We're attacking Christian missions so I have a few thoughts: - Yes, you're right. 200 years ago when missionaries were fairly new people made mistakes. Parenting was a huge one. Adoniram Judson, Carey, Livingstone. They did amazing things but failed as parents. - Do you think missionaries today don't know these stories? Ask ANY mission agency today and it's the first thing they'll tell you is how they take care of kids. They are all aware it was a failure in the past. - Pastors kids have a bad reputation for the same reason. People putting ministry above family wasn't just a mission problem. Should we abolish pastors as well? - A lot of you like J Gresham Machen for standing up to liberalism. Did you know he split from his denomination pushing real missions? While they were sending people to feed the hungry they weren't preaching Jesus. He sent people who preached Jesus and it became a huge issue with his liberal denomination. You see Machen loved missions and so there's no way he'd be on your side of hating it. "Missions is dangerous. Kids can get hurt." You don't say? Everyone who goes knows that. But not every mission field is severely dangerous. And if people are called by God, then the safest place for them is in God's hands. I know people who have lost children on the field. It's horrible. You can't imagine the anxiety we feel about small medical problems and how they become emergencies in places with poor healthcare. So pray. Look down if you must but know these overseas workers are desiring to follow God. And if it weren't for missionaries and people willing to share the Gospel none of the "Christian countries" today would be Christian.