I remember writing here a few years ago about the innocence of children saying that babies don't hate you because of your skin color or your sexual orientation or you height or weight or gender or religion or for any reason at all. Think about it. We are born without all of that negative stuff attached. Children don't know how to hate. Why can't we keep it that way?
Who is teaching our children the bad thoughts and the bad words and the bad actions? The answer of course is that we are. We are teaching discrimination. We are teaching hate. We are taking away the innocence of our children. Oh most are not doing it on purpose - I'm not saying that, but that doesn't make it any better. Children look to their parents, teachers, pastors, doctors, and babysitters for a map of how to act. They follow our lead. If we discriminate - if we hate others, they very easily copy our actions.
If you have ever heard a small child using foul language, you have an idea of what I am talking about. If it stopped at language, we might not think it bad, but kids are learning more and more bad behaviors from the very folks who should be teaching them good. Let's be positive with our children. Let's teach them about love, instead of the opposite. Babies come into the world without any idea of hate. Let's not give it to them!
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