When my child says they wants to go to Church, or Temple with me I should say no you will get brainwashed.
2006-12-06 19:46:23 · 9 answers · asked by Roberto 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
OOPS ,never mind Athiests
2006-12-06 19:48:40 · update #1
Stephanie B the child asked me I didn't force anything.
2006-12-06 19:54:58 · update #2
aali_and_... I didn't say nothing about culture just brainwashing open human experience.
2006-12-06 20:00:42 · update #3
Mummy I'm not at home. - I am a Christian and 51 years old I'm trying to understand the logic hehind the brainwashing thing. Thanks for no Christian Love or support.
2006-12-06 20:06:58 · update #4
Johnny C Melekalikamaka.
2006-12-06 20:09:37 · update #5
If you suppose that by going to Church services with you, your child will be brainwashed, that's silly. If your child is young, he or she will either enjoy or be bored with the pagentry and ritual of the service. If your child is older, count on being resented for blocking them out of something. The person who has the most say in your child's probing of the supernatural (and its tie-in with daily life) ought to be you. If you choose to not discuss those matters with your child, he or she will learn about them somewhere else. Better that your child hear about them from you, than from anyone else (sounds a lot like what some ultra-religious parents do with issues like sex, drugs, and alcohol). If you do try to keep religion away from your child, all you'll be doing is sheltering them from something rather than teaching him or her healthy ways to relate to those ideas.
2006-12-06 20:12:36 · answer #1 · answered by The Man Comes Around 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would never forbid a child to go to church to see what it was all about. I'd describe my own opinions first, so the kid would know what to look for, but after that, it's up to the kid to evaluate the case and make his own decision. Even though religion is provably useless for decision-making, there is fellowship and warm fuzziness there which attracts a lot of people.
2006-12-07 04:09:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know someone who thinks differently on the subject. Because his children are still quite young he has decided to only subject them to his religion and cultural identity so they can build up confidence and knowledge in that area first. Then when they are a bit older and can decipher things he will be less strict in this regard. When seeing it this way I do understand where he's headed but he has an American wife and so what about her side of the culture? (Her religion is same as his.)
2006-12-07 03:54:08 · answer #3 · answered by aali_and_harith 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you're worried about them getting brainwashed, I suggest you keep them out of the public schools.
2006-12-07 04:01:39 · answer #4 · answered by upsman 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What are you afraid of. You don't seemed to be brain washed. Why are you afraid of your child being brain washed.
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2006-12-07 04:06:16 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
But aren't you brainwashing them? That's something they have the right to decide for themselves is it not?
2006-12-07 03:49:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think you are the one who is brain washed (sorry ).
Take your child to church .
God be with you .
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2006-12-07 03:58:54 · answer #7 · answered by Mummy is not at home 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if your child chooses something to believe in then you should support them in what they have chosen and help him or her in anyway you can. unless it is harmful to them and others.
2006-12-07 03:50:41 · answer #8 · answered by Bean 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
nope, you should respect their desire to learn and take them, just make sure you explain the other possibilities
2006-12-07 03:48:02 · answer #9 · answered by nick h h 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋