Objectively, there are no Bible stories suitable for children. This is generally not acknowledged only because in Christian cultures we are desensitized to the horrific nature of the actions described on nearly every page of a Bible narrative. If the Bible's, sexuality, cruelty, and random violence is not explained away and justified by the extensive extra-biblical appologetics it would never be thought suitable for small children. If they were just Pagan stories they would not be used at all for young children.
Is the "My Book of Bible Stories" appropriate reading for Little Ones?
by Princess Daisy Boo 31 Replies latest jw friends
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Amber Rose
Yeah, its an ok book. But only show him the picture where Aaron looks like some kind of computer-man.
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Farkel
: Is the "My Book of Bible Stories" appropriate reading for Little Ones?
No. It is child porn.
Farkel
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Superfine Apostate
i recommend the brick testament
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LtCmd.Lore
Nothing about it is appropriate for children!
There's the overwhelming violence, yes. But the way it is portrayed is horrible.
For example:
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Lot and his daughters obeyed and ran away from Sod´om. They didn’t stop for a moment, and they didn’t look back. But Lot’s wife disobeyed. After they had gone some distance from Sod´om, she stopped and looked back. Then Lot’s wife became a pillar of salt. Can you see her in the picture?
We can learn a good lesson from this. It shows us that God saves those who obey him, but those who do not obey him will lose their lives.
Basically, this is a story about a genocidal maniac. But is portayed as if it's a good thing!
A childs story involving murder, genocide, rape and theft is bad enough. But MOST people would make the murderer out to be the BAD guy... not so with this book. This murderer is 'god' so he's allowed to kill everyone who doesn't do exactly as he says.
God saves those who obey him, but those who do not obey him will lose their lives.
The exact same can be said of a mugger with a gun or a rapist.
This book will also KILL your childs reasoning ability. As you teach them that talking donkey's, like in Shrek, ACTUALLY existed! That the entire world was wiped out in a flood. That the sun stood still for a day. That a cosmic jewish zombie can make you live forever if you telepathically tell him love him, so that he can remove a curse from your body that is present in all humans because a rib-woman was tricked by a talking snake into eating a magical fruit.
And then, when your child is talking to his invisible friend god, and his invisible friend Uni the Unicorn, good luck explaining how one is real and the other isn't.
Good luck explaining why murderers USED to be allowed to say: 'god told me to do it in a dream' and be considered heroes, and yet that doesn't work NOW.
Good luck trying to convince your child that there are no monsters under the bed or in the closet, and yet there are invisible demons around every corner waiting to tear him to shreds.
Good luck scolding your child for beating up his homosexual classmate, even though god said they are an abomination.
Good luck helping your child with his biology homework when he doesn't believe evolution.
Good luck helping your child with his history homework when he's convinced that there was a time when all of Egypt's crops, livestock, leaders, army, firstborns, fish, workers and morale was taken from them all at once.
Good luck helping your child with his archeology report when he believes that the Chinese, Sumerians, Egyptians and others, didn't exist untill AFTER the flood in 2500 BC
This book is totally inappropriate for any child. It will destroy their morality, logic, childhood, and most likely adulthood.
Lore - What.Would.Satan.Do?
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AlmostAtheist
>>Oh come on people the My Book of Bible Stories isn't that bad.
Totally disagree. When I first realized the truth about The Troof, I tried to find even one story in "My Book of Bible Stories" that did not contain something inappropriate for my then 6-year-old. I couldn't find a single story.
Threw the book away, and read him Dr Seuss instead.
Dave
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LtCmd.Lore
That being said... I find most other fairy tales to be damaging as well on some level. (Seriously: What's up with Jack and the Beanstalk?)... But at least they aren't portrayed as true.
I recommend you listen to this podcast episode: http://www.logicallycritical.net/podcast/08%20Once,%20Twice,%20Thrice%20Upon%20a%20Time.mp3
It's insightfull. And EXTREMELY funny.
Lore - "The Christian resolve to find the world evil and ugly, has made the world evil and ugly."
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TrailBlazer04
I bought a book called "The Children's Devotional Bible". It has something like 150 Bible stories in it. I got it at the grocery store. My girls love it! It skips over the really gory stuff, and is pretty kid-friendly.
TB
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Abandoned
Teh My Book of Bible Stories is skillfully created to prepare impressionable minds for the lifelong gift of indoctrination. You're better off letting your kids play in the street than read that rubbish....
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Sad emo
This is our hottest seller and recommendation for youngsters around 4 years old:
http://www.amazon.com/Very-First-Bible-Lois-Rock/dp/1561483702/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product
It doesn't have too many words, the print is nice and big, written in very child-friendly language and the illustrations are bright.
The Amazon link has a 'search inside' so you can check it out for yourself