I hate having to say something that will be incredibly controversial and provide a lot of arguments, but it needs to be said.
1.) Did you ever consider that the reason that parents teach religion to their children is because they love them? When you love someone, you want to do whatever you can to help them, and that includes teaching religion because the parents truly believe that it will help their children. When you say that children are brainwashed, you're saying that love is brainwashing.
2.) Atheists have more of an opportunity to "brainwash" children than religion. With the exception of private schools, atheists get to teach children for seven hours a day, five days a week, nine months a year. Since they have plenty of protection to keep religion out, they can teach whatever they want. At home, children don't always have to listen and have other priorities, so parents aren't guaranteed to have time to teach their children. In school, children are forced to listen.
2007-06-17
22:49:40
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Jason P
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Religion & Spirituality