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Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land
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RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land
You definitely did the right thing. It's wrong that children are brainwashed and told to believe in this and that. They should know the facts, and when they are old enough, decide themselves.

And of course the Christians deny all those verses. "Oh, it's our holy book and all, there is no bad stuff in there. Or if there is it's justified because its done in the name of god..."

I know a lot more people would be atheists if they weren't raised as Christians/Muslims/whatever. Since they are born, they are taught to believe, and not to think about it. Most people just accept it and never start thinking what they actually believe in. Hopefully your kids know enough so they won't get brainwashed Tongue
The biggest problem of the human race is that they cannot accept that there is nothing after death.
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Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Erinome - September 4, 2011 at 10:07 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Minimalist - September 4, 2011 at 10:56 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Minimalist - September 4, 2011 at 11:23 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Erinome - September 5, 2011 at 12:03 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Erinome - September 5, 2011 at 12:40 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Kayenneh - September 5, 2011 at 12:36 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Erinome - September 5, 2011 at 12:48 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Kayenneh - September 5, 2011 at 12:55 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Erinome - September 5, 2011 at 1:01 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Santewi - September 5, 2011 at 3:20 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by frankiej - September 5, 2011 at 9:06 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Erinome - September 5, 2011 at 2:45 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by frankiej - September 5, 2011 at 2:50 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by salty - September 7, 2011 at 12:46 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Thor - September 7, 2011 at 3:08 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by salty - September 7, 2011 at 3:27 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Thor - September 7, 2011 at 4:23 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by salty - September 5, 2011 at 5:10 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by frankiej - September 5, 2011 at 5:16 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Erinome - September 5, 2011 at 7:23 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by salty - September 5, 2011 at 9:40 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Cinjin - September 5, 2011 at 8:51 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by salty - September 5, 2011 at 9:54 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Erinome - September 5, 2011 at 8:09 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by salty - September 5, 2011 at 10:02 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Cinjin - September 5, 2011 at 10:25 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by salty - September 6, 2011 at 12:12 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Darth - September 5, 2011 at 10:42 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Erinome - September 5, 2011 at 10:52 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Erinome - September 6, 2011 at 12:55 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Kayenneh - September 6, 2011 at 5:06 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Santewi - September 6, 2011 at 10:11 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by salty - September 6, 2011 at 11:50 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Erinome - September 6, 2011 at 7:25 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by salty - September 7, 2011 at 12:28 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Kayenneh - September 7, 2011 at 1:27 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Erinome - September 7, 2011 at 2:52 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Thor - September 7, 2011 at 12:38 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by salty - September 7, 2011 at 2:03 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by salty - September 7, 2011 at 3:05 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Peter44 - September 7, 2011 at 2:35 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by salty - September 7, 2011 at 3:52 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by salty - September 7, 2011 at 4:24 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Thor - September 7, 2011 at 5:22 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by salty - September 8, 2011 at 9:13 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by salty - September 8, 2011 at 10:37 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by salty - September 7, 2011 at 4:20 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by salty - September 8, 2011 at 8:59 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Erinome - September 7, 2011 at 5:40 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by salty - September 8, 2011 at 9:28 am
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Erinome - September 7, 2011 at 6:36 pm
RE: Being an Atheist parent in a Christian land - by Kayenneh - September 7, 2011 at 7:43 pm

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