Children's rights are human rights because we all rise together.
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An index of all known current writings on child liberation theology: rlstollar.wordpress.com/chil…
"Affirming children’s inherent rights and value... is a key part of empowering our contemporary communities to better love and protect children. Christians should affirm children in an unambiguous way."
rlstollar.com/2016/04/26/usi…
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In the Dobsonian-Trumpian worldview, a sexualized saying like “Daddy’s home” can serve simultaneously as the essence of the gospel promise, the essence of biblical parenting, and the essence of good government.
rlstollar.com/2025/09/22/whe…
"It’s important to create space for children not just to know that disobedience can be good and holy, but also to give them opportunities to practice."
uscatholic.org/articles/2024…
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This timeline repeatedly demonstrates that people from around the world, throughout different time periods and with different cultural assumptions, can understand the importance of protecting children and their rights.
rlstollar.com/2025/12/26/an-…
"Children are not mere creatures of parents. They are not projects or weapons. They are inheritors of God’s Kingdom, images of that God, and they are capable of prophecy, leadership, teaching, and theology."
rlstollar.com/2022/01/15/an-…
"Parents who refuse to acknowledge the harm caused by Christian authoritarian parenting risk alienating their kids long-term."
religionnews.com/2024/05/30/…
"We must wrestle with the biblical texts, questioning and challenging them when they ignore the children they contain or justify violence against the children barely visible at their margins."
rlstollar.com/2023/07/14/noa…
"When it comes to the adult-child relationship, we are still passionately insistent as a society that adults have the 'parental rights' to do whatever they want to their children."
baptistnews.com/article/what…
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It is a long-established myth in Christofascist circles that rightly structured families are a form of abuse prevention.
rlstollar.com/2024/11/29/fam…
"We’re seeing a robust attempt to define children as the property of their parents. That’s what’s at the core of censorship campaigns, bans on gender affirming healthcare, and the ongoing refusal to treat corporal punishment for what it is: assault."
rlstollar.com/2023/06/11/a-c…
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Tennessee families now face choice between lifesaving care for children and immigration reporting – We Got This Covered buff.ly/nX2bL8V
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Chapter Six in my book "Weapons of Worship: How the Songs of Evangelicalism Form the Soundtrack of Extremism" is called "Child Soldiers."
"Child liberation theology is not about abstract ideas but rather the simple yet radical act of treating children humanly and justly—something Rogers took seriously."
rlstollar.com/2023/10/15/mr-…
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All I can think about right now is how many children and young people's lives were devastated by Bill Gothard and his teachings. I don't hope he dies without facing accountability, but I do hope his coma is haunted by a terrifying chorus of his victims.
homeschoolersanonymous.net/2…
"Biblical hermeneutics can (and must) be loving and liberating of children."
christiancentury.org/review/…
"Sometimes disobedience is godly. Sometimes disobedience is holy."
rlstollar.com/2020/05/01/tea…
"[Child liberation theology is] not just about the way we raise children, but also advocating for issues that matter to children, whether those are issues like food insecurity, access to medical care and poverty."
religionnews.com/2023/11/20/…
The Kingdom of God belonging to children is no mere metaphor, according to Joseph A. Grassi’s 1991 book, “Children’s Liberation: A Biblical Perspective.”
rlstollar.com/2024/12/31/chi…
"Ending patriarchal domination, by men or women, is the only way to make the family a place where children can be safe, where they can be free, where they can know love."
~bell hooks
rlstollar.com/2020/12/06/lov…
