A question for all, do you think your parents wanted to brainwash you as a child.?

Question

Were you encouraged to research other beliefs and make your own decision?

To me brainswashing is not allowing your children to think differently than what you want them to think.

Great Great answers, EVERY ONE.

Thanks so much for your honesty and candor.

Everyone got a thumbs up from me.

Answer 1

No they werent trying to brainwash me intentionally, as they too are products of the brainwashing and are sincere in their beliefs. Thankfully this is the age of open mindedness, democracy, information and free-thinking which will hopefully begin to end this cycle of ridiculous untruths that have been passed down from generation to generation.

Answer 2

I remember my folks being sort of "hands off," in a way. Yes, we had to go to church with them, and we were sent to Sunday school and Bible school. But we never really talked about religion/God/Christianity amongst ourselves. Any questions I asked, I asked in church or of the pastor.

So I guess in answer, I wasn't encouraged or discouraged from looking at other faiths. However, I grew up in a very small town and Christianity was all there was - my eyes didn't get opened until I went to college and I started meeting people of all races and belief systems. I think that's when I started questioning and learning.

So no, they didn't brainwash me, but I do think they did what they thought was best for me.

Answer 3

I never looked at is as brainwashing, they were just doing what people of every generation do - passing on their own beliefs. I wouldn't say I was encouraged, at least by my mother, but they didn't try to stop me either. After all these years they know no matter what, I'm going to go my own way.

Answer 4

I was raised Catholic but my mom started to question Church doctrine when I was really young so after about the age of 9 or 10 we didn't really go anymore. I didn't attend a church again until I was 14 and went to a non-denomintation church and got "saved". I went to a Christian High School. By the age of 16 I was athiest/agnostic (long story) and then I went Pagan at 26.
My mother is now Deist Buddhist, my sister is Wiccan, I'm Pagan, my husband is athiest and my Dad is Catholic/Methodist. Believe it or not we have great holidays!

Answer 5

I wasn't necessarily encouraged to research belief systems, but my parents didn't brainwash me. My mom always said there is truth in every religion, and that she respected Buddhists for not believing they had a monopoly on truth.

Answer 6

I think that they raised me the best that they knew how. I grew up in a VERY christen home and no I was not encouraged to find my own way, as far as they were concerned there was only one way, Theirs. I am trying to be different with my kids. I am letting them find there on way in life.

Answer 7

I was brainwashed. I was not encouraged to research other beliefs and make my own decision.

Answer 8

My mom took us to different churches, temple, etc growing up. To tell the truth, she was trying to get us to be open minded but it really just scared me because most of those places just tried to scare children into believing their beliefs. I am agnostic and I truly don't trust any organized religions.

Answer 9

I was brought up Catholic...yet allowed to actually educate myself which seems to be severely frowned upon by the church leaders...

So to answer your question, absolutely not. My parents, even now, encourage my Pagan beliefs.

Answer 10

Heck no, honey child, my mama was to busy scrubbing behind my ears, and Butwashing, us youngens, she knowed we had a good mind, we all knew Jesus, we even talked to paw about Him, and one day paw asked this Jesus to save him, paw aint been the same since. He went down and tore down that old moonshine still. He said the Lord would provide from now on, and He has.