Creationists or Atheists-Who are the "Child Abusers?"
by Ken Ham
We have noticed in recent times, secularists increasingly using the term child abuse as an accusation against Christians teaching their children the Bible, creation, and so on. Famous atheist/evolutionist Richard Dawkins uses that term, and so do others of the “new atheists.” Obviously, one of their ploys is that ‘if you throw enough mud, after a while some of it will stick.” These people also accuse AiG of child abuse. I have numerous quotes of these secularists accusing us of such because children come to the Creation Museum and are exposed to anti-evolution and pro-Bible teachings (that go contrary to what is taught in almost all government-run schools). Recently, another secularist blogger, in response to my new book on dinosaurs (Dinosaurs for Kids) once again accuses me of child abuse, with the headline:
Intellectual child abuse … Our favorite [expletive] crazy Creationut Ken Ham has a new Dino-book out for the kiddies …
But who is really conducting the ‘child abuse?’
These secularists want to teach children they are nothing but rearranged pond scum (as a Scientific American article once called people)—they are just animals—when you die that is the end of you totally, so there is no real meaning and purpose in life. There is no hope—all is hopelessness and purposelessness. This is why they want children only taught atheistic evolution: so they will believe they are just an animal. No wonder we see generations increasingly acting in accord with such a philosophy. And these secularists are the ones who have demanded legalized abortion, so they can allow millions of children to be killed in the womb!
This is all real child abuse that is going on across this nation and around the world.
At AiG and the Creation Museum, we teach children the truth concerning who they are and where they come from—that they do have purpose and meaning in life—that they were created for a purpose—that our Creator so loves us, even while we are sinners (as we sinned in Adam), He paid the penalty for our sin and offers a FREE gift of salvation so we can live with Him for eternity. Yes, there is purpose and meaning in life. We are not just animals; we are all made in the image of God.
Christians need to become more active in responding to these “child abuse” claims and standing up for what is right and showing this culture who the real “child abusers” are.
But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.
Matthew 9:42
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Creationists or Atheists-Who are the "Child Abusers?"
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I feel sorry for Ken Ham
Ken Ham lives in a prison of his own making. A dark narrow place where the light of reason and knowledge may never shine in. He teaches children that they are inherently evil and depraved from birth, and their only hope of avoiding being thrown into the Lake of Fire to scream forever in infinite agony is to debase themselves before an imaginary bronze-age deity and surrender their intelligence and autonomy as human beings.
Evolution teaches us the great truth that all live on this planet is related, and connected to all other life. What a wonderful, uplifting thought - as opposed to believing a primitive just-so story about humans being created from dirt, or from the rib of a thing that was created from dirt.
Depriving children of the opportunity for knowledge, keeping them ignorant and cowering from a non-existent old man with a beard in the sky, is most definitely child abuse in my book .
- Raytheist
November 2, 2009 1:02PM
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All a matter of perspective
Well Ken, you could say that evolution and naturalistic explanations for the universe and human life means that the universe has no meaning, or you could realize that it means life has the meaning that we give it. Should everyone be told to do the same job and like the same movies and books? Of course not. Everyone has an inherent right to value that which they want to value, and make out of life that which they want to make. We form communities based on the common values that we find, and that enriches our lives. Evolution has promoted certain values in us, both genetically and culturally, but that only provides "guidelines" and we can to some degree break free of those initial tendencies. Sometimes those values are in conflict, and that is when we must be most self-reflective to determine what is most valuable and what is less valuable. I am free to do this because I realize that I am not trapped by some imaginary god . I hope that some day you are able to free yourself. If you are able to, you will realize that those things you value most you can keep while throwing off the false beliefs. There is a reason that atheists value life and community as much as religious people do. It seems that atheists value freedom and truth more highly though (in general).
- ToddG
November 2, 2009 2:32PM
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abusers?
The christian religion is based on the ultimate child abuse .The loving father sacrifices his only begotten son ,not quickly or painless but brutally and heinously in order for human beings to believe in him blindly and without question. If humans fail to believe they are faced with an eternity in the fires of hell.But if you believe then you will be rewarded by resting in a better place.
It may not be abusive to teach children this ideology, it is certainly strange. It lend its self to alot os misplaced guilt and fear,which is compounded by the ignorance taught through disregarding scientific evidence.
It is not holpeless to believe that there is no god .That we are directly connected to all life and are therfore responsible for ourselves and the lives around us. To know that this all we have makes life more precious and each moment more valuable.You don't have to live in fear of retribution or judgement from a jealous,vengeful god who meets out punishment capriciously and rewards sparingly.
- bug
November 2, 2009 5:07PM
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Threatening children with eternal torture for not following a morality written by nomads 3000 years ago strikes me as being not very ethical.
- MrBook
November 3, 2009 6:12AM
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We serve the Lord
Wouldn't it be child abuse for Christians not to teach their children about the bible and about God? If they truly believe in God's word then it would be unthinkable not to teach them the truth and they would be cowards to hide the truth from them, or anyone else, because of scoffers.
-But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15
- JasonLK
November 4, 2009 5:03PM
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Is it child abuse to teach children that people who are of a different ethnicity or religion are evil and are out to get them? Is it child abuse to teach that people outside an arbitrary group are not human and should be killed?
- MrBook
November 4, 2009 6:17PM
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Not biblical
MrBook,
It sounds to me like you're describing Hitler, a man who believed certain groups of people were not as "evolved".
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November 4, 2009 7:05PM
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Godwins Law!
Plenty of religious leaders have done the same thing... claiming that those outside of their group are evil, heretical, and deserving of death.
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November 4, 2009 7:53PM
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What child abuse?
Neither side is abusing children , if evolution is true. Right and Wrong change with the times. The morals I hold are up to me as are everyones.
- JWL
November 7, 2009 9:25AM
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