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At what age should a child be introduced to religion?
March 27, 2022 at 3:51 pm
So what do you think at what age should a child be introduced to religion?
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RE: At what age should a child be introduced to religion?
March 27, 2022 at 3:54 pm
Never.
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RE: At what age should a child be introduced to religion?
March 27, 2022 at 4:11 pm
(This post was last modified: March 27, 2022 at 4:13 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Do you have a particular religion or type of religion in mind? At the very latest, middle school, I'd imagine.
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RE: At what age should a child be introduced to religion?
March 27, 2022 at 4:29 pm
The sooner the better. Just make sure they understand that there’s no real difference between ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ and ‘The Sermon On The Mount’.
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RE: At what age should a child be introduced to religion?
March 27, 2022 at 4:34 pm
If a person despises religion, and goes on the Internet every day of his life to tell people how much he hates it, how soon should he expose his children to this deep obsessive hatred?
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RE: At what age should a child be introduced to religion?
March 27, 2022 at 5:00 pm
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RE: At what age should a child be introduced to religion?
March 27, 2022 at 5:04 pm
No earlier than the age of reason.
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RE: At what age should a child be introduced to religion?
March 27, 2022 at 5:08 pm
Probably not before late teens, but every child is different. They should also be exposed to a wide selection of religions, showing how different they all are and yet all claim to be the truth.
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RE: At what age should a child be introduced to religion?
March 27, 2022 at 6:26 pm
Ideally, this is something that the public, secular school system should be doing, say, in a World religions class.
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