Do you feel that kids should be taken to church and/or Sunday School when they are really young?

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I guess I'm doing to have to define "really young," too. Well, let's say under 12 years of age.

I am asking this question because I am remembering a similar question someone else asked a while back. This person felt that kids that young did not have the critical thinking skills to evaluate what they were being taught, and should therefore be kept from religious study until they were old enough to be able to think about it objectively.

Also, please be advised that I am not advocating either side of this issue; I am asking simply because I am interested in people's opinions.

lives7> That is an interesting observation, but I'm afriad that it is an apples to oranges comparison. See, all parents need to teach their kids good manners, potty training, and such because the kids NEED those things to make it in our society. They don't need religion to survive in society. You could argue that, without the church, the kids will not make it to Heaven. But that is an entirely other issue.

Answer 1

sunday school is the cult-parent's aid to brainwashing their kids.

it's child abuse at its finest!

Answer 2

Yes from birth till death not only does it give them a foundation on what religion is about good moral sense How to get along with others how to speak and act in certain situations. How to speak to others .
In our church LDS we feel age of accountability is 8 and most children make up there mind to be baptized at that time. Children if taught know right from wrong about then .But parents must be accountabale for teaching them.You can't just leave it up to sunday school.

That's why today you do not see many children out of church that are very moral and know how to communicate properly with others today.
Parents are not doing there job Kids can't learn about religion If parents do not teach them about it.

Answer 3

Yes take them.
There are somethings that kids need to know, even if they reject them later in life.

I have a nephew who was never taught the things of God, or to read the Bible. He failed his college entrance exams because he did not know many of the analogies and references to biblical ideas, which he should have known, needed to know.

Many of the things in literature cannot be understood with out some Bible training. Shakespearian refrences require, and presume, a knowledge of the Bible.

The ethics and morals taught in a good Sunday School and worship experiences cannot be duplicated anywhere else.
Indeed, in our schools, they will be taught "values neutral" problem solving; which means that the schools will tell your kids that there is no such thing as right or wrong, and from that basis they will face their life choices.

Deuteronomy 6:6-7
6 "These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart.
7 You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up."

Answer 4

That is the same as being divorced to your kid. Can you imagine only getting to see your Dad on the weekends. What kind of life is that. He needs a constant Father figure. He is acting out and it is his age too. Hormones start to change around this time. He feels no one understands. He needs a father there for him to talk to. Where is his Biological father too? You do need to find some time to spend with him or else you wil reap the concenquences in the end. You will just have to make the time somehow. Maybe on the weekend when the Father is home they can go out and spend time alone or you can take time to do something special with him. Set up ahead of time some special treats. Does he talk to his StepDad?

Answer 5

I believe it is a very good thing for children of all ages to go to church.

Mt.19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me for to such belongeth the kingdom of Heaven.

As far back as age five I have believed in God and understood the Bible. I said prayers and knew about Jesus Christ.

Chrildren know more than most people think.

Answer 6

Yes. Even if at that age you can't evalute things/formulate your own opinion about religion, someday you'll be able to. That's not a problem. Even the most spiritually minded 10 year old will come to a point someday (teen years, middle age, old age whatever) where they question everything they've been taught. Just because you take your kids to church doesn't mean they can't grow up to question what they have been taught and raised to believe.

Answer 7

I think children should go to church as soon as they are old enough to sit still & be quiet but not until then. While they may not be able to understand the sermon they share in the community of worship & song.

I am strongly against children being brought to church before they can sit quiety as they can be very disruptive to people who wish to pray & hear the service. My parents went to different services so one could stay home & look after the younger children.

Answer 8

I think that Sunday school is great for kids, if the curriculum and teachers are geared towards the right age. It is a good place to learn the very basics, which they do need when they are little. God loves them, Jesus loves them, and it's important to be kind to others. It's also a good place for them to socialize with other children in a safe place. When they are very small, they learn to get along with other kids their age, and when they are older (around 12, like you say), it's good for them to make friends who are in the church so they can develop a culture where faith is not "uncool."

Answer 9

well, i guess you should..
it is in Proverbs that says: train up the child in the way he should go.. "the child there, i assume is our children,yeah, below 12yo

it'll be a good foundation of moral, good attitudes and beahavior.
oftentimes, Sunday Schools provides an early school for coloring, writing and reading

and, isn't it relaxing to hear the sermon in an airconditioned room without the kids running around?? =)

Answer 10

Age apropreate Sunday School yes... In the Service, only when they are able to contol themselves... in our congrigation there are three year olds who are very capable of sitting politly through the Church Service...and there are 12 yr olds who are not...as to the religiouse "study"...that is what Sunday School is. Regardless of age... Study should also be age appropriate. We have a 12 yr old who is quite capable of hodling her own in an adult Sunday School and as we are a small congrigation when she is the only one of her group there she sits in on our adult class... she is most welcom and there is no topic she can not handle... there are 17 yrs olds who can not sit through an adult class...come to think of it there are some 50 yrolds who can not either... all depends on the individual

Answer 11

That is silly. Do parent teach their kids table manners before 12? How about potty training before 12?

A child's prayer is one of the purest forms of prayer! Jesus teaches adults to pray as a child!

Kids are our best example in Christ. Bring them to the Lord!
Children need God more than table manners, potty training, and knowledge itself.

The point is that the spirit of the child IS as important as the flesh.