aquaticeagle 10 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 "If you believe there is only one right way..." Then I believe that in most cases you are very close-minded. Also, doesn't it mean so much more when you can discover the right way through logic and deep thought and not just by doing what you're told? Even if I did believe there is only one right way to believe, I would stress to my children that it is what I believe and not necessarily what they need to believe. Link to post Share on other sites
TheScout 10 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Some religions hold that theirs is the only true faith and that it is the parents duty to teach their child that. Link to post Share on other sites
aquaticeagle 10 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 "Some religions hold that theirs is the only true faith and that it is the parents duty to teach their child that." If they want to do that then they will but that doesn't make it right. When the free will and free thinking are violated, the situation is no longer right but is obviously wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
TheScout 10 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Teaching a child something right does not violate free will. Its just like 2 and 2 equals 4. Link to post Share on other sites
aquaticeagle 10 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 "Teaching a child something right does not violate free will." When the child is not allowed to think for themselves and is told that there is only one way to believe and that all others are nonsense...that IS violating free will and free thinking. I don't know of a better definition really. Link to post Share on other sites
TheScout 10 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Should we teach a child democracy is right and communism is wrong? Link to post Share on other sites
aquaticeagle 10 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Under the definition of right I would include "anything that does no harm to others". Not allowing someone to think for themselves is harmful by most definitions. Link to post Share on other sites
TheScout 10 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 You didn't answer my last question! Link to post Share on other sites
aquaticeagle 10 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Honestly we shouldn't be teaching children which side of politics is right or wrong any more than we should teach the same about religion. It is a subject that they need to decide on for themselves. We should teach them what democracy and communism are though. Link to post Share on other sites
TheScout 10 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Its not teaching politics. Communism is an evil ideology. We should teach them what it is, and why it is wrong. What about anti-semitism? Should we teach them that to and then allow them to make their own decision? Link to post Share on other sites
Trevorum 24 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 "Communism is an evil ideology." You clearly have very little idea what communism is all about. This is the same kind of hyper simplification that parents teach their 5 year olds. Link to post Share on other sites
PACK15NISSAN 10 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I teach my children (7 and 10) about Jesus because as a parent that is my job. Whether or not they choose to believe or make a profession of faith in Christ is theirs. That is not removing or hindering any of their rights, it is the basis of faith and freedom, that they will see what is right and choose to follow it. Besides, children don't have all the rights that adults do. That is why schools are aloud to get away with limiting so many thinks they do without 'violating their rights' because they simply say those right don't exist to a child yet. Does a child or anyone for that matter have a right to be an atheist? Of course they do, however it does not mean they have a right to be a member of BSA. Every parent has an obligation to educate their children and that includes religious education, do you force them to take it, no but you teach as the truth and let them do with it as they will. That is exactly what the public school system does, it teaches things as fact (most of which cannot be proven) and expects the child to respond accordingly, not they believe it. On a side note, Communism is a horrible thing, however Markism which is what Communist attempt to practice is a great idea. It is a utopian world, not practical, but ideal. Link to post Share on other sites
aquaticeagle 10 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 "I teach my children (7 and 10) about Jesus because as a parent that is my job. Whether or not they choose to believe or make a profession of faith in Christ is theirs. That is not removing or hindering any of their rights, it is the basis of faith and freedom, that they will see what is right and choose to follow it." I don't see anything wrong with that. As I said above I think it's important that we teach our children about religion but not okay to teach them which one to believe. Let them learn about all of them and when they are mature enough to make the decision for themselves then they can. Link to post Share on other sites
GernBlansten 10 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Religious indoctrination is most effective when started at a very young age. It is essential to maintain membership roles. My brother, when getting his Masters in Theology, was amazed at many of his classmates who never were exposed to other theologies than that of their parents. They had a very hard time when the coursework required they study religions counter to their own beliefs. Link to post Share on other sites
TheScout 10 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Trev, Ever think one might have studied communism and realized it was evil? Link to post Share on other sites
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