Who's more likely to teach their children about different types of religious beliefs? Christians or Atheists?

Question

I think Atheists because most Atheists know more about different religions and Atheists want their children to know the problems that different beliefs have caused. On the other hand, Most Christians only know about christianity and some dont even know about that. Christians are most likely to not mention all the evil deeds that Christians have done throughout the years because they're in deneil so, they wont even accurately teach their children about christianity

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Answer 1

Christians are insecure, and afraid of other religions, even other Christian religions, so most don't teach their children about them.

Answer 2

You are painting all Christians with the same brush. That's unfair to do to any group. I am a Christian and I am not in denial of the evil that Christians have done over the centuries. Certainly there are some Christians who would deny the crusades and other atrocities committed in the name of Christianity. Ironically, it's Christianity that gets barred from our schools. They'll teach students about Islam and Buddhism, atheism, etc., but not Christianity. I have no problem with children learning about all faiths. When they become adults they have the right to choose. God doesn't force Himself down our throats. He gave us free will. I feel sorry for you, though. It's clear you are an atheist. As such you have no chance for spending eternity in heaven. I pray that you will listen to God before it's too late.

Answer 3

Christians.

Atheists do not believe in diety of any form, so why would they waste time teaching about religion? Except to protect their own foolish pride.

Christian parents, on the other hand, point out the differneces so that the children can see the reality of the One True God.

And YES! It can be done without opinionated slants.

Answer 4

Atheists
Christianity was a cult at one point. They had to go underground to talk about what they believed in. I think christianity is a good religion, but I believe people are too judmental. Alot of christians are narrowminded. The'y don't nessicarly believe that their religion is the best, but they believe its right vs others. Athiests are more neutral. They may discuss which religion believe in cetain things and lets other people process the information. So I think that christians are the most likely to pass what they believe onto their children.

Answer 5

Not atheists...they don't believe at all, why would then waste time telling their children about any religion. And personally, I don't know any atheists. I hear all this talk about all the athesists out there. Where are they??

Actually, Christians spend more time telling their children how bad other faiths are. My cousins married Catholic girls and that's the only time I ever heard my Southern Baptist Grandmother curse.

That pretty much answers the question for me. How about you?

Answer 6

most whaT you call Atheists are not Atheists ,they just dont buy the bible and all of the manipulative lies and deception,
they feel more comfortable with real gods .whose power and effects are visible to humanity and all life,all the time ,day and night .tangeble ,concrete facts .

Gaia the Earthy mother is real .its our home ,everything ,all of life ,and all of what life needs comes from this planet ,and all is Made possibl by the rays of the sun .
it was proved that sunspot activity directly relates to mayor human events .
these are all real things
and many religions take compónants or the whole from thesae two concepts to base a religion and a worship.
not from imaginary ideas that seem only to live in the head

if you want your kids to be prepared or wise or at least able to have sound judgement ,it is nessecary to instruct them of all that is going on ,so that they can become objective and strong
so educated people from non organised religions would be more open to discuss all attitudes ,much more than Christians ,who forcebly or a least agressively want to convert people to their way of thinking,especially their kids

Answer 7

Truthfully, I believe that the answer comes less with what religion the parent is and more with what kind of parent are they. There are restrictive parents who are atheist or christian, who will place their child into their faith without concern of what the child wants. There are passive parents who will let their children decide upon a faith and take them from place to place, then support them on their choice. There are also parents who don't care what faith their child chooses as long as it doesn't involve them.

Faith of the parent is a moot point in my perspective.

And to the prior answer above, I am an atheist. Ignoring us doesn't mean we don't exist.

Answer 8

I think Atheists would teach their children more about different religions. The Christians that I know (me included) tend to want their children to be of the same faith. I talk to my children a bit about other faiths, but they go to my Lutheran church and attend Lutheran Sunday school. So, they know way more about being Lutheran than about anything else.

Answer 9

Since you are asking for an opinion, I guess the atheists, and for precisely the reason you gave.

What I would like to know is what percentage of such children still grow up to become Christians.

Answer 10

An atheist is going to have a hard time explaining some matters. An atheist probably isn't going to truly teach much of anything because they don't believe any of it.

While religious teachers are liable to be slightly tilted toward their own, I think they will teach more.