> What are you going to do, but whine?
Who’s whining? Can’t we make observations that are not congruent with your worldview without being accused of “whining”?
Argumentem ad hominem.
> Are you going to keep them out of the House of God?
OK, I musta missed it. Can you point out where anybody said anything like that?
Argumentem ad absurdam.
> Are you going to push for a law to be passed?
We all know that you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink. Mama and I live as closely as we can to our understanding of the New Testament. Our kids are not there, and we don’t push them. We just try to teach them and leave it in the Lord’s hands.
> What are you instructed to do?
Read the Book. It’s got a lot of instructions. But especially read Malachi. If you don’t have a heart for following God’s instructions, then He is offended if you do it for show or as a duty.
It is a matter of the heart.
What I’m wondering is where are the hearts of those professing to be God’s own?
Then again, the only person whose salvation I can be sure of is my own, so that’s the best I can really do.
I can't gainsay that.
What are your options, ignoring my extremes?
Be an example.
Speak clearly.
They are children. They need pushed.
Imagine how bad I would be if I hadn't grown up in a strict household.
Lo these many years later... if my daughters and I are at a family function and the meal is to be served.... If I say "Let's bless this food"... my girls hold my hand and bow their heads, and the room quiets down.
And they are grown women with families of their own now.
Man up.
/johnny