“Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the kingdom of Heaven. And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence” (Matt. 19:13-15). Why Are Children Abused? It is all because of sin, whatever the excuse. “Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked” (I Sam. 24:13). If sin is not condemned, repented of and ...