Spiritual Junk Food: The Dumbing Down of Christian Youth

By Cathy Mickels

Spiritual Junk Food: The Dumbing Down of Christian Youth is a stinging indictment on the state of educational curricula promoted by leading Christian publishers. This is one of the most important... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579211690
• ISBN13: 9781579211691
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Winepress Pub
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

My Suspicions Have Been Confirmed

The authors have confirmed that Secular Humanistic material exists in the church. I noticed things myself when teaching Sunday school to 7th & 8th graders several years ago and could not believe my eyes. I admire and envy the authors' passion and how they are on fire for the Lord's work, until He comes again. This book is a must for Christian parents and Sunday school teachers.

A discerning look at what we're allowing into our minds.

A fantastic book, full of quotes and scripture verses that reveal the truth about what is being fed into the minds of children and adults alike. The authors do an excellent job of going to the heart of the material by exposing what the originators of unbiblical teaching practices really believed. Have a pen or highlighter handy when you read this book!

Fast food methods replacing sound biblical doctrine.

This book raises some very serious questions regarding what "Christian" publishers are marketing to the church. "Christian" publishers appear to be laying a foundation not based on the word of God, but the philosophies and ideas of humanist educator, John Dewey. After reading this book, it sounds like the liberal teachers union has taken over the writing of material for Christian youth.

One of the most significant religious books of the decade.

I have had the privilege of reading this book and believe that it will be one of the most significant religious books published this decade. The authors see a parallel between the humanistic practices of the public schools and the invasion of unbiblical teachings in the church, particularly in church youth groups. Writing out of deep concern and Christian charity, the authors warn Christians of the danger of using unscriptural teachings and techniques to convey Biblical concepts. The book warns in strong terms that the Church is being inundated with ungodly, false teachings, including godless psychology and sensitivity training. The result is that a whole generation of young people is being spiritually dumbed down and neutralized in their ability to stand up for TRUTH. The authors also include practical steps on how to detect such teachings as well as what to do to return to the truth of Scripture. This book should serve as a wake-up call to parents to make sure they know what their children are being taught in Church. I wholeheartedly endorse this book and highly recommend it. It is must reading for all concerned Christians, especially Sunday school teachers, Pastors, youth leaders, and parents.

A must for all sunday school curriculum buyers.

This book is a collection of data on what is available in current sunday school programs. The authors tell it like it is. They expose the "dumbing down" of curricula to be used in Sunday schools to meet common educationist standards. They tell how the producers of Sunday school literature have bought into the edu-psycho-babel and by so doing have produced material which is politically correct, but sorely lacking in the Word of God. I highly recommend this book.