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[/caption]Always one of my least favorite assumptions “well-meaning” Christians make is seen in the following comment left on The New American website in response to an article entitled: Gideon New Testaments at N.C. School Raise Ire of “Pagan” Mom.
SDJames said: Don't see the problem other than her It's sad that some innocent kids are born with demonic parents. If you look at her facebook page, you'll see she's a hardcore theosophist and luciferian. She's pure anti-christian(she'd probably say anti-religion), but she's all about buddhism and hinduism. That doesn't make sense. She's is a pagan. I bet she dedicates her life to this kind of hate. poor kids and schools that have to deal with these kinds of people.
Just because someone doesn’t believe the same way you do does not make them “demonic”. Your religion is right for you, which is an awesome thing. Putting others down for their beliefs is not so awesome. SDJames, if being a Christian means being like you, I’m glad I’m not a Christian.
As for the article itself, I agree with the mother in this case. Bibles shouldn’t be “left out” in Elementary schools where the children are still under their parent’s direct influence. Waiting until High School is better, after all the kids will be making most of their own decisions about things by then.
And, when it comes to my kids, my wife probably thinks there are way too many Bibles in the house to begin with. If they want to explore them, I’ll be glad to help them understand what they are reading from as many different points of view as i can.
In the end, what you believe doesn’t make you evil; what you do makes you evil. There are plenty of evil people professing to know what is right for the world, all we have to do is ignore them.
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