2007-03-09 00:55:01 · 20 answers · asked by sahara_springs 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It shouldn't be illegal. Parents should be able to teach their children what they think is good for their children.
The only way to get parents to stop indoctrinating their children with religion is to educate them on how harmful it is. This will take a shift in societal values and isn't something you can just legislate to happen.
The only thing you can legislate is to create an open market for ideas and let them compete on a more even playing field. This means leaving promotion of religion out of the government. If religions think they can stand on their own, they shouldn't need government leverage.
The same thing goes for schools. Public schools are not churches and shouldn't be used to leverage religious beliefs onto other people's kids. You shouldn't legislate what parents teach their own kids, but you should prevent teachers from indoctrinating other's kids.
2007-03-09 00:57:10 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I think the attempt to do so against the will of a child's parents should be.
As for parents, it's impossible for them not to give their child some theology. Belief in no god is a theology as well. Parents responsability is to teach their children the best they can about everything they feel will be important, that includes passing on their knowledge of religious matters.
Or are you suggesting atheism be governmentally imposed. That was tried in Russia and Eastern Europe. The people went along for a generation, then the next generation flipped out and became Catholic and Orthodox in the extreme. The Chinese tried as well, and now it has 2 muslim western provinces and the largest numbr of christians of any country.
2007-03-09 09:03:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
All this stuff about indoctrination. Should it be wrong to teach a child to respect others, to not steal, cheat, lie, cause harm to others?
Or is it okay to let a child raise themselves and come up with their own answers. Or perhaps indoctrinate them into a criminal lifestyle. For example, the two and four (?) year old who were being taught to smoke pot.
Raising children is a process of indoctrination, it is just a matter of what the adult decides to teach.
2007-03-09 09:04:00 · answer #3 · answered by thankyou "iana" 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ii will never happen, so get over it. Just as it says "freedom of religion" (not from), the government is also not to prohibit our right teach it to our children (the free exercise thing). I think you, and some other on here, may need some indoctrination about personal rights and civil liberty.
2007-03-09 09:20:00 · answer #4 · answered by Bill Mac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely!
religion is the WORSE thing you could indoctrinate to a child or anyone else!
"religion is Spiritual fraud"; "religion is the Worse invention of humanity" - Jesus Christ
Create a private, personal, direct, divine relationship with Our Creator and save your Soul from religion.
Only with Our Creator's Love and Peace will we be Truely Free!
Without God, there is No Love; Without religion, there are No Wars!
2007-03-09 09:00:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
uuum considering that the consititution provides us freedom of religion, no. children have to start somewhere, they need to be guided regardless what belief system it is. When they get older they will evenutally make decisions on their own. What's it to you of the way someone believes? It's our right as Americans. If you don't like it get out.
2007-03-09 11:04:21 · answer #6 · answered by Elora 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reply he is well simple friend. It is alone you to look for to more know a little regarding the effective laws in its country. If its country to guarantee liberty of speech, and total religious freedom I believe that he does not have problem none.
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2007-03-09 09:16:35 · answer #7 · answered by Mr Almeida 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All parents teach or "indoctrinate" their children in what they believe regarding religion whether they are Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Wiccan, Pagan, Atheist, Agnostic, Buddist, Taoists, etc.
2007-03-09 09:00:45 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope. It should be a personal decision made by the child's parents or guardians. Religious freedom is a right.
2007-03-09 09:00:06 · answer #9 · answered by Jouvert 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No, it shouldn't be illegal. You can never start them too early on the right path.
"Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
2007-03-09 09:03:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋