Religious entitlement in the Bible - and why children have religious liberty too

 Many parents abuse their children, meaning most. Most child abuse in this country stems from the misuse of religion as an excuse for abuse. Religious entitlement does exist, and applies to parents who forcefully impose instead of encourage religion in the home. 

I am an outlier in the children's rights community here in the United States for my support for religious tolerance. I see other faiths as simply existing aside of me. I may not like Islam theologically, but I must tolerate Muslims. Same with Jews. Same with any form of religion. I am even tolerant of a child having a different faith than me. This is religious non-entitlement in a parent - they usually follow your lead if you don't punishment.

It says in Exodus 20:17 KJV:

Thou shalt not cover thy neighbour's house. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his as, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. 

The Hebrew translated "covet" is לחמוד (Latin: lachmod) and refers not merely to wanting things from children, but wanting things from children, or wanting them to do things for you, to the point of seeking to impose said want onto a child. This is cross-referenced in the New Testament by the Greek root word πλεονέκτης (Latin: pleonektés) and refers to "I am the parent, and I have the right to instruct my child to believe like me" leading to said want being imposed on a child, leading to demands, control, and/or punishment in the name of religion. This is the one sin my parents didn't commit against me, even when they could have. My parents wanted me to choose my own way in terms of religion, and I was simply punished for things stemming from false religion seen from a secular lens, such as talking back and begging parents for highly unrealistic wants (wanting an ultralight airplane, for example - or moving to another country such as Iceland or Sweden). The ultimate source of my abuse was impatience and stress, a form of parental entitlement, an entitlement I hate first in myself, and next in others, not preaching too much about it others, showing my golden example to the world, being the salt and light that is the children's rights elect. I praise my parents, however, for allowing me to come to my own religious conclusions, encouraging me along the way.

It says in Ephesians 6:1-4 KJV:

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, as this is right. Honor thy father and mother, as this is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long upon the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

The Greek root word translated "nurture" is παιδεία (Latin: paideia) and refers to disciplining and centering oneself in relation to children in the Lord, leading to religious instruction by way of willful submission of a child, usually in the form of questions, which should be met by a rhetorical question of the academic sort, with father and son working it out then, and father with a child of both sexes instructing His children in the Christian context. Non-verbal invites were used as friendly airborne gaslighting, meaning religion was discussed around the child, then to the child once they were curious enough to submit to instruction. This is how my parents taught me religion. The Greek root word translated "admonition" is νουθεσία (Latin: nouthesia) refers to the admonition of the Lord, meaning when the child wants something that is forbidden or impractical, simply say "no", and if they trust you, they will respect it, at least eventually. "Admonish" here means scold in a warm yet firm manner, rarely preferrably, in a way that does not provoke a child to anger, as is denoted by the Greek root word παροργίζο (Latin: parorgizo) and refers to the offenses in the Bible, namely the damages and torts system linked to the Eighth Commandment, summed up by the New Testament as whatever the child perceives as offensive from the parent or around the parent, meaning whatever is deemed coercive by them in terms of religious instruction, in this case. This can include things such as lumping religion with punishment, such as punishing children in any way for refusing to pray, dressing in an "immodest" and "revealing" manner. Any punishment or control that offended the child, at least at a sensory and visceral level, is abuse.

The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers to secure, vulnerable rest and trust in parents. It is the secure parent-child bond necessary to impart religion in a non-violent manner. Children naturally absorb most Christian customs in a Christian home by way of instinctively following the example of parents, enhanced by the fact that no punishment of a child is permitted under biblical law. Parenting in ancient Hebrew culture was attachment-based, meaning gaining compliance from children later on centered around attachment parenting tools such as skin-to-skin contact with mothers, using swaddling clothes to hold the child next to the mother. Fathers were to be more distant, but in an encouraging way. Children trusted what parents had to say about the Law, hence why children went with their fathers in a homeschool to be instructed in Scripture, in a gradual way that was child-friendly in nature, meaning Hell was saved for the very end. The instruction involved a lot of reading Scripture as an avid childhood interest, with the child bouncing and discussing interpretations with fathers, and fathers giving pointers on methodology. Fathers used the Socratic system of questioning, meaning the child asks a question, and is met with a question to get them to think, and then do their own research, with the father already knowing all about the Law, being legally competent. This is how religious instruction should be today.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke children to anger through punishment or permissiveness will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them burn in the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and His accomplices! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!