Congrats to the Creation Museum for converting a 6 year old! I’m sure he was a very hard sell…
At the end of the show her 6 year old son… grabbed one of the cards (credit card type, the one you can sign the back of if you make a commitment to Christ) and took it home. Later that night, as he was drying off from his bath, he turned and looked at his mom and asked, “Mommy, am I a Christian?” So they talked and prayed because he really wanted to know Jesus.
He was so happy after that while he was brushing his teeth, he kept stopping to sing,” I’m a Christian, I’m a Christian!” They went and told his dad then pulled out that little card and he proudly signed his name and dated the card. It is now stored in his memory drawer.
I just vomited a little in my mouth
that was horrible, really…
I’m not sure six year olds can sign contracts…
Someone should take over his preschool and teach him the joys of Wicca…
I was wondering where fundies got their examples of atheists converting to Christianity from.
Brilliant. It’s obviously from all those un-aborted babies!
Yes, but was he brought to the Islamic Education center?
Teach the controversity!!!
I thought you were going to link to an Onion article. That sounds just like an Onion article, dismissing the juvenile nature of the Creation Museum.
On a similar note, he is also a card-carrying member of the “I believe in Santa Claus” club and the “Tooth Fairy for president” foundation.
I bet his parents wouldn’t ask to see the tooth fairy’s birth certificate…
while he was brushing his teeth, he kept stopping to sing,” I’m a Christian, I’m a Christian!”
…spraying toothpaste spit all over the place.
I trust the lads parents won’t cast him out when he realizes it’s waaay cooler to be a fireman.
Glory!
I want to talk to him in 20 years.
If he’s lucky, he’ll end up blogging here.
Poor ignorant kid.
Truly a sad story.
And later on, his parents will teach him that non-Christians are all going to hell! What fun! Thank goodness he chose to be a Christian so early…sigh.
I picked up the museum’s children’s book at a garage sale. It is *extremely* well done in terms of graphic design. Without reading a word, it’s something kids want to pick up. Science educators would do well to get captivating science books published for the home market. Most science books put out by Scholastic are silly things about sharks or bugs or scary animals, no actual scientific principles conveyed, just factoids about living creatures.
My 4yo chants “Poo poo poo poo pee pee poo poo” when he brushes his teeth. Does that make him a urologist?
Now we just have to wait for him to add the part about “I hate faggots.” :P (Yes, I have recently discovered the awesomeness that is Tim Minchin ^^)
You inspired me to go watch and share the Tim Minchin video. Alas, not doable. It has been removed.
I am very angry at most of you here. You sound like fanatical Christians who denounce atheists without reason. Have some class and be mindful of what is going on here. First, the situation the child is in is cute. If it was a museum of Star Wars history the child would probably be saying he is a Jedi now.
Also remember that both websites are publishing the story for their own self-interests. The religious website does it to show the glory of God while from the tone of this writer, it seems to be more ammo against religion.
I am disgusted by many of the comments here. A six year old does not deserve snide and disparaging comments since many of you seem to fail to remember that a child’s mind is easily influenced, and he will have no control over that for a long time. This is a nice and uplifting story about the innocence of a child. I am disgusted with most of these replies here.
Miami… in all possible politeness… what planet are you from? The disparaging replies are aimed not at the child, but at the adults indoctrinating the child. It would be cute if the child was saying he was a Jedi, but not if his parents actually led him to believe he was a Jedi. Uplifting story? Really? I must say, you have an interesting point of view if you think it’s uplifting to hear about parents and pseudo-scientists taking advantage of a child’s innocence to mind-rape him. Learn some reading comprehension before assuming such a morally superior attitude.
Oh, no! Someone is…oh, my heart shudders to say it…someone is concerned.
The mockery is at adults who take the child’s reactions to the museum for real, “his heart has been changed,” not that he had fun at the museum and is acting like a normal 6-year-old. You might have a stunted ability to comprehend what you read if you are protective of the child’s feelings here and attacking the wrong people with your concern, if you actually have any, for the child.
MiamiHeat87.
Are you by any chance the infamous “Tom Johonson”/you’re not helping/Wally smith sockpuppeteer extraordinaire.
What, no response from this “MiamiHeat” person? I’m so completely surprised.
“First, the situation the child is in is cute.”
No, it is actually quite sinister.
“A six year old does not deserve snide and disparaging comments …”
Miami… not in all possible politeness, erm …., now you’re not six are you? So on that grounds why don’t you feck off and take your holier than thou attitude with you.
p.s. Also try understanding what is been said before spouting off your rubbish …
TIA … Jabster
Oh, urp.
That was exactly what I did when I was 4 years old. Only for me, it was after sitting through a fire-and-brimstone sermon that informed me I was going to hell to be burned alive if I “wasn’t saved” Since I didn’t really know if I was, I too thrilled my mother by “wanting to know about Jesus and become a Christian” and she led me through a prayer to “ask Jesus into my heart.” I too reacted like this child reacted, full of happiness and excitement and announcing to everyone I met. My cute little 4 year old self also started telling everyone around me they were going to hell if they weren’t Christians. Just adorable.
“Get them while they’re young, Evita;
getmanipulate them while they’re young….”This whole thing reminds me of that famous Jesuit saying. You know the one, “Give me a child until the age of six… because I lose interest after that”.
Those who do this kind of thing to the boys and girls know that if you don’t get ‘em by 14, they won’t be got. The earlier they start, the better. The churches aren’t in the education sector because they’re nice and have a social conscience, it’s because the business gives them lots of eager young minds to sell the jesus stuff to. Same for the churches interest in charity, it is for nothing more than gathering new converts, because without new blood, new bums on pews, the show will grind to a halt and then they’ll all have to get real jobs that actually produce or achieve something.