Though the attached article is not quite as deadly as metzitzah b’peh from my previous post, it still falls under the guise of religious child maltreatment. The unethical practice of FORCING faith (what some call hereditary religion) on vulnerable children.
A Christian nonprofit, Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF), is facing opposition in Portland as it seeks to bring youth to Christ.Children's Christian ministry called 'psychologically harmful to children' | Christian News on Christian Today
The group's "Good News Club" is being called "psychologically harmful to children" by a newly formed coalition – Protect Portland Children.
The Good News Club is a youth ministry in which children are taught about sin, Jesus, and holiness through engaging songs, games, and Bible stories.
On its website, CEF states that "the purpose of Good News Club is to evangelize boys and girls with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and establish (disciple) them in the Word of God and in a local church for Christian living."
Critics of CEF and the Good News Club say the program teaches fundamentalist beliefs to children, and encourages fear, judgment, and divisiveness in youth.
Attorney and blogger Eric Ceynar wrote on his "Intrinsic Dignity" blog that the Club uses shame and fear indoctrination, thought control, attacks on science education, authoritarian conditioning, and deceptive marketing to negatively influence students.
See also:
Right-Wing Christian Group Tried to Convert This City's Kids — But They're Fighting Back
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