This Lil Piggy asks: Is the Bible appropriate for reading by children?

Question

If you cop oput and answer, "Rightly divide the word of God blah blah" or "Some of it isn't meant for Chilldren Blah Blah" then I submit to you that:

If it isn't 100% "fit for children to read" then why should it be considered a "moral guide post"?

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Answer 1

Sure, as long as you're cool with your kids reading about rape, baby killing, genocide, abuse of power, sexism, racism, torture, dismemberment, animal abuse and revenge; and all of it provoked and approved of by a "loving" God. Oh and lets not forget about the threat of being roasted for all eternity if they don't believe what they are told. Now that's some wholesome literature right there! I don't know why they don't put it on the first grade reading list of every school in the country.

Answer 2

There is a lot of pretty gory stuff in the Bible, and I would agree that some of it really is not appropriate to be told to or discussed with young children. But I think it's important to read more than just the passages and see the context in which it was written. If you still disagree with it, then fine, but at least look at the whole picture.

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Answer 4

I don't think that reading the Bible literally to them (right now in their lives) is as important as them knowing what the Bible teaches. Although there are child versions out there to assist in breaking it down to a child's understanding. Knowledge is the key. Things that are graphic in the bible are a depiction of how things are or were. I think that with your help you can focus on whats age appropriate but not loose the idea of what is being taught.
To me The book is about man and our struggle to know God, that doesn't discredit it being a moral guide.
I guess what I'm thinking is if you read the bible (I would think you should preview the material first) and you see teaching in it to be immoral then you ain't gonna wanna expose your kids to it anyway....Be open minded with the words and in your faith God will help you along.
Also (in time), I wouldn't stop at the Bible, educate them about other religions too. Doing this age appropriately. I think that its important to learn the different ways man worships. Getting a better view of the world helps use see ourselves.

Answer 5

When I was a little girl, we had to read the bible out loud to others in the Sunday School group. I never knew what the heck I was reading and worried to death that I would read it wrong or make a mistake, so I didn't really have a chance to "ponder" the words.

Later, when our parents told us we didn't have to go to Sunday School anymore if we didn't want to, we would get together with my cousins during Christmas and put on a Christmas Pageant. I always sang, as did my two sisters, but my cousins chose to read passages from the bible. THEY never knew what the heck they were talking about either, but they always stuck their noses up in the air and quietly and secretly told the rest of us that they were better than we were because they were more religious.

We used to laugh at them back then too!
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Answer 6

The standard Bible is not appropriate for children. Even some stories I have read in the watered down children's Bibles I don't think are appropriate. I don't consider it to be a moral guidepost either, as you put it.

Answer 7

I'm an atheist, but I believe any "moral guidepost" should be discussed with children and context provided. You don't just say "read this, come back and be moral."

Yes, there's subject matter that's out there. It's not what I'd call key to a child's understanding of the tenets of the faith, though.

Openmindedly,
Bill

Answer 8

Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. 'Children are an heritage of the Lord' (Psalms 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.

Answer 9

I would not suggest that children under about nine read the bible because it is difficult to understand and needs interpretation. There are several good children's bibles written in their language. After about nine children can tackle it but will probably need help.
There are some very earthy sections.

Answer 10

Yes it is not appropriate because it contains some immoral issues that means pornogarphic content which is not appropriate for their psycology not that i attribute this to God or to the message of the bible but this portions are added by Man