Pat Robertson: non-religious children should be beaten

[Chad32]

It reminds me of when I told my dad I don't understand what he's going on about, and he says "If I take a belt to your ass, would you understand then?". Adults put too much emphasis on absolute obedience towards kids, which is where this idea of beatng them comes from. Granted some kids just won't listen until they get hurt doing something, and hitting them with something might hurt them less than how they'd otherwise get hurt.

Theology is a deep philosophical concept that has few if any easy answers. It's beyond some adult's ability to understand, much less children, so just explaining it rationally, so just talking about it isn't an easy option. That's probably why simple obedience is commanded so much. You don't have to understand. You just have to obey.

The basic rule in the Bible and in the Koran is to believe and obey without exception or get tossed into the fire.

Purdy much. The whole point of hell is to both scare you into submission, and to help motivate you to force your religion on your friends and family. No matter what you do to them, it's not as bad as burning in hell for eternity, so don't hold back. If all else fails, kill them so they don't slow down your own attempts at converting people. Jesus' suggestion for killing people involved drowning them in a river, but burning at the stake was popular once too.