Is this not just child abuse of a mental kind? Children don't have the ability to evaluate 'truth' and they have a complete trust in parents. Is that trust being abused? Is this brain-washing (old 1960s expression) responsible for young muslims suicide bombing when the older clerics who get them to do it stay fat and well?
2007-05-03 04:48:53 · 15 answers · asked by agentscully 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
And to the people who say, "what I teach my kids is my business and no-one elses", do you also say, "what I do to my children is my business.", and does this explain why some people think it is nobody's business if they abuse their kids in other than mental/emotional ways?
And as we institutionally teach our children the 'truth' of science (that there is only a material, uncaring universe, here by accident) is this also abuse of trusting new minds?
2007-05-03 05:15:03 · update #1
Only if it's just as unlawful for parents to indoctrinate their children into atheistic belief systems. It's no more or less brainwashing for atheistic parents than it is for religious parents.
2007-05-03 05:00:47 · answer #1 · answered by Deof Movestofca 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes I agree with your sentiments, perhaps not with the way you have expressed them.
If we can leave Muslims out of it , (you know as well as I do that not all Muslims are mad bombers), and we can just discuss the religious teaching in general bit.
I think kids should be taught (not indoctrinated) in all schools about all religion, how they all started what they need to believe to be a Christian, Muslim, whatever, this teaching must be carried out by some one impartial, I wouldnt be acceptable as an atheist. Neither would a Roman Catholic priest.
Then the kids can ask as many questions as they like, at home at school, wherever.
Kids are very good at asking pertanent questions, they can ask at home they can check their parents answers back at school, then ask their parents how they got it wrong. And the parents certainly will get it all wrong.
I think this will happen one day and all these superstitious fairy tales will be finally washed away, long live the day.
2007-05-03 06:51:11 · answer #2 · answered by budding author 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that it is okay to teach your kids your beliefs because I’m not ashamed of what I believe in, on the other hand I do think that parents should let their children know that there are many paths and get them information (or find someone that can help explain) other faiths to parents and kids a like. I think that most of the time parents can’t explain every religion out there because 1) just dumping a bunch of facts on people (in this case the facts are the beliefs of other people whether you think that what they believe is true or not) will only confuse them 2) most people don’t know enough about other religions to really tell anyone else about them.
2016-05-19 21:11:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children are born of parents with belief that they feel is an obligation to be pass on to their child what they think is the right way according to that belief. It cannot be considered an abuse because parent consider that as a responsibility to the God they believe in.
It is the same as introducing the society's law to a growing child so that he may know the limitations allowed for him to do as growing citizen or as a growing member of a society. You may call it an indoctrination or introduction to the human obligation to the order of his environment.
If you are talking about the young muslim child being taught to wrap a bomb around his body to become a suicide bomber, it may only be wrong in American or Western free society's law but it can be right in mind of the teachers living in other muslim country. It may not be an abuse of mind for them because they think of it as their obligation to teach their children to hate. What is lawful for us may be the opposite of to another place. If they do it here in America, whether they are muslims or not it is unlawful.
2007-05-03 05:16:34 · answer #4 · answered by Rallie Florencio C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but it IS unlawful for the govt to tell us what to believe or what values and beliefs to share with our kids. Kids eventually grow up and ultimately question and decide on EVERYTHING their parents taught them from table manners to spiritual beliefs. But what kind of hypocrite that thinks he has the truth does NOT share it with their kids? Such a person is indifferent and we would question if the parent actually loved the child with that being the case. All we can do in life is teach our kids the lessons we have learned in life and pass on what we believe is the truth to the best of our abilities.
Should it be unlawful to indoctrinate our kids with atheistic philosophy in public schools as well as at home? Are we not brainwashing kids to not believe in God?
2007-05-03 05:04:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think it should be illegal for parents to let their kids know what they believe to be the truth, but they should not then cut those kids off from a secular education that would equip them to critically evaluate that belief set. I was brought up in a fundie christian sect, but at a very early age I began to see logical and ethical flaws, and was able to make my own mind up, even though it did lead to conflict with my parents.
2007-05-03 05:00:24 · answer #6 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am sure the day will eventually come. When that happens, a lot of people of faith will surely have their children snatched from them, and they themselves getting carted off to jail or mental institutions.
In the meantime, let me put the shoe in the other foot. Should they consider it child abuse by not teaching faith to children, thus destroying any hope?
2007-05-03 04:54:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Use and abuse of LANGUAGE again!!!
Do you use a word that suits your argument?
Can make all the difference, can't it?
Indoctrinate or teach?
2007-05-03 06:09:29 · answer #8 · answered by Plato 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a parent's responsibility is to guide their child in what they believe to be right and good. We might not agree with every person's beliefs, but they have a right to believe them
2007-05-03 05:00:53 · answer #9 · answered by twosey ♥ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it is normal to raise your children up in the way that you believe is right. If you don't believe in God you do not represent Him as real to your children. I believe in God, I am a Christian. . .I take my children to church with me and we pray together. When they get older they will choose their own way. . .I hope they stay close to God and develop their own relationship with Him.
2007-05-03 04:56:32 · answer #10 · answered by sparkles9 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋