If you are a Christian (or any other sort of theist), in which of the following situations do you feel it morally required for a parent to allow or forbid a child's wishes? You may also choose that by your moral standards, either choice is permissible.
The same questions are then put to atheists in the second half of the poll. Please everyone only respond in the theist or atheist portion of the poll.
Premise: Your child is 11 years old and announces the following intention.
Christians and other theists only:
1) Theists: your child wants to change religious affiliation. You must allow.
2) Theists: your child wants to change religious affiliation. You must forbid.
3) Theists: your child wants to change religious affiliation. Morally either choice would be permissible.
4) Theists: your child is pregnant and wants to abort. You must allow.
5) Theists: your child is pregnant and wants to abort. You must forbid.
6) Theists: your child is pregnant and wants to abort. Morally either choice would be permissible.
7) Theists: your child has a lethal disease and wants to avoid treatment for sincere religious reasons. You must allow.
8) Theists: your child has a lethal disease and wants to avoid treatment for sincere religious reasons. You must forbid.
9) Theists: your child has a lethal disease and wants to avoid treatment for sincere religious reasons. Morally either choice would be permissible.
Atheists (and agnostics) only.
10) Atheists: your child wants to change religious affiliation. You must allow.
11) Atheists: your child wants to change religious affiliation. You must forbid.
12) Atheists: your child wants to change religious affiliation. Morally either choice would be permissible.
13) Atheists: your child is pregnant and wants to abort. You must allow.
14) Atheists: your child is pregnant and wants to abort. You must forbid.
15) Atheists: your child is pregnant and wants to abort. Morally either choice would be permissible.
16) Atheists: your child has a lethal disease and wants to avoid treatment for sincere religious reasons. You must allow.
17) Atheists: your child has a lethal disease and wants to avoid treatment for sincere religious reasons. You must forbid.
18) Atheists: your child has a lethal disease and wants to avoid treatment for sincere religious reasons. Morally either choice would be permissible.
The same questions are then put to atheists in the second half of the poll. Please everyone only respond in the theist or atheist portion of the poll.
Premise: Your child is 11 years old and announces the following intention.
Christians and other theists only:
1) Theists: your child wants to change religious affiliation. You must allow.
2) Theists: your child wants to change religious affiliation. You must forbid.
3) Theists: your child wants to change religious affiliation. Morally either choice would be permissible.
4) Theists: your child is pregnant and wants to abort. You must allow.
5) Theists: your child is pregnant and wants to abort. You must forbid.
6) Theists: your child is pregnant and wants to abort. Morally either choice would be permissible.
7) Theists: your child has a lethal disease and wants to avoid treatment for sincere religious reasons. You must allow.
8) Theists: your child has a lethal disease and wants to avoid treatment for sincere religious reasons. You must forbid.
9) Theists: your child has a lethal disease and wants to avoid treatment for sincere religious reasons. Morally either choice would be permissible.
Atheists (and agnostics) only.
10) Atheists: your child wants to change religious affiliation. You must allow.
11) Atheists: your child wants to change religious affiliation. You must forbid.
12) Atheists: your child wants to change religious affiliation. Morally either choice would be permissible.
13) Atheists: your child is pregnant and wants to abort. You must allow.
14) Atheists: your child is pregnant and wants to abort. You must forbid.
15) Atheists: your child is pregnant and wants to abort. Morally either choice would be permissible.
16) Atheists: your child has a lethal disease and wants to avoid treatment for sincere religious reasons. You must allow.
17) Atheists: your child has a lethal disease and wants to avoid treatment for sincere religious reasons. You must forbid.
18) Atheists: your child has a lethal disease and wants to avoid treatment for sincere religious reasons. Morally either choice would be permissible.
