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Originally Posted by Chris
Parents force children into all sorts of things, every single day of the week, with good reason and with no ill effects. On the contrary, ill effects would often be the consequence of not asserting parental will over a child's.
I suspect Marty's objection stems from your decision to make a special case out of religious belief.
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Thank you Chris ,the use of the word 'force' and it's negative connotations is very objectionable imo .In the context of this discussion it is being used as a negative and something religious parents should be ashamed of
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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
. His parents are and are forcing their beliefs on him.
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Originally Posted by martyh
Wrong ,the parents are bringing the child up as they see fit as is their right ,as was the right of your parents .Saying that parents force religion on children is like saying that parents force children to go to school or force children to behave themselves
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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
Had that been his objection perhaps he would've been better served to state that rather than the frankly bizarre objection the man actually raised.
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Maybe you should use that massive IQ of yours and re read the thread .