Do you think children that are bought up with religous background are on average better behaved than those who

Question

aren't?

Answer 1

No..some of the kindest ,most wonderful people i have known were raised with religion.However,some of the nastiest,meanest individuals i have known where raised with with religion.The difference was not religion but parentage....kind parents have kind children, and vice versa

Answer 2

My opinion on this has changed over time. I used to believe very strongly that children raised with a religous background were almost always better behaved than those who weren't, and I still believe that as children they may be. The point of raising good children is to raise good adults and from my experience I have meet just as many people that are for lack of a better description "bad" people that came from religous backgrounds as that came from non religous backgrounds.

The same can be said in reverse though, I have met plenty of people that came from terrible home lives and still grew up to be decent people.

Raising your children with a moral compass, instilling good work ethic and respect for others should be priority and if religion helps with that than all the better.

Answer 3

Not necessarily. My atheist friends who have children tend to have very well-behaved ones. I've seen a lot of calm, balanced atheist kids. I was a well-behaved kid, and was raised in a very strictly religious background. It's more about parenting than about religious belief (or the lack of it).

Answer 4

I think alot depends on the "religious background".
Good, loving parents who emphasize the fact that each of us is special in the sight of God are more likely to raise healthy, well adjusted children than obsessive parents, no matter what their obsession is. A child who knows that he/she is a valued and beloved child of God is more likely to be well-behaved than a child who is raised to think that there is no Creator who gives a flip what he does or how he gets along.
At least, that's been my experience...and I've dealt with literally hundreds of young people.
You would be amazed at the joy that dawns in their eyes when they finally understand that God is not some viscious, malicious invisible power in the sky that just can't wait to zap them for every mis-step, but actually loves them so much He was willing to leave His Throne, become mortal, and suffer and die in order to give them the gracious gift of eternal life.
It is an awesome thing to watch...

Answer 5

No. Children who are taught respect are, on average, better behaved than those who are not.

Answer 6

Yea on a wide scale. But there comes a time in everyones lives where they start to make decisions on there owns. In high school no matter what they have been taught many fall to peer presure and change. It is all about whether they wish to believe or not

Answer 7

Children are better behaved when they are raised with love, respect and reasonable and proper discipline

Answer 8

YES - there are alway exceptions both ways but in general kids who know God and go to church are better behaved, happier, more stable...
Because they are raised to believe that there is authority and order and it is to be respected which includes repsonsibility, accountability, honor, integrity, kindness, service and the things Christ taught.
I am a High School teacher and it is evident year in and year out in the classroom.

Answer 9

I've noticed the opposite actually.

My little cousin was a little hellion, and every time he got caught, all he did was say "Jesus forgive me," and all was well. Sans property damage.

Answer 10

The worst brats I know are from religious households.