaning of life and when you are not thinking of Jesus you are in danger of doing the wrong things while filling your mind with killing and stealing,or whatever the game is feeding your brain. What does videos provide? Only that when you die in the game you have three more lives. Shoot a cop..... Oh well 10 points. Play these games enough they will distort real life. When a split second decision is needed, the false playing field will overshadow how you react to real dangers. If there was no threat of Satan or Hell, you would not have a firewall to keep you from making the wrong decisions in life. These are the facts, since 1960 crimes have risen and Christianity has declined. This is not something to neglect to notice. We all need the fact of Hell to keep us from killing someone who disappoint you. Look at all the kids killing each other and their parents, all from families that don't respect life, and the happiness of others, only using the skills being learned from this evil world that sells this crap, for a profit. It all comes down to one thing, it's more fun being bad, and that's the teaching that Satan instills in your life without God.