1.0Jesus Creedhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreedxscot mcknighthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/author/xscot-mcknightThe God Hypothesis 7 - Jesus Creedrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NXBjTUhYHZ"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2007/01/the-god-hypothesis-7.html">The God Hypothesis 7</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2007/01/the-god-hypothesis-7.html/embed#?secret=NXBjTUhYHZ" width="600" height="338" title="“The God Hypothesis 7” — Jesus Creed" data-secret="NXBjTUhYHZ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Here’s a chapter that should concern each of us. In chp 9 of Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion Dawkins contends that forming our children into our faith is child abuse. And he challenges each of us to consider the role of educating our kids in the plurality of religions — and letting kids make up…