Is it some or most Christians that limit their children's exposure to knowledge that'll weaken their religion?

Question

This question is open to any other religion too, it's just that Christianity is the most dominant here.

Answer 1

Not most. Just some. In fact, I'd say a minority. Most Christians, like any other people, are happy to contribute toward their children's education in a positive way. But I do know of some people who are homeschooling their kids now because of their objections to the so-called "liberal" public schools.

Sometimes, fanatically religious people will limit their own exposure to new information. It's not just a parental thing. I know someone who just dropped out of a college honors program because she feels the information she's learning there is a threat to her Lutheran faith. I also tutored a student who refused to write a fiction assignment because her pastor told her that all fiction is a lie, and lying is against God. She went through various channels demanding an optional assignment on the grounds of religious discrimination, and got it.

Answer 2

I believe it's a very small percentage. I'm a Christian, but I do not attempt to ban my children from non-Christian education. They may, someday, decide that the Christian path is not for them. With an open education, they can safely choose a path that they have studied and felt a kinship towards.
It would only be unfair and negligent of me if I were to shield them from the world as children, shove my beliefs down their throats, and then watch them flounder in their adult life as they rebel from my teachings and land headlong into some unlearned territory.
Although I know of many parents who would strongly disagree with me, there are also a great many parents, Christian and otherwise, who see eye-to-eye with me on this issue.

Answer 3

I don't try to shelter my children from the world or anything that is appropriate for their age anyway. What I try to do is be their first and most important teacher. I let my kids be exposed to the world as it is and then we talk about it at home. We talk about what would you do, how do you think that makes others feel, why is that right or wrong, etc. I believe in being open with my children and my hope is that they will grow up with knowledge and values based on what they know.

Answer 4

Considering that some of the smartest minds in the world are "Christian" not all try to hold them back. There's a BUNCH of offshoots of "Christian" religions. Some (yes MOST) ruin the name by their stupidity. But there is one that's different from ALL others. It's just your choice to choose. Look and decide. Maybe my profile will help.

Answer 5

It has been my experience that the answer is yes. Most Christians deal in absolutes and think their way is the only way.

Answer 6

it's only some. My parents encouraged me to learn about the world, other religions...everything. I went to the public university of my choice and learned a GREAT deal from there...not just in the classroom, but living on my own without my parent's safety net.

I am Catholic.