No and no. I was born and raised an atheist, thank god for that!

Nope. I was taught to fear this invisible thing that may or may not protect me and other nonsense. They tried to say I shouldn't fear anything else but that was so clearly a lie. Pastor Rick was hit by a driver and killed. I wouldn't teach this to a child. It is sick to cause fear of nothing.

Who does that? I thought Christians were supposed to teach God is love? Or are we talking about another religion?

Hell no!!

Yes, I was taught that, no I wouldnt teach my child that.

Yes I was taught that, and am undecided as to whether I would teach this to a child. Maybe the fear of God is the beginning of Wisdom, but certainly towards the end of a relationship with God, "Perfect love casts out all fear". Not sure that fear is supposed to remain...

No. Children have enough to do, adapting to the real world. They don't need an angry, imaginary, bogeyman god on top of it all. Forcing religious lies on a child is child abuse. Parents and pastors who continue this behavior should be prosecuted.

��— "I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other gods you will understand why I dismiss yours." ~Stephen F. Roberts I hope that helps. :)

oh yeah ... very important if God is peaceful and just ... because this will force you to be peaceful and just when your desires tempt you to be the opposite. for instance, you have the desire to steal a million dollar even if you hurt someone in the process ... at that moment, only your fear of God will stop you ... or your fear of the law if you do not believe in God ... sometimes neither work depending on the strength of your fear and belief in God or the law ... remember that at time of desire and temptation, at least half of logic and reasoning is gone

I was taught that when I was a kid....more or less. For my own future children, I would not speak a word about God to them, and if I had to for some reason, I certainly wouldn't tell them that there is a God for them to fear.

When some bible bashing fanatic can prove God's existence to me I will consider fearing him and his wrath! Until that time no child of mine will have any religion preached at them that isn't of their choosing!

Yes, though not in those words and I would gladly teach that to children since I think it is wise. The fear isn't a being scared kind of fear. It's a fear of displeasing God, like you wouldn't want to disappoint your parents by doing something wrong, break their heart by misbehaving because you love them and want to please them. I have no problem with this kind of fear. I'm not afraid of retribution or punishment. When you are in a relationship with someone, usually you do fear hurting them or disappointing them and you want to do well and be thought of in a good way. So it's the same thing here.

Not really... I do remember going through a phase where I was terrified of going to hell, we went to church a lot at that time. But that was more me being me than anything else. I wouldn't teach that to a child, no.

Good god, NO!

I think the idea of "fearing" God is often misunderstood. I would not tell a child that without explaining (in simple, child terms), the following: Fear of God is described as a treasure (Proverbs 15:16, Isaiah 33:6), a fountain of life, a spring of living water (Proverbs 14:27), wisdom (Job 28:28, Psalms 111:10) and life itself (Proverbs 19:23). A life with it is a good (Ecclesiastes 8:12-13), full and serene life, with no nasty surprises (Proverbs 19:23) True happiness, in part, is derived from it (Psalms 128:1,2; Proverbs 28:14). A simple life with it is better than a rich life with a ton of headaches (Proverbs 15:16). It builds up confidence and makes a world safe for our children (Proverbs 14:26). It deflects evil (Proverbs 16:16). It expands and adds years to our life and lengthens our days (Proverbs 10:27). And when we have it, we no longer have to fear what others fear or take on their worries--or fear man (Isaiah 8:12-13). What is it? Fear of God. But what does it mean to "fear" God? "The Bible repeatedly tells us to fear God: 'Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the people of the world revere him' (Psalm 33:8)," says Billy Graham. "But what does it mean by 'fear'? We usually fear something (such as a vicious dog or a violent storm) when we expect it to harm us. In other words, we fear something that has no concern for us, and is a source of constant danger to us. "But that isn't what God is like! God created us, and He also loves us—and the proof is that He sent His only Son into the world to die for our sins. Would He have done this if He hated us? No, of course not. The Bible says, 'This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins' (1 John 4:10). Stop right now and thank God for loving you and sending His Son to die for you. "To fear God is not to shrink back from Him in terror. To fear God is to have a deep reverence for Him, and to stand in awe at His holiness and majesty and power and love. Only then will we love and serve and worship Him as we should." Fearing God is described in the Bible as living in God's presence/standing before Him in deep, joyful, holy, solemn reverence, respect, worship and (trembling) awe. (Hebrews 12:9, 28, Joshua 4:24, Psalms 2:11, Psalm 86:11). Motives to fear God include his holiness (Revelation 15:4), greatness (Deuteronomy 10:12,17), goodness (1 Samuel 12:24), forgiveness (Psalms 130:4), wondrous works (Joshua 4:23-24) and judgments (Revelation 14:7). Fear of God is necessary to worshipping (Psalms 5:7, Psalms 89:7) and serving Him (Psalms 2:11; Hebrews 12:28), avoiding sin (exodus 20:20), governing fairly and well (2 Samuel 23:3), administrating justice impartially and honestly (2 Chronicles 19:6-9), making a clean break with everything that defiles or distracts us (both within and without) and making our entire lives fit and holy temples for the worship of God (2 Corinthians 7:1). Those who fear God bring pleasure to Him (Psalms 147:11). He feels for them as parents feel for their children (2 Corinthians 7:1), opens His door to them (Acts 10:35), loves them--a love that is eternally present (Psalm 103:--) and as strong as the heaven are high above the earth (Psalms 103:11) blesses them (Psalms 112:1, Psalms 115:13) and He fulfills their desires (Psalm 145:19). Fear of God is exemplified in Abraham (Genesis 22:12), Joseph (Genesis 39:9, Genesis 42:18), Obadiah (1 Kings 18:12), Nehemiah (Nehemiah 5:15), Job (Job 1:1, 8) Cornelius (Acts 10:2), and Noah (Hebrews 11:7). These men were described as reverently and fearlessly fearing God, venerating Him, living worshipfully before Him and being totally devoted to Him--even from their youth. Pray now for God to develop in you that reverence, respect and awe of Him that is such a blessing to both Him and you as David did in Psalm 86:11. David said to God: "put me together, one heart and mind; then, undivided, I'll worship in joyful fear." "Soak yourself in the Fear-of-God." (Proverbs 23:17) Soon. "you will learn to live in deep reverence before God, your God, as long as you live"--"all day long" (Deuteronomy 14:23, Joshua 4:24, Proverbs 23:17).

I was not taught that nor would I teach that to a child :)

the right sentence to my knowledge is "LOVE the god and there is no reason to FEAR"

I was, yes. I would not, no.