(Adult question) Would you want your children reading a book containing these things?

Question

Many religious parents won't let their kids read stuff like Harry Potter, but instead have their children read a book that contains these verses. Why?

"Take your son, your only son – yes, Isaac, whom you love so much – and go to the land of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will point out to you." (Isaac was later spared by the Lord, before which his father had a knife to him and was fully ready to kill his own son...if someone did that today, they would be in jail right now.)

--Genesis 22:1-18

"Go and hide in the vineyards. When the women of Shiloh come out for their dances, rush out from the vineyards, and each of you can take one of them home to be your wife! And when their fathers and brothers come to us in protest, we will tell them, 'Please be understanding. Let them have your daughters, for we didn't find enough wives for them when we destroyed Jabesh-gilead." (This is a group of men, after killing and pillaging a city, that wanted more women to steal and rape and so hid in the vineyards to catch women for themselves! Last time I checked, women are people too, and you can't just force them into being your wife.)

--Judges 21:10-24 NLT

The bible is filled with passages that glorify slavery, rape, murder, pillaging and sacrificing both animals and humans. How could anyone be okay with telling their children that it's bad to read something innocent like Harry Potter, but turn around and hand them something that says things like this?

I'm just looking at this from a psychological standpoint-- what is going though your mind when you read a part of the Bible where there is glorified rape and murder, and think that it's a great book to teach a kid morals?

Answer 1

It's all just fiction.

But, no, I would not let my child read the Bible.

It is brainwashing material.

Answer 2

no no of course not that's horrible well i don't know because i am not religious but thank god i am not no no thank me i am not religious

Answer 3

OMG, My mother use to read the Bible to me. Now I understand why I had so many nightmares.

The Bible was written by some very disturbing men. Very disturbing.  

Answer 4

You'd want your children to read stuff like this if your religion requires you to accept these stories as truth.  Kids who actually read, regardless of the content, have a better chance of excelling in school.

By nature, religious parents raise their children to abide by the specific laws outlined within the texts of their religion without questioning the logic of blindly accepting the wild and outlandish stories portrayed in the Bible.

Answer 5

Judges 21:10-24 NLT what you think this passage means : This is a group of men, after killing and pillaging a city, that wanted more women to steal and rape and so hid in the vineyards to catch women for themselves! Last time I checked, women are people too, and you can't just force them into being your wife.) But it does not mean that at all. It is saying that because of war they could not find wives for the men. You must think this was a different time and women were property. Also, parents do not let small children read from the Bible it is to much for them to understand, instead they are rewritten in to more cartoon based stories about respect, sharing and other beliefs.

Answer 6

It's so nice knowing Atheists are allowed to condemn God.

The only true religion this world has ever known... it's great knowing you people are raising your kids to hate Christians.

Admittedly, the Church can be a bit aggressive and seemingly ignorant at times (as can be Christians), but to know that a new generation of heathens will rule this world is scary for the Christians of tomorrow...

As for your first verse, God was testing Abraham's faith. Christians often go through tests that God gives them. To think some people take this as "offensive for children" is just mind boggling.

Furthermore, customs in the 2000s B.C. were far different than they are in Liberal America. If you want to bash a religion, why not bash Islam? They chop heads off of non-believers and still today do not allow women to do ANYTHING socially, such as leaving the house without the husbands permission/company or competing in the Olympics.

Again, Atheists are only after Christians, as are all of the other worldly religions...

Edit: Catholicism and Christianity are two different things the way I see it. Catholics are just... creepy. For one, why should someone have to go through a priest to talk to Jesus? No sense in that. There are several other verses in the Bible that when TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT sound a bit bizarre. When taken out of context, Dr. Seuss sounds like a pervert too.

Edit: I also believe that if someone goes around saying "JESUS SAID IT WUZ END OF WORLD COMIN REPENT OR BURN I AM KNOWING WHAT I IZ SAYING" then they are most certainly hallucinating on PCP. That being said, if Jesus did talk to someone today, he would advise them to keep the conversation on the down low.

--that last edit was almost entirely pointless. I've nothing else to do at 3:30 in the morning and Y!A is... doing something to me... that makes me... type.

Edit: Early Catholic priests did not allow anyone but themselves to own or even read the Bible. They did this so that the regular church goers had no other choice but to believe what the priest told them. And, they HAD to believe it because heresy would result in a purification (i.e. burning at the stake).

Answer 7

my answer is;

You are talking about the Old Testament which is nothing More then the history of the Jewish People. Except for the very first chapter in Genesis which is a fairly accurate description of the Big Bang and the Next Billions of years after until Adam & Eve hit the scene. There begins the history of the jews.

Take away the Dogma and the 10 commandments become just 2

Be honorable

Be Respectful

(Thank you George Carlin)

hope my answer helps.

Answer 8

I'm atheist and I know friends that wont let thier kids read harry and such and when i asked them they said that and i quote" that i dont want my kid to be filled with lies" i just think that they dont want there kid to read those books because the fact that there could be something more powerfull then god, or something that doesnt need a god help is in there mind wrong and with that they also dont want there kid to get any ideas

Answer 9

LOL @ Dustin.. He/she needs to watch Cap'n Awesome's early videos, where hewas being as offensive to muslims as he could, so-as he could get a Fatwa on his head.. lol..I loved his "Married with Muhammed" video..

And compared to the Fundie Christian leadership this country has seen in the past 50 years, Heathens would be much better suited for the job.