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Teaching the Destruction of Jericho to Children

February 6, 2018 by Randal

The way that “children’s Bibles” alter and distort biblical violence is a source of great interest to me as I’ve continued to mull over how best to introduce an R-Rated text to a general audience. In my book What’s So Confusing About Grace? I identify three common reading strategies. And here I’ll give an example of one […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: biblical violence, children, ethics, Jericho

Is it wrong to tell your children about Santa Claus?

November 24, 2015 by Randal

The other day I visited the “World of Coca Cola” museum in Atlanta, GA which (as you can probably guess!) is devoted to the perennially popular beverage and its incalculable impact on popular culture. The museum includes a gallery featuring the iconic paintings of Haddon Sundblom. Beginning in the 1930s, Sundblom created a series of Christmas images […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: children, deception, lying, Santa Claus

Should children watch “The Passion of the Christ”?

February 22, 2013 by Randal

I saw “The Passion of the Christ” twice. The first time was at a private screening at a church before it was released into the theatres. The second time was just after it was released in theatres. While it would be incorrect to say I “enjoyed” the film (in what sense would one “enjoy” watching […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bible, children, The Passion of the Christ, violence

If “The Bible is not a children’s book” then why do we have children’s Bibles?

August 24, 2011 by Randal

Steve Hays of Triablogue wrote a response to my discussion of teaching biblical genocide to children called “Scout’s Honor!” It includes all the hallmarks of Hays’s critical analysis (or lack thereof) including the claim that I accept the UN as my “moral authority”. (How’s that supposed to work exactly?! “Hmm, has the UN addressed whether […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atonement, Bible, children, David and Goliath, genocide, Jesus, Joshua, Noah, Steve Hays, theology, Triablogue, war

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