It's child abuse plain and simple. There's no difference between saying "If you don't believe in god, you'll go to hell. And if your friends don't accept Jesus, they will go to hell too." and saying "If you don't clean your room, I'm going to stuff you in the oven. And if your friends don't clean their room, I'll stick them in the oven too."
I hate when people tell our kids about hell. It makes it hard to let them make their own decisions regarding religion.
I hate when people tell our kids about hell. It makes it hard to let them make their own decisions regarding religion.