(March 9, 2015 at 5:38 pm)Lek Wrote: I believe in allowing my children to benefit from what I have discovered throughout my lifetime. I don't just give them general guidelines and let them loose. If I believe something is better for them, then I teach them that way.
I doubt anyone would disagree that every parent does what they think is best for their child. The point that it seems you're missing is, religion is a question of belief. You keep equating it to caring for the child's health, but that isn't an accurate comparison. You do it because you believe it will grant them eternal life after they die, but you can't know that. And in the process, you might be doing damage to them -- hypothetically, I'm not trying to accuse you of anything in any way.
I am well aware that my parents didn't mean any harm in what they were doing, but harm was done nonetheless. Harm that is difficult to recover from and could've been avoided.
(March 9, 2015 at 5:38 pm)Lek Wrote: They'll still be able to go out as adults and evaluate things for themselves.
Let's hope that they do, but critical thinking is a skill, not an innate ability. If you don't teach them to think for themselves, they won't.
