2006-12-08 07:04:56 · 23 answers · asked by _DestroyingAngel_ 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Brain washing is not good for humans. Let it think and takes its own decisions. However path of spirituality which is the core of all religions may help them grow into good human beings
2006-12-08 07:10:53 · answer #1 · answered by dd 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, but what can be done about it? Children should be raised with some sort of moral framework. Of course I know what the "right" one looks like but my neighbor disagrees. The government can't mandate anything beyond the criminal and civil statutes without wandering into the area of establishing a state religion.
One can try raising their child with an exposure to a variety of religious outlooks but that requires a lot of effort on a parent's limited schedule. And young children think concretely. They aren't ready for the abstract ideas of any moral system, much less a multiplicity of them. Trying to explain the pros and cons of any system won't work. They need experiences.
One can only be responsible for one's own children. Let them know what you think is right and wrong and why, gradually introduce them to other POVs as you understand them and teach them how to deal with the differences. Other peoples' kids? Not your privilege to interfere. Frustrating, I know.
2006-12-08 15:29:07 · answer #2 · answered by skepsis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is teaching children to tell the truth brainwashing them into religion? Why not teach them to tell lies? Do you think for one minute that teaching children to tell the truth is NOT something religious? If you do, you should never have kids.
Do you teach your 13 year old daughter that sex is ok, or are you going to teach her chastity for the sake of her future? If you think that is not a religious concept, your would make one sick parent.
Is teaching children right from wrong a religious principle? If you dont think it is, you have a very disturbing understanding of what religion is. But then, I remember when the word "religion" meant something good.
2006-12-08 15:12:55 · answer #3 · answered by Br. Dymphna S.F.O 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Ofcourse not... why should they be brainwashed...i bet nobody wants to be brainwashed...so why make a young child believe in what you believe is the right religion no matter what there not gonna change the world.let them believe in what they want to follow let them figure out what religion is right for them...and learn more of them....their too young to even understand what you already know anyways...put yourself in their shoes and you can see that its pressure against kids....kinda like a drug that shouldn't be offered...instead of being discovered.
2006-12-08 15:15:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, because they have to make a decision of their own. We talk about Religion at home but my teens are not interested at the moment so I let them.
2006-12-08 15:17:28 · answer #5 · answered by Sternchen 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. But they should be taught the way to go..when they get older, they reach an age of accountability and have to make the choice for themselves.
2006-12-08 15:08:27 · answer #6 · answered by Judah's voice 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Religion does not neccessarily preclude brainwashing.
2006-12-08 15:08:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
we dont brainwash our children into anything. we teach them the truth and then pray that when they are adults that they will choose to be children of God.
2006-12-08 15:15:50 · answer #8 · answered by Thumbs down me now 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
As much as they are in school history, math, and language I guess.
How about potty training, parents should allow their child to express and investigate the best areas in which to engage their disposal system!
Silly huh?
2006-12-08 15:10:28 · answer #9 · answered by Lives7 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
no. i think that all children should be raised as no religion. so that they can go out and make their own decisions.
2006-12-08 15:10:06 · answer #10 · answered by tom g 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋