tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post5675094181044482745..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: A Collection Of Studies On Christianity And Young PeopleRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-57854357217324400432015-02-19T06:35:17.139-05:002015-02-19T06:35:17.139-05:00I think parents often themselves have fears about ... I think parents often themselves have fears about what objections would do to their own faith and conclude that it would have a worse impact on their children. Such parents don't understand that their commitment and contentment in God (and *belief* in God) is more emotion based than based on reason. Children are different. Unlike parents who have (for emotional reasons) settled on belief in God, children's minds naturally want reasons for what they believe or don't believe. Unless children are inoculated from objections to Christianity using GREAT apologetics, they will be easy prey for anyone (religious or atheist) who offers objections to Christianity. I say GREAT apologetics because simplistic apologetics does more harm than good. Since simplistic apologetics is easily refuted by non-Christians and give children the impression that Christianity really is a religion for the weak of mind and can't be rationally defended.<br /><br />Also, children never exposed to apologetics often think that the objections to Christianity they face in high school and college are new. As if Christian apologists have never dealt with them before and therefore they have the presumption that they haven't or can't be answered. Or that any future answer will be ad hoc.ANNOYED PINOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714774340084597206noreply@blogger.com