This should be the question asked when dealing with public school issues!!! Just answer the first question please!!!
2007-09-19 03:26:47 · 11 answers · asked by ikiraf 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
American beauty: you lack a complete view or any type of understanding of the question...get a life or go read something besides religious texts...! Your fickle thoughless opinion is the main problem! Attacking mindlessly any chance of loosing your religious ground in public life.
2007-09-19 05:03:32 · update #1
freebird: Murder being wrong is not a question of belief. It is a question or social order, common sense and reciprocity.
2007-09-19 05:09:46 · update #2
calltoperservence: Your idea of enforcing is really misguided. Look it up in a dictionary... What you are talking about in part is friendly indoctrination. Indoctrination is illegal in publicly funded in the US. But that is another story!
2007-09-19 05:14:42 · update #3
Timaeus: Religion is not based in real intelligent observation of nature. It is not a verifiable method of computation. Are you comparing math, history, physics, geography, and art to religion...? Or are you saying moral values such as "not killing" as dependent on some religious aspect? Wake up.
2007-09-22 03:33:35 · update #4
There was a group of religious zealots who once tried to conquer the world. They taught their beliefs in school, practiced genocide against those who did not believe the same, and encouraged their children to follow their "morals". They called themselves "Nazis".
2007-09-19 03:49:22 · answer #1 · answered by phil8656 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, not always.
Not if the enforcement protects the rights of others. For example, enforcing the immorality of murder through law and public response is appropriate for a culture and community.
I'd address whether that applies to children and religion, but you specifically asked that only the first question be answered.
Re: your "American Beauty" rant - Great way to convince a person about your point of view. I'm sure you'll get a lot of converts using the same tactics as the religious moralists. And why specifically ask for comment on the first question, then rant about a failure to answer the second?
2007-09-19 05:01:06 · answer #2 · answered by freebird 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I believe that it -is- immoral to enforce beliefs on others. The only people who should have the right to impose their moral beliefs on a child are the childs parents. And I'm not too sure but what you couldn't make a pretty good case for deep religious indoctrination being a form of either reckless endangerment or child abuse.
Doug
2007-09-19 03:44:14 · answer #3 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is immoral because it interferes with God's primary objective of free will.
I don't think it's immoral for parents to guide their childs spiritual development (although the child must be allowed to chose for themselves). But, no way, do I want anyone influencing MY children's religous beliefs in school. I've had quite enough of that problem, thank you very much. It's no fun have a 7 year old terrified of 'dark angels' and going to hell.
I'd like to throttle some of those other parents.
2007-09-19 03:57:44 · answer #4 · answered by Fancy That 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Society has an obligation to teach its members morals. If society moves away from religion in the school system it should replace it with classes on morals of some type or another. Some type of democratic system where open debate leads to an accepted norm, and principals are formed which should always be open for debate, computers could help sort all of this info for us too.
2007-09-19 03:54:19 · answer #5 · answered by grey_worms 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It is immoral if you do it in the wrong way. Like lets say you would to talk to a person about God but show love when doing it then your not doing nothing wrong, it is just that sometimes my friend people in this World instead of accepting God's love they run from it. And it is not immoral to enforce your belief's on other's my friend Jesus told us to go out in the World and preach the Gospel. We are to be stewards of Him. Like I said once, it is how you do it that defines the kind of person you are. You are either a enforcer, or your imparted. And the 1 who is imparted is the 1 whom we need to be helped. We Christians need to be the imparted people but just in the right way.
2007-09-19 05:01:58 · answer #6 · answered by calltoperservence 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why is your perspective limited to religion? All of culture represents the imposition of moral and other value laden systems of convictions. Maybe the public school system itself represents the imposition of a particular worldview and cultural system upon children?
2007-09-19 04:28:59 · answer #7 · answered by Timaeus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What shall we do, let our children run wild in the streets? Parents and school administrators have to set certain standards for children to live by. As children grow into adults, they can make their own choices, both about their education and their religious beliefs. You lack understanding, which is why you have asked such a thoughtless question.
2007-09-19 03:39:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is immoral to enforce religious beliefs upon others, especially children - that's child abuse. It really makes my Head Hot that religion is still around.
2007-09-19 03:38:22 · answer #9 · answered by Hot Head 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Children have to be taught right and wrong. Religion is a vehicle to teach morals. Sure, plenty of Atheists are good, moral people, but so are plenty of religious people, and its up to a parent to decide how to teach their children right and wrong.
2007-09-19 03:36:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋