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America’s Child Sacrifice
Child sacrifice is horrifying to even contemplate. Yet it remains with us, practiced millions of times every year.
by Melvin Rhodes
Although almost 14 years have passed, the picture remains a vivid memory in my mind.
A policeman stands outside a courtroom holding in his left hand the head of a 6-year-old boy, decapitated in a ritualistic child sacrifice.
The gruesome murder took place in West Africa. The perpetrators of this heinous act, including at least one close relative of the boy, were caught, tried and executed within a few weeks. But the reality of child sacrifice continues to this day.
Child sacrifice—to most people in Western nations—conjures up vague memories of school classes on ancient history. Of course we all know it took place once upon a time, but surely not now, not in our civilized, contemporary world.
In biblical times, yes, children were murdered in this way—and the God of the Bible strongly condemned the practice. In 2Kings 3:26-27 we read that, "when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him,... he took his eldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering upon the wall ..."
In Jeremiah 7:30-31 we read of God's condemnation of child sacrifice: "'For the children of Judah have done evil in My sight,' says the Lord. '... They have built the high places ... to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I did not command, nor did it come into My heart.'"
It's not a pleasant subject to think about. But the reality is that child sacrifice is still around—and far more common than you think.
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