AnnaBanana
Puritan Board Freshman
Good Evening (or morning wherever you are in the world)
I tried searching for a thread on this, but didn’t come across one so I thought I’d start one up (if allowed).
Not sure how I missed this, but I’m guessing it’s because I stay away from the news for most of my day. Anyway, I was talking to a friend today and she was telling me about John Piper’s son, Abraham Piper, who is now a Tiktok sensation by making videos on there to discuss his deconstruction of religion- specially his loathing towards evangelical Christians. One article that I read, said that he- “calls out the hypocrisy and absurdity of evangelism.”
After watching these videos of him, and knowing his background, it made me question something: does the drill and practice approach towards children run them away from religion?
Granted, I am not a parent so I cannot speak from those shoes, BUT I have encountered numerous people (random and friends) who turned away from religion due to them not being able to have their own set views and experiences toward it when they were younger. It felt like they were told to memorize scripture (without being of age to fully understand and comprehend who God is) just because their parents directed them to do so. again, I am not a parent, so if I am offending anyone or feel like I know what I’m talking about, I apologize beforehand.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2021/04/12/us/abraham-piper-tiktok-exvangelical.amp.html?0p19G=2103
I tried searching for a thread on this, but didn’t come across one so I thought I’d start one up (if allowed).
Not sure how I missed this, but I’m guessing it’s because I stay away from the news for most of my day. Anyway, I was talking to a friend today and she was telling me about John Piper’s son, Abraham Piper, who is now a Tiktok sensation by making videos on there to discuss his deconstruction of religion- specially his loathing towards evangelical Christians. One article that I read, said that he- “calls out the hypocrisy and absurdity of evangelism.”
After watching these videos of him, and knowing his background, it made me question something: does the drill and practice approach towards children run them away from religion?
Granted, I am not a parent so I cannot speak from those shoes, BUT I have encountered numerous people (random and friends) who turned away from religion due to them not being able to have their own set views and experiences toward it when they were younger. It felt like they were told to memorize scripture (without being of age to fully understand and comprehend who God is) just because their parents directed them to do so. again, I am not a parent, so if I am offending anyone or feel like I know what I’m talking about, I apologize beforehand.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2021/04/12/us/abraham-piper-tiktok-exvangelical.amp.html?0p19G=2103
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