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Originally Posted by roadwolf
Nothing odd about it if it's debatable that there is a god, then it's just as debatable that there isn't. SAAF I think your confusing atheists with heathens, I don't believe in god, my children were never christened, gave them the option to decide when they were old enough. But they were still taught respect for others and there property, not all atheists are scutters from council estates.  |
I define an athiest as someone not believing in God. I do not believe that all athiests do not respect religion, or do not respect someone's believe in God.
I do believe that there are athiests who do not discuss the possibility that God does exist with their children, in the same way that there are religious people who do not discuss the possibility that God might not exist.
I just dont see the point in using extreme examples to chastise each other with.
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Originally Posted by Gary L
You're not sorry that she feels that unless she has God in her life she will go to hell?
In the film she tells people that even a little white lie means that you're going to hell. if you get killed by a car and you never asked for forgiveness before you step out in front of the car, you're going to hell.
She said a few times that it's a scary thought of going to hell for eternity. that is why she is so screwed up in the head for, because someone has taught her that she is a bad person and she is going to hell.
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I personally think there are didfferent ways to teach children about religion. From what I understand about this case, is that her family taught her in a pretty extreme way - only going by some of the posts I've read on here so far.
I would never tell anyone (especially a child) that a little white lie is going to make them go to hell. There are other ways of encouraging children to stop telling white lies. There are some parents who beat their kids if they tell them a white lie, whilst others explain why you shouldn't. Extreme parenting exist in all forms and backgrounds, not just religiously.