Is it fair to force your beliefs on your children?
i saw something last night that really disturbed me. children at church were being taught evolution is fake and creation is real. afterwards they were given an oral test on what they believe. these kids were just rattling off what they were told and still had a look of confusion. when asked why they believe in creation they questionably answered back, because they bible says so, like they were hoping to get the right answer. is that fair? or another form of brainwashing?
2007-01-26 03:20:31 · 1 answers · asked by tandypants 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
How is that different than teaching them evolution and giving them a quiz and answering, "because Darwin and some scientists say so"?
Of course, kids believe what they've been taught. That's WHY they're taught. Do you suggest that parents teach their children something that they believe is false? Would you teach your kids something that you believed was a lie?
The issue is what is your source of authority. It must be something. Christians have an unchanging book for authority. What do evolutionists have for authority? Science, which has as many theories as there are scientists?
BTW: Christians, at least thinking/educated ones, do not "blindly" accept the Bible. They believe the Bible because it has proven itself reliable for millenia.
2007-01-26 06:08:52 · answer #1 · answered by 5solas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋