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RE: Quitting church
December 21, 2016 at 6:15 pm
SteveII Wrote:I didn't say anything about owing a belief or faith to anyone--that is an individual's choice. I think a teenager should honor their parents by giving their beliefs a fair hearing. I am guessing at the circumstances, but if they are like many parents, they are not prepared for the sophisticated attack on their beliefs that their children become exposed to in school and on the internet.
If Erica want's to ask me who or what book, than she may. My advice to get all the information available was not to you.
I think parents should honor their children's individuality and freedom of conscience by not trying to indoctrinate them into their belief system before they're old enough to even question what they're being told. Not that I blame the parents, really. The same thing happened to them.
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RE: Quitting church
December 21, 2016 at 6:20 pm
Good luck. I never went to church, so I don't know what that's like, but everyone knows what it's like to outgrow your parents' lifestyle/beliefs. You just have to be your own person and hope people you love come along for the ride, I guess. Welcome to the forums.
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RE: Quitting church
December 21, 2016 at 8:34 pm
(December 21, 2016 at 6:15 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: SteveII Wrote:I didn't say anything about owing a belief or faith to anyone--that is an individual's choice. I think a teenager should honor their parents by giving their beliefs a fair hearing. I am guessing at the circumstances, but if they are like many parents, they are not prepared for the sophisticated attack on their beliefs that their children become exposed to in school and on the internet.
If Erica want's to ask me who or what book, than she may. My advice to get all the information available was not to you.
I think parents should honor their children's individuality and freedom of conscience by not trying to indoctrinate them into their belief system before they're old enough to even question what they're being told. Not that I blame the parents, really. The same thing happened to them.
Isn't it odd that parents often see the decision the child makes for herself as an attack on their faith? My mother likes to buttonhole me and when I explain my reasons for not believing, she declares that I can't make her stop believing. If my reasons for not believing threaten her own beliefs, then maybe I've struck a nerve. If "fair hearing" means acquiescence, then no. That's not honor. That's psychological slavery.
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