Report Teach Christianity

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by: Moonflower

Poppet.. i have read parts of the bible thank you.. for curiosity sake in my younger years, after I put it down, I never bothered picking it up again.

you mentioned that each person should have the right to choose... where is that choice for the children when it is fed to them through schools? Doesnt seem like they have a lot of choice in the matter.

As for your comments about paganism.. you can teach a child values about nature and respecting plants and animals... you dont have to try and make them believe about set gods or goddesses, as with any religion.. it is the ethics of the matter. Hearing about religions is one thing.. having it preached to you is a different matter, and that is the matter I am on about.

You also mentioned about reading a book when younger that you feel harmed you, and think I understand what you are trying to say.. but at the end of the day.. let children know about religions when they are in junior schools.. but they need to stop dictating to children that 'god exists, god created the world, blah de blah'

I have a very open and enquiring mind.. I believe in the possibility of anything.. I have my personal beliefs with that also, which does not believe in any god, which does believe in an afterlife and spirit communication due to experience, psychic phemominon etc etc.. but I am not naieve enough to know that my views are totally right and everyone who believs different is wrong, I am aware that anything is possible. I respect others views, and would ask them to do the same... assuming that everyone should believe the same thing is wrong, and pushing personal ways of thinking on children is wrong... when people do things like that to adults it is classed as brainwashing, yet they let people still do it to our children!

Please dont assume that because you experiences your views with religion that every child will do the same.. children are impressionable, and the less fairy tales they have put in their heads and told they are true the better.

I do have one question for all of you who do believe and feel it should be taught in schools(ie collective worship style) You have heard those opposed to the idea, and why we dont want it... I would like to know what reasons you have for wanting your christian beliefs put upon children who dont follow that faith? I want to know why all children should be taught this like it is fact, I want to know why some of you feel that creationism ough to be taught as fact insted of all scientific evidence of evolution, I want to know what is wrong with the humanist approach.. I want to know why all of you feel your views are better than everyone elses.. after all.. that is what it comes down to isnt it..you dont need to preach religion, any religion to intill common decency and respect in children, so why force one religion on them?

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