Why cant Christians Stop promoting their paganism to children. This only corrupts their minds with fantasy??

Question

Christians need to keep their own paganism beliefs to theirselves and in their churches.

I am in the process of litigation with a public school that has a portrait of the pagan Jesus on the school wall. Yesterday the school was forced to remove a cross the had up and they left jesus but my attorney said ti should be down in a couple of weeks.

I just dont think its safe to teach kids these beliefs and keep kids beliefs in facts and science. Its unhealthy to tell kids that we were created by a spirit and there are people with wings in heavan and rivers of honey.
This earth has been around for many millions of years and christians are telling kids that its only been 6000 years. I know fairy tales are healthy for kids but for christians to push paganism on them will only hurt their growth and corrupt their minds
Im not against christians but please stop pushing your paganism beliefs on us.

Answer 1

It sucks that people believe in Jesus and stuff like that, and then they have to push it on young people. They should also tell the kids that they should make up thier own minds and it is good to have your own opinion. I am an atheist and I love it because I am not told by some spirit what to do.

By the way, do you relise that if all religons are right then according to each one of them the non-believer go to hell. Then we can safely assume that EVERYONE is going to hell

Answer 2

Um...what, praytell, does Jesus have to do with Paganism?
You were right to go against the public school, they have no right having Jesus up there. Leave Jesus at home.
However, you have no right to decide what people can and cannot teach to their children. They do not believe it is a fairy tale (unfortunately) to them it is real. It is called FREEDOM OF RELIGION and who are you to infringe on that right?
Not all Christians tell their children that science is wrong and the Earth in fact has only been around 6000 years. Many Christians nowadays view the Bible as a book of parables written by God to give us guidelines to live by, not to be taken literally.

I need to add-I do agree with Christina. I took a world religion class in high school as an elective in the USA and I thought it was wonderful. I do believe it should be a requirement, it would teach much more tolerance, and open many doors.

Answer 3

It Should Be Taught in A Church The Same As Other Religions, It Baffles Me Why They Don't Teach Teach The The Proper Beginning Of Earth Story In The USA, Here In The UK We Are Taught About 3 Or 4 Religions So We Understand More Of A Multi Cultural Society

Answer 4

I honestly don't believe a public school is the right place to have a crucifix on the wall in a public area. I have no problem with students wearing crucifixes or stars of David, or whatever. I also have no issues with 'God' in the pledge of allegiance, as that is a broad term. In my day, Jehovas Witnesses and non-religious students simply didn't recite or left that part out. Lately it seems that Christians in the states feel oppressed, even though 'God' is prevalent in everything from Christmas to US currency... even though the entire Republican party (the current ruling party) is pro - Christianity. So, for whatever reason they feel oppressed and have become slightly militant, saying things like 'Christian men founded this country', and other seemingly non-Christian statements.

Here's a test you can try. Purchase a Darwin fish symbol and ask for it to be put up next to the crucifix as a compromise. Or purchase a Star of David, Ohm, Buddha or other religious or scientific symbols and ask for them all to be displayed. If they refuse that compromise, you know you're dealing with hypocrits who say they honor 'freedom of religion', but mean only if it's in Jesus.

Good luck friend. You shouldn't have to be faced with this, but your kid shouldn't have religion forced down his throat either.

Answer 5

Which 'paganistic' beliefs hinder the well-being of your child? Was it any of the Ten Commandments of the Beatitudes? I hope not. I'm sorry that Christians have rubbed you the wrong way; I am not being sarcastic. I really am sorry that you don't care for our religion or beliefs. What do you believe in? If you're like most people, your core beliefs will be quite similar to mine, which happen to come from the Bible. The Bible does teach some wonderful things, like being nice to people.

Answer 6

By all means it's better to teach them violence, as in video games.
It's better to teach them hatred and racism. Teach them about real monsters. pedophiles, rapist, serial killers. Society makes laws against all those things, but, there are still "people" who break the law every single day. The only thing that would scare them more is by telling them the truth of the world as we live it... Grow up and quite trying to force your opinion on everybody else. If you don't like what is being taught in Public Schools take your children out and put them in a private school of your liking. Teach them at home. What are you so afraid of anyway? I bet you have no trouble accepting money with pagan sybolism all over it.

Answer 7

I agree on the point that religion should remain in the home and not be taught in public schools. People need to quit relying on our education system to teach things such as religion.

Now, I don't think it's unhealthy, unless they are really going overboard with it... pushing their kids to the point that not even Life itself matters to them because of it. Or that they eventually end up treating other people like crap because of difference of opinion based on religious belief. And I certainly wouldn't like it if someone decided their religion was the only one My Child should be listening to. I try to raise my child right, showing him the difference between right and wrong, as far as the world is concerned... but ultimately what he believes in as far as religion will be his choice and how he acts on that will reflect how I have raised him. So far, so good...... But, if they wish to tell their kids that the earth is only 6,000 yrs old and the child ends up failing science class (AND history), they should look to themselves rather than the school system.

Welcome to secular society... Keep it secular.

Answer 8

Well, with your advanced scientific view of the world you should accept the fact that the brain is basically a mass of jello that is ill adapted to the realities of our existence. Most of us have just barely evolved past monkeys, and are frightened, nay, terrified, of the idea that maybe there really is no big happy guy in the sky looking after and validating our fragile existence. You should be more sympathetic to us poor, unevolved cretins! Without these 'fairy tales' we would go quite mad and would be completely unable to cope with the horrifying realization that we really are the sum of our parts...that we are (gasp) our brains!

Just because your kids will inherit your genetic superiority and be able to accept reality doesn't mean the rest of our primate progeny will! Give us a break!

Amen

Answer 9

Christians have a right and a duty to teach their children what they believe, even if in your opinion, it is paganism and fairy tale. After all, evolutionists DEMAND that the PUBLIC schools teach EVERY child the other fairy tale about man evolving from monkey. O.K, that's not a fairy tale; it's a monkey tale/tail. In my opinion, the fairy tale is much better!!!

Answer 10

ok first off not to be a jack *** but grow up ok fine u live in america u hav the right to say that idc but it bothers me that u would just say there is no god. im a full felged catholic so i kno wat im talking about when i say that the christian religion does not say that the earth has been around for 6,000 years in fact it doesnt say how old the earth is at all no where does it say that. also fairy tails are like cinderella, and ruppunzell ok religion is not a fairy tail buddy or else that would mean the earth's entire history is made up