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Originally Posted by Tapanga Paige
Wow this got a lot more feed back than i thought it would. All of your answers are very intriguing and I agree that influences as a child greatly effect one's overal decision. This begs the question: Should we teach anything pro or con religion to children, or should we simply let them grow up neutral and decide for themselves?
My parents are agnostic/athiest as well, and though I was never taught religion or dragged to church as a child as I grew older and was surrounded by peers with religious backgrounds I became curious. I took a personal interest and did all of my own research on various religions and their beliefs and came to a conclusion all on my own. So is it morally wrong to allow an "inocent" child to remain inocent and neutral until they themselves develope an interest on their own?
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I grew up the same way you did. I didn't even know what religion was until I was 10 and we started learning about it in school. I am forever grateful that I was able to come to a completely unbiased decision for myself. I think in a perfect world all children would be raised that way but it will never happen. I wouldn't say it's morally wrong not to raise your kids that way, but I would say it's better parenting if you do.