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Poll: Are atheists equally guilty of brainwashing their children?
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Yes, atheist parents will influence their children to become atheists.
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12 63.16%
No, atheist parents would not influence their childen at all.
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7 36.84%
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Atheist Children
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RE: Atheist Children
I was lucky enough to have parents who I would have to call agnostic, who raised me with more or less no word on the subject- except when I came home teary from a bible camp (because that's pretty much the only kind of summer camp around here) afraid that I was going to hell. My mom simply said, "You don't have to believe in that, sweety." So that was cool.

As to the actual question of the thread, I think that definitely the parents' belief or lack thereof is going to influence their kids. However, I can't see a true believer just letting their child find their own way. It would be natural to want to "save" your child from hell or, at least ensure that they get to spend their eternity with Godorino.
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Atheist Children - by Craveman - March 30, 2010 at 5:00 pm
RE: Atheist Children - by Bramblepath - March 30, 2010 at 5:36 pm
RE: Atheist Children - by Dotard - March 30, 2010 at 6:38 pm
RE: Atheist Children - by binny - March 30, 2010 at 7:06 pm
RE: Atheist Children - by tackattack - March 30, 2010 at 7:38 pm
RE: Atheist Children - by Minimalist - March 31, 2010 at 1:19 am
RE: Atheist Children - by lukec - March 31, 2010 at 1:44 am
RE: Atheist Children - by tackattack - March 31, 2010 at 2:37 am
RE: Atheist Children - by lukec - April 2, 2010 at 2:50 am
RE: Atheist Children - by Amphora - March 31, 2010 at 1:08 pm
RE: Atheist Children - by Shell B - March 31, 2010 at 2:39 pm
RE: Atheist Children - by tavarish - March 31, 2010 at 3:40 pm
RE: Atheist Children - by Craveman - March 31, 2010 at 4:43 pm
RE: Atheist Children - by Xyster - March 31, 2010 at 4:19 pm
RE: Atheist Children - by Autumnlicious - March 31, 2010 at 5:02 pm
RE: Atheist Children - by Meatball - March 31, 2010 at 5:20 pm
RE: Atheist Children - by Bramblepath - March 31, 2010 at 5:38 pm
RE: Atheist Children - by fr0d0 - March 31, 2010 at 7:30 pm
RE: Atheist Children - by Autumnlicious - March 31, 2010 at 7:33 pm
RE: Atheist Children - by chatpilot - April 1, 2010 at 4:58 am
RE: Atheist Children - by Edwardo Piet - April 1, 2010 at 5:16 am
RE: Atheist Children - by chatpilot - April 1, 2010 at 10:20 am
RE: Atheist Children - by Craveman - April 2, 2010 at 1:45 pm
RE: Atheist Children - by tackattack - April 2, 2010 at 4:56 am
RE: Atheist Children - by fr0d0 - April 2, 2010 at 3:48 pm
RE: Atheist Children - by leo-rcc - April 2, 2010 at 3:52 pm
RE: Atheist Children - by Craveman - April 2, 2010 at 3:57 pm

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