“People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.”
A couple of weeks ago, I watched a video clip online about a group of teenage girls who basically kidnapped and assaulted a fellow student in an attempt to become famous. They lured this girl into a “friend’s” house where one of the girls physically assaulted her. The girl who was attacked suffered a concussion plus other physical and emotional damage. She has since been taken out of her high school to be home schooled. The girls who attacked her videotaped the attack so that they could post it on youtube.com. They hoped to become famous. Instead, they have become infamous. Today on foxnews.com, I read a story about a growing trend among adolescents to send nude pictures of themselves to their boyfriends, girlfriends, and other classmates. These pictures are being forwarded by the students who received them to other students, and some of them are making it on to websites. I read another story on foxnews.com about a British girl who started drinking at 12 years of age and experienced liver failure at 14. This girl is 18 now, but continues to drink. She did not realize that her drinking was out of control. She says, “I didn’t think my drinking was a problem because all my friends were getting wasted every weekend as well. But, now I have no short-term memory and doctors warn me that if I drink anymore I will die.”
