What would happen if teaching religion to children was banned?

Answer 1

I would end up in jail.

Answer 2

Children are banned from drinking, banned from smoking, supposed to be banned from sex. Yet they find a way. Religion is not the same as believing in God. Some people never had religion but ended up believers. Children would become curious as to why society (adults) banned them from the subject. A new sect of Religious fanatics would rise up because teens love the underground - they love to rebel. What better way than something that is banned? Anyway, England tried to ban a rising sect of Christians labeled Methodists. It was illegal and you could be executed for singing "Hark the Herald Angels Sing". Because it was against the law the movement gained momentum and grew stronger. Too bad that today it isn't what it was then. I would be in favor of banning religion and giving children a number of possibilities to pursue and let them make their own decision.

Answer 3

As attractive a notion as that seems to be - I would say that if teaching religion was banned then that would mean that the United States has given up on it's concepts of Freedom.

Doesn't sound good to me in the long term.

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Answer 4

I would be persucuted and probably jailed.

Real answer though, I think that it is in China or some foreign country where teaching children religion IS illegal. And the parents who do teach their children do end up in prison. I believe that our world would become a very bad place because many people, fearing persucution would not teach their children, and then the children would not know the creator or get to experience true joy.

Answer 5

A lot of us faithful servants of God would be punished. I can tell you that nothing would stop me from teaching about God to my children. In a sense, they are already trying to ban the teaching of God since they are pulling any associations with God out of schools, and law establishments, etc. It is sad. I fear God and would rather have men hurt me than to be rejected by God for not teaching my children like I was instructed to do.

Answer 6

They couldn't stop it in the homes, they'd have to take the children from the parents. If this happened, then it would be a socialist state, like the former USSR.

Answer 7

As people got older, they would be able to choose their own belief system, without fear of guilt from their parents. They could make a decision as an adult as to which religion suited them best, if any. Personally, I think it is more ideal. If nothing else, we should teach children about all religions, and even about people who don't believe in any. Then they can chose for themselves what they believe and feel good with.

Answer 8

It wouldn't work. You can't dictate what people do in the privacy of their homes. People have to learn through education the illiogic of religion. The negative to this is that it will likely take another century before it dies off in America and Europe. Two centuries for the Middle East.

Alot of religious folks hitting the thumbs down icons today I see. Check back in a century... you'll see I am right.

Answer 9

I don't think that's necessarily a good idea.

Now, teaching religion but being able to claim any one religion as absolute truth being banned...that, I think, would be far more fruitful.

Answer 10

Banned? Where? If it is banned at school, that's no big deal, because children should be taught Bible truths at home. It's the parents' responsibility.

Answer 11

The faithful would continue to find a way to teach their children, even through persecution.

Though, I wouldn't want to live in a country that would do this.