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Teach children about Jesus at a young age,

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Teach children about Jesus at a young age,
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RE: Teach children about Jesus at a young age,
March 11, 2016 at 12:17 pm
I don't give a flying fuck what you do....and fuck jesus, too!
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RE: Teach children about Jesus at a young age,
March 11, 2016 at 12:30 pm
(March 11, 2016 at 11:50 am)Huggy74 Wrote:
(March 11, 2016 at 11:43 am)Stimbo Wrote: Actually, Huggy, the analogy wasn't that everyone needs lessons to be a safe driver - I even mentioned that in the analogy - but that being educated in how and why things work beats being indoctrinated with a list of diktat pronouncements even if those pronouncements are perfectly valid. There's even a reference in your special book about teaching a man to fish, such that he knows how to feed himself.

Your problem is assuming that a person of faith is opposed to education...

Which is interesting, since the subject of discussion is indoctrination vs education. Which has been the basis of every post I have made thus far. If that is my problem, what is yours?
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#43
RE: Teach children about Jesus at a young age,
March 11, 2016 at 12:30 pm
Gotta teach them while they're young, so you can scare the crap out of them with the idea of hell. Fuck lot of good that will do them if someone they love -- like a parent -- dies though. Imagine their fears of their parent being in hell. I know, because my granddaughter had to put up with that shit. After her mom died, some little prick told her that her mom was in hell. She was only 10 years old at the time.

If you show love, children will learn love. It's pretty fucking simple really.
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#44
RE: Teach children about Jesus at a young age,
March 11, 2016 at 12:32 pm
OK, so...

If an atheist wants to convince others to think the way he does, then that is atheist doctrine.

So it's not the doctrine of atheism, it's the doctrine of some atheists. Big difference.

If you have to redefine words to make statements, you're backing the wrong horse.
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RE: Teach children about Jesus at a young age,
March 11, 2016 at 12:43 pm (This post was last modified: March 11, 2016 at 12:55 pm by Huggy Bear.)
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RE: Teach children about Jesus at a young age,
March 11, 2016 at 12:53 pm
(March 11, 2016 at 12:30 pm)Stimbo Wrote:
(March 11, 2016 at 11:50 am)Huggy74 Wrote: Your problem is assuming that a person of faith is opposed to education...

Which is interesting, since the subject of discussion is indoctrination vs education. Which has been the basis of every post I have made thus far. If that is my problem, what is yours?

Read the thread title.

It actually uses the word "teach" not 'indoctrinate'...

Public schools teach about Jesus as an historical figure (at least mine did) is that indoctrination or education?

The thing is you can't be indoctrinated into Christianity, there are no rules to follow, the only thing one is commanded to do is to repent and be baptized... that's it. After that you're free to do whatever you want to do.
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RE: Teach children about Jesus at a young age,
March 11, 2016 at 12:57 pm
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RE: Teach children about Jesus at a young age,
March 11, 2016 at 1:37 pm
(March 11, 2016 at 12:57 pm)Minimalist Wrote: So go fuck yourself and your absurd 'god."

Hey....why don't you pray for him to strike me dead?  Let's see how good a prayer you are.

Asshole.

What are you like 75?

what would be the point, It will just be chalked up to "coincidence"...
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RE: Teach children about Jesus at a young age,
March 11, 2016 at 1:40 pm (This post was last modified: March 11, 2016 at 1:41 pm by robvalue.)
I would not object to actually teaching people about Jesus, even at an early age. As in reliable historical conclusions.

It wouldn't take very long.
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RE: Teach children about Jesus at a young age,
March 11, 2016 at 1:57 pm
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
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