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Eye on the world: Our innocence cannot be lost or taken
In an article titled “Inside the cubs' den: How ISIS trains its child soldiers” The Christian Science Monitor shares the experience of a 14-year-old boy who escaped from an ISIS training camp. The author notes that the design of ISIS’s training for children is to prepare them for service by “[undermining] their innocence and sense of humanity.”
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From the Bible:
“Thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.” (Psalms 41:12 )
From the writings of Mary Baker Eddy:
“Innocence and Truth overcome guilt and error.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 568 )
“God creates man perfect and eternal in His own image. Hence man is the image, idea, or likeness of perfection—an ideal which cannot fall from its inherent unity with divine Love, from its spotless purity and original perfection.” (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p. 262 )
Related articles from The Christian Science Journal and Christian Science Sentinel:
In “Innocent at every age”: “Man, as God’s idea, cannot lose his innocence, because he is the constant reflection of the all-good God, and he is pure.” And, “Innocence is God-given and cannot be taken away by any person or experience. It is inextinguishable, inextricable, and is inherently part of each of us and is protected by God for every person.”
In “Defending our innocence”: “Innocence is the manifestation of the goodness of God, which is expressed in everything He creates…. As God’s image and likeness, each of us has, in reality, a spiritual nature that is the active expression of His goodness, without any record of or acquaintance with evil.” And, “... our own spiritual innocence and goodness cannot be lost. They are ours forever….”
The articles above and others dealing with this subject can be found on JSH-Online.com or on CSMonitor.com.