Over the weekend, X user Luke Simmons stirred up some controversy with the following take about a church he attended:

Visited a healthy church in another state today…

While it was sweet to see some families worshipping together, I was grieved by how distracted parents were by their small children.

In my view, everyone would have been better served by utilizing the kids ministry.

Weird thing to be grieved by, but apparently it caused him emotional distress to see parents having to train their children in worship. This take brought about a good deal of debate about the validity of children’s church, including takes on both sides on a post I made about the matter.

So, I figured I’d briefly lay out the case:

Here’s why children’s church should be abolished

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Notes

* For more, check out my article on America’s Kid Problem

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