religious homes/schools? what is the motivation for your decision?
2007-03-26 03:07:05 · 12 answers · asked by Quantrill 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No.
But I'm biased in this. I don't like any camps at all really. Summer is meant to spend with family and friends. You don't have to go to camp to have fun!
2007-03-26 03:10:55 · answer #1 · answered by ♥LadyC♥ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would send my kids to a camp that offers a safe environment, a great learning experience, and a good dose of fun. We're all meant to live together anyway. That could be a secular or religious camp.
Edit..great first post! We limit our camps to a couple of hours a day, hanging out w/ family is important. I'm blessed to have summers at home with mine.
2007-03-26 03:11:45 · answer #2 · answered by <><><> 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, why not? My kids attend public schools and I can't imagine camp is any worse than the liberal anti-Biblical teaching they face in school. Kids have to learn how to live in an increasingly secular world. We parents won't always be standing over them, explaining Biblical principles to counteract what they see in the "real world." The important thing is to consistently teach your child what God thinks so he or she will know the truth.
Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
2007-03-26 03:15:15 · answer #3 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the camp, and it depends on my kids age. An overnight camp, if one night or a week, probably not. A day camp, sure. They do every summer.
My concern isn't so much with the kids these days. I'm more concerned with the leaders of the camps. There are a lot of sick people, and I'm afraid any activity with kids has the potential to attract some of the sickos.
2007-03-26 03:22:05 · answer #4 · answered by super Bobo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If I'm sending my kids to camp (assuming it's not a religious camp), I would not care in the slightest about the other kids' religious backgrounds.
2007-03-26 03:16:30 · answer #5 · answered by glitterkittyy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If my kids wanted to go, then I would think about it. I would make sure they understand that they are likely to be preached at by creationists and evolutionists who most likely all don't know what they are talking about. I would make it clear to my kids that we would definitely talk in depth about the things they heard there.
When they get back I would do my best to deconstruct any obvious errors and make sure they understand that there may be some value in both viewpoints whether they are true or not. In short, I would try to ensure that they have the mental tools needed to understand what they have heard in order to make their own decisions or to be comfortable in not making a decision.
2007-03-26 03:17:00 · answer #6 · answered by Dharma Nature 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If my kids were anything like me, they would be able to spend 10 minutes wit ha religious person, then lose their natural minds. So i don't think they'd wanna go much, hah. But try to find an all-atheist-capmsite. Haha
2007-03-26 03:19:24 · answer #7 · answered by Same T 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why would I care about the background of the other kids? I am not prejudiced that I would force my kids to only play with backgrounds and religions I agree with.
2007-03-26 03:24:44 · answer #8 · answered by sister steph 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'll send my kids to a camp in which I know they will have a fun time and be with other kids with similar likes and dislikes. I really wouldn't base it on religion -- while I want my kids to be religous and have that background -- I don't want them to base their friendships off it.
2007-03-26 03:11:28 · answer #9 · answered by Okaydokay21 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I can send them since they are already religiously equipped from home
2007-03-26 03:11:44 · answer #10 · answered by onoscity 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋