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Originally Posted by pixiedustboo
Perhaps, but they didn't have a choice about having religion either, did they?
A child feeds off what a parent says, and a comment here or there about "those types" (i.e. Christians) goes a long way in a mind of a child. And they remember it. Will they ever really have an unbiased view of Christianity to 'choose' whether they want it when they get older? Chances are slim.
P.S. I am aware this is thin ice I'm treading on, I don't mean any of this in an attacking manner
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Pixie, you are on extremely safe ground. I have no problems whatsoever with you or anyone else having your own beliefs, what I object to are those who cannot discuss the matter sensibly, yet they insist on being part of the discussion, if for no other reason than to destroy it if it does not go their way.
Regarding my children's choice, they were never told anything,.... neither for, nor against religion. We left them to make up their own minds. My daughter married a Catholic and I have no objections, in fact the question was never raised. My children are well adjusted enough to make up their own minds regarding what they wish to do with their lives and they know that I respect their choices because of this.
Their views are unbiased because we gave them the chance to grow up that way, unlike those who pack their kids off to Sunday School because they were made to go, (It will be good for them). That is the whole point of an early religious schooling, to brainwash children before they are old enough to know better.
Only when they were old enough to make responsible decisions did the question ever arise. I'll guarantee neither of my "kids" (31 and 34) could even tell you what my opinion of religion is. They are aware that I don't go to church but that is about all.
There is a well known Jesuit saying, "Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man". Why before seven you ask? Well,... in Australia, seven years of age is the age of accountability, before which, a child has no legal responsibility whatsoever, because it is deemed that his brain and body is not mature enough to know better.