A couple of questions for atheists

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I don't think such a law would be possible either. It probably would be seen as against human rights or parenting something or other. I would vote for it though, I think some rights parents should not have. They can still explain their beliefs to their children, when the children are at an appropriate age. That's different to drumming it in by force.

Sure, I wanted to get opinions. The law probably will never happen. But I do think education is possible. I would hope indoctrination is on the decline anyway, "moderates" are probably not going in for that, and so they will dilute further.

I suppose it's possible someone doesn't realize that by teaching their 8 year old about hell that they are going to scare the shit out of them. I'd call that person pretty fucking stupid though, especially as they would almost certainly have gone through the same experience.

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If people are just teaching about the "positive" sides, fuzzy jesus, heaven, good will, blah blah, then it's retarded but I probably wouldn't object so much. It's the hell, fire and judgement side that I am focused on. That is never helpful, it's just for control. Anyone who thinks they are doing anything other than controlling their kids through threats with that stuff has to be a total moron. But even so, the parents can be educated as to what they are doing so they can make a better decision.

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I could have put my questions forward a lot better in retrospect Thanks very much for all the opinions!

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Maybe we could agree that people should be dissuaded from teaching young children about hell, God watching and judging them and so forth? That's the stuff that really bothers me. That's what is going to cause the most harm.