In fact, a thorough study of Scriptures reveals an enormous emphasis on godly family life and child training, particularly the transmission of God's ways from one generation to the next. Just as the Lord gives special attention to little ones, so does the enemy, satan. Ever since the Redeemer was promised to come as the seed of the woman, the enemy has shown particular hatred for children. This can be demonstrated Scripturally in such accounts as Pharoah's command to kill Hebrew baby boys, Herod's famous slaughter of the innocents, and pagan idolatry requiring child sacrifice. As Romans teaches, any society which turns from the true God to idols also turns away from an honorable regard for the family union and God-ordained roles.
Immorality abounds, the family unit breaks down, and moral perversion becomes rampant.
Historically, such degenerate cultures have resorted to the practice of abortion, infanticide, and the neglect, abuse and defilement of their unwanted young. This progression can be seen daily in America's headline news. Those children who survive the womb often fall into satan's snares in the form of occult cartoon, movies, and rock music, and an educational system founded on and committed to an anti-Christian philosophy. The enemies of God in humanism, communism, and satanism understand how crucial it is for them to affect and control a nation's youth. Though Christians today are fervently praying for revival, the Church by and large failed to fulfill its missions as salt and light 30 years ago, when Christians followed the world in choosing material wealth, comfort, and ease over the bearing and training of godly children.