Evangelical Indoctrination of Children

To state a defense of "well they aren't real Christians is a "No True Scotsman Fallacy".These people obviously believe the conditions stipulated in being titled "Christian", which is:Christian n. -
a person who believes in Jesus ChristWith that, they are REALLY Christians, regardless of whether or not you agree with the way they go about executing the details of those beliefs.This is off topic anyway.

You know, this is a subject that I have put a lot of though into lately.I honestly think that the threat of hell (or damnation, or outer darkness) is the reason Christianity has maintained it's "popularity" (Islam included).I cannot tell you how many times I have been pondering the question of god(s) existence, and come to the conclusion god does not exist, then only to have been swept up by my memories of "Hell" or even "Not being in Heaven with my family who will be there because they believe".It's a pretty powerful tactic - dare I say strategy? - that gets to the deepest emotions of us humans, that is, our desire to be with our loved ones.This why I have come to the conclusion that Hell and Heaven are obvious constructs of man, created for the sole purpose of control.Regardless of the reasoning, telling children about these horrific things, as if they are fact, when we have no evidence for them other than our imagination is reprehensible. I would even categorize it as child abuse personally.

Well, sorry to say, once an individual resorts to equivocation, I typically turn away from the discussion.If you are going argue over what the "real" definition of specific words are, then you really don't have anything of merit to discuss.Best wishes.