Society laws are worked out by many individuals sitting down together intelligently discussing the best outcomes for certain situations based on our present society. Note: This is not magic Lol
What we don't do, is take on a 2000 year old book (or religious belief) and pick one of the not so morally good belief stories. Note: This is similar to magic Lol.
Also, to state that its not damaging for a child because like the OP, as an adult, he can then question their own upbringing.
Children ARE forced to church. I'm shocked you weren't aware of this.
They cannot stay home by themselves, for hours on end, including on special occasions like Xmas and Easter days.
They are formerly told by parents/pastors and all the church people that they MUST love 'Jesus' more than anyone (even more than their own parents) else they are going to hell.
Do you honestly believe a child is given a choice?
And to the ramifications of this bad parenting?
A child who is likely very scared (this is the Christian faith) and has issues of going against everyone they knew when growing up! Some may stay on just to be safe!! THAT'S not a good upbringing in my view!
Religious parents imposing their unfounded beliefs onto their own children have very little respect for their own children, anyway I suppose their life is in gods hands and not theirs, so send them on camp with that wide eyed pastor who seems to like little kids!
The whole idea of religion and children just does NOT mix.
Yes I am aware some children are forced. I never denied this. But you must also accept some children aren't forced and choose to share and be involved with their parents' religion.
Let's look at the idea of a law again shall we.
What of those parents who harbour racist sentiments? Who support National Socialism? Or support eugenics? Or support sexual inequality? Or support any view that is perceived to be abnormal? If they encourage or force their child to adopt their perspective, should this be illegal and warrant some Government intervention and punishment too? How would you discover these parents? What would be an appropriate punishment?
It's easy to chase after religious people. There is typically a public observation of their beliefs; church, mosque, synagogue etc. If you made children's attendance of these illegal, do you not think they'd just have church/mosque/synagogues on a small scale at home? Private worshipping? This would push the entire thing underground and in fact result in a more oppressive upbringing where a child is more likely to be segregated from society.
Correct, its generally unenforceable (presently, ie who knows what digital cameras could be lawfully placed in peoples homes and not just the public streets one day! Food for thought)
The BEST way is to openly shame these parents. On TV the Internet and any media source.
To make it 'normal' that this type of > instruction, is NOT modern education, and generally not accepted by science what so ever.
The quest is to get politicians to voice these modern understandings. But since money and votes (population of individuals) seem to sway the politician to continue harboring religious groups then nothing will be done until one day we have a very brave president!
I feel this day WILL come though, just as a black president was voted in, so will an atheist one day. And things will finally change for the better IMO and many others of the world.
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That's not exactly correct.
Society laws are worked out by many individuals sitting down together intelligently discussing the best outcomes for certain situations based on our present society. Note: This is not magic Lol
What we don't do, is take on a 2000 year old book (or religious belief) and pick one of the not so morally good belief stories. Note: This is similar to magic Lol.
Also, to state that its not damaging for a child because like the OP, as an adult, he can then question their own upbringing.
Children ARE forced to church. I'm shocked you weren't aware of this.
They cannot stay home by themselves, for hours on end, including on special occasions like Xmas and Easter days.
They are formerly told by parents/pastors and all the church people that they MUST love 'Jesus' more than anyone (even more than their own parents) else they are going to hell.
Do you honestly believe a child is given a choice?
And to the ramifications of this bad parenting?
A child who is likely very scared (this is the Christian faith) and has issues of going against everyone they knew when growing up! Some may stay on just to be safe!! THAT'S not a good upbringing in my view!
Religious parents imposing their unfounded beliefs onto their own children have very little respect for their own children, anyway I suppose their life is in gods hands and not theirs, so send them on camp with that wide eyed pastor who seems to like little kids!
The whole idea of religion and children just does NOT mix.
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Yes I am aware some children are forced. I never denied this. But you must also accept some children aren't forced and choose to share and be involved with their parents' religion.
Let's look at the idea of a law again shall we.
What of those parents who harbour racist sentiments? Who support National Socialism? Or support eugenics? Or support sexual inequality? Or support any view that is perceived to be abnormal? If they encourage or force their child to adopt their perspective, should this be illegal and warrant some Government intervention and punishment too? How would you discover these parents? What would be an appropriate punishment?
It's easy to chase after religious people. There is typically a public observation of their beliefs; church, mosque, synagogue etc. If you made children's attendance of these illegal, do you not think they'd just have church/mosque/synagogues on a small scale at home? Private worshipping? This would push the entire thing underground and in fact result in a more oppressive upbringing where a child is more likely to be segregated from society.
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Correct, its generally unenforceable (presently, ie who knows what digital cameras could be lawfully placed in peoples homes and not just the public streets one day! Food for thought)
The BEST way is to openly shame these parents. On TV the Internet and any media source.
To make it 'normal' that this type of > instruction, is NOT modern education, and generally not accepted by science what so ever.
The quest is to get politicians to voice these modern understandings. But since money and votes (population of individuals) seem to sway the politician to continue harboring religious groups then nothing will be done until one day we have a very brave president!
I feel this day WILL come though, just as a black president was voted in, so will an atheist one day. And things will finally change for the better IMO and many others of the world.