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Originally Posted by richard s
Fair play to Richard Dawkins, but they should not be protected from knowing about all religious beliefs. When they are of a certain age they should be allowed to decide for themselves.
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That's what happens right now, certainly within my own experience. I really have no idea where this idea comes from, that bringing up a child in a certain religion is akin to brainwashing them and rendering them incapable of functioning in society as adults. Having been brought up in a churchgoing household, I walked away from it as soon as I was old enough to refuse to get out of bed on a Sunday morning. I then thought things through and, a few years later, made my own commitment, freely, of my own choice. Since then I have seen countless young people do likewise. In one family I am acquainted with, one son is considering training for ministry while the other is a committed atheist. Both were brought up in a Christian home.
Dawkins seems to think that all families who bring their children up in their faith can be equated with Waco-style cult houses and his remedy is to use the power of the state to force families to bring up their children like Dawkins. Which is actually a horrible thought.