Is teaching kids about Hell moral?

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can't speak for everyone but i  have never used terror tactics to teach my children about anything 
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So how would you teach ur child that they can burn for eternity for lying. 
If you think of Christianity as a composition of rules, than you probably shouldn't be teaching.  
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By teaching them that their actions  bring consequences  whether it be from lying or any other wrong doing. Teaching about hell does not need to be terrifying for them.
As evidenced by the fact that there are 2.5 billion people alive right now who consciously choose Christianity. Billions more who have passed away. This argument is like saying that if people ate warm ice cream, vanilla wouldn't be the most popular.

If you think of Christianity as a religion of rules, than you probably shouldn't be teaching.
If the teachings of Christianity are so terrifying, how come Christianity is the religion of choice? Is anyone forced to be Christian today?

PS. Telling a child that they will burn for eternity if they do not believe a God for which there is no evidence is NOT christian doctrine, it's atheist propaganda.
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The bible quite literally says that you need to bend your knees to God to beg for forgiveness or be sent to Hell. 


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As evidenced by the fact that there are 2.5 billion people alive right now who consciously choose Christianity.

 And you have facts and figures to support that 2.5 billion  people actually "consciously choose Christianity "  of their own free will do you?
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Where? 


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The bible quite literally says that you need to bend your knees to God to beg for forgiveness or be sent to Hell. 
Can you post the verse? This is why it's better to actually read the texts than to place your trust in some atheist website.

I'm afraid many people reject Christianity not even knowing what it is. Wouldn't it be horrible to find out you rejected salvation because you didn't believe the fireman telling you the building was on fire, only to find out that it was not a fireman but the ships captain telling you the ship was sinking! You are free to reject Christianity, but don't you think you should know what it says before you reject it??
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As evidenced by the fact that there are 2.5 billion people alive right now who consciously choose Christianity.

And you have facts and figures to support that 2.5 billion  people actually "consciously choose Christianity"  of their own free will do you?
It is literally impossible to be a Christian unless you consciously choose Christianity "of your own free will. That is why gazelles, diamonds and muslims cannot be Christians. 

Do you have any evidence of Christians who were forced to be Christians?
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As evidenced by the fact that there are 2.5 billion people alive right now who consciously choose Christianity.

And you have facts and figures to support that 2.5 billion  people actually "consciously choose Christianity"  of their own free will do you?


It is literally impossible to be a Christian unless you consciously choose Christianity "of your own free will.

 SO! AGAIN ! You don't have any evidence for your retarded claim then. No one  is surprised. 


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You'd probably be surprised at how few people are surprised.