I do love the "they would grow up to be wicked adults" defense, because of the implications on free will and the fact that they use it as an excuse for everything. Then again, internal consistency was never the Christian strong point.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell