| Pixie, Neither of my children were never indoctrinated with any religious expectations, however they have both turned out to be responsible adults. Both got very good reports regarding their behaviour at school. (a lot better than their father did).
Religion and good behaviour are not necessarily related in any way. Children's behaviour is mainly the result of knowing what their parents will allow. Once rules are made their are almost no exceptions and they know better than to question the rules. The constant attempts of Christians to grab the high moral ground on issues such as this is another of my dislikes, as I feel that most of them are not worthy. Do they think that bad the "bad" kids all belong to atheists and agnostics? There are poor Christian parents just as there are poor whatever else parents.
Anyway most of the credit for the behaviour of my children is due to their mother who is, if anything tougher than I am regarding manners and behaviour, as I spent most of my working life away from home for 3 - 12 months at a time. Both Shirl and I share the same views, and support one another's decisions. If we have differing views on a matter the kids never found out about it , it was discussed privately.
Last edited by senojekips; April 26th, 2008 at 05:38.
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