In Christianity parents are instructed to raise their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. It is of utmost importance that we teach our children at a young age that Jesus loves them because the brain of a child is like a sponge that absorbs everything in an unprecedented way. Children are able to retain the truths of Gods word "so that when they are old they will not depart from it." This time in the life of the child is also crucial to the development of discernment;and in fact researchers and scientists have come to the realization that the enduring character of a human being is completely formed by the age of eight or nine. It should come as no surprise that a child that is so richly blessed and influenced by loving parents will grow into adulthood; and more importantly each boy and girl who has asked Jesus to enter their heart will go on to grow into the fulness and stature of Jesus Christ. Many of our children will give their lives in a foreign land out of great love for the one billion people who have never heard the gospel or Jn3:16.

It is heartbreaking to see children in certain middle eastern countries being taught to "Hate the Jew! Hate the Jew!" This hate filled speech in the form of cartoons and childrens programming is designed to reach the most impressionable children with the violent message of Jihadi and extremist Islam. The children in these countries are raised from a young age to hate;and the mind is so receptive to influence. Should we ever wonder why a child who is raised in an environment of such hate and vitriol grows up and chooses to strap bombs on his or her body and kill hundreds of innocent bystanders.