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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Kid Rock who wrote (101331)4/20/2005 7:47:11 PM
From: Grainne  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
Well of course I don't think of you, Kid Rock, as a child abuser. I am talking in broad, conceptual sweeps. But yes, I do believe that indoctrinating a child into a particular religious belief system is a form of brainwashing. It is something I would never do, at least.

I do think it is important to differentiate between teaching a belief system that is faith based (something you cannot see that involves deities and such), which I do not agree with, and teaching children to behave in a kind, ethical, loving and moral way in their dealings with people, animals and the universe.

I think philosophy of religion and comparative religion classes should be taught at age appropriate levels from early childhood. I think parents should expose their children to a wealth of belief systems in the richest possible ways. Why is a child not capable of thinking about what belief system resonates with them? I think children who grow up with their parents' belief systems sometimes rebel completely and are simply turned off forever. I have always had friends who felt totally violated by religious indoctrination, and I felt the same way. If a child observes you being happy and complete in your belief system, it is likely they may choose it. Isn't the voluntary way best? Isn't the choice stronger and more committed?
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