A question about religious people of any religion having kids?

Question

So I want to understand why religious people bring children into this world and put blind folds on their eyes. It's like they are trying to work AROUND human nature, around society. It's like taking the easiest professors in college, getting a 4.00 GPA and then calling yourself a genius. These parents seclude their kids and hide them from everything to get this "morality." I think they should go THROUGH the system instead of working around it. Show the kids that there is promiscuity, there are drugs, there is evil in this world - but that it isn't appealing. That is the ultimate thing to do, and I don't understand why people who dislike the reality of society bring kids into this world. You don't like it - don't bring more to it. Fair enough?

There is the saying "Live and let live." I have no beef with religious people, but some of them can have effect on us. They tend to harbor very radical views that can sometimes be detrimental. So, it kind of is everyone's business too.

Moreover, raising a kid with blind folds on his/her eyes can have bad effects on them as well. Suppose the person grows into this fanaticism until the age of 16/17/18. They buy all the propaganda until that age, but by then they decide to change. Guess what? They will be outcasts, if you will. They will have a very hard time integrating into normal society. Boys/Girls have been separated since kindergarten, so they don't really know how to behave around girls/boys. That is just one example, I don't want to bombard you guys with examples because then you won't read my post.

Put your own input in.

I have nothing against religious people, I just don't understand why they bring kids into this world if they don't like reality. You can't work around the system. You can't take the easiest teachers in college and call yourself a genius. You just can't.

YOU GUYS ARE NOT ANSWERING THE QUESTION. IF YOU DISLIKE REALITY, WHY ARE YOU BRINGING KIDS INTO THE WORLD? THEY PROBABLY WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH REALITY ANYWAY.

Answer 1

"I think they should go THROUGH the system instead of working around it."

Yeah, ok that's your opinion. Like you said, live and let live, and leave me and my kids alone. Why should we have to do it "your way" ?? You are just contradicting yourself. First you say we should let others live as they please, then you turn around and tell us how you think we should be raising our children!

It's a free country and thank God because I can raise my children as I see fit without taking advice from you.

PREMAHOLIC - right on, bro!

Answer 2

What makes you think that people who raise their children in faith don't warn their kids about the world? That's the whole point of raising them within faith in the first place. I don't know what examples of religion you've witnessed with families but as a person who walks in faith, I do so with my eyes wide open. This is because my parents raised me to know the difference between what is good for me and what isn't. I was educated on drugs, promiscuity, etc.. As far as the college example that you provided, what are you talking about? What do you mean "work around human nature, around society." This doesn't make any sense. It's like you've gone after religious families and somehow, in some convoluted way, you've included college educations in the mess but without any type of association. It's like discussing oranges and throwing a doughnut in the mix when they are not even loosely related. Get your thoughts straight and rephrase your question so that it makes sense. Here's a thought, get a college education and then see if it has anything to do with religion or families. This should keep you busy for quite some time.

Answer 3

I think you're making a vast overgeneralization here. A religious upbringing does not automatically necessitate rejection of reality. I was brought up and still am Roman Catholic. I am also a highly educated, independent woman who works as a research scientist. Reality and I are good buddies. As you say, my moral upbringing included acknowledgment that there are all kinds of unfavorable practices and influences in the world, but that these things can only bring unhappiness and trouble, for a variety of reasons.

When handled properly, religion gives children two very important things: inclusion in a community for a sense of belonging that is important to the human psyche, and a solid moral structure that helps them grow up to be contributing members of society. Let's also not forget that some religions or religious orders have a specific mission to educate young people. The Jesuits come to mind. In my opinion, these are very strong points in favor of religion. However, if it is misused religion *can* lead parents to isolate their children from the world. That's not fair to the kids and makes it difficult for them to interact with others and function as a member of the human family.

So it's not religion that automatically puts a blindfold on a child. There are plenty of religious parents who make sure their kids grow up with their eyes wide open. Don't make the mistake of assuming that ALL religious people have their heads happily stuck in the sand and are bent on sticking their kids right beside them. We're not all like that.

Answer 4

I agree, you make a very credible argument.
I think the reason that some people bring children into the world although they dislike the reality, is that they think that they can bring up their children in a way that they in future will change the world.
The reality is that by shielding them from "reality" they are in turn bringing up outcasts few of which will be able to break the walls their parents built around them and lead a normal life.

Answer 5

Well, my parents definitely let me know that there was evil in the world, but they tried not to tell me everything at once. I definitely appreciate that they kept it from me until I was old enough to deal with it. No child should have all the evil of the world to think about when they are young. Gradually is, I think, the best way to do it.
And my parents also made sure that we got to discuss things, and knew WHY certain things were wrong.

Answer 6

We do not raise our kids with blindfolds on. We show them the reality of the world out there. All the hate, disease, killing, drugs, alcohol, and gangs. We also show them that living a life for Christ is the reality in which we should live and that we are better off with out seeing all the destruction and sin of the sinful world.

Answer 7

the babies who're the main nicely behaved are people who've parents who care. For a collectively as in my 20's i grew to become right into a corrections officer for the state of Florida. I observed teenagers are available from rich, undesirable, non secular and non non secular families. What all the inmates from non secular families stated is that their parents spent greater time with the multiple church communities than they did with them. sure. God desires to be a substantial impact interior the family, yet mom and pa might desire to stability all this, spend time with the babies and peculiarly hear. while the baby has a issue, hear to the baby, and paintings collectively on fixing the issue in a manner it particularly is spiritually based.

Answer 8

So what you're saying is that everyone who has children should raise them the way YOU say.....

Ok, dude, you've got a really bad superiority complex here.

Answer 9

My kids aren't wearing blindfolds. I let them learn from other people's mistakes (an uncle who's a burn out for one).

Answer 10

And your opinion applies to everyone else how...?