The Amazing Grace story is one I know well and have always been impressed with. Not sure it goes anywhere towards the point about people with a mental health problem seemingly requiring forgiveness.

There again, I did ask that someone with knowledge help me out here.

Regarding the dinosaur conundrum. It isn't child abuse to tell fairy stories. Santa Claus and the tooth fairy were a feature of our house. However, one of the rites of passage of growing up is to find out it was a myth to entertain children. Perpetuating the myth into adulthood such as creationism, rising from the dead, being sinners unless you bow to those representing a fictitious character. ...

That's different.   Much different. ....