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Old 01-03-2015, 22:37   #204
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Re: Richard Dawkins says children need to be ‘protected’ from religion.

No - my meaning is normally confined to to what I've actually said, rather than any extension you might like to make.

As I did say earlier, as far as I am concerned, my faith is of immediate importance, and bringing up my children in that faith is of vastly greater importance than any other life decision, including where we live and what school my children go to (that is to emphasise the importance of my faith, not to minimise the importnace of a good home and school).

Naturally you categorise it as something that can wait for adulthood, as it is not a faith you subscribe to. It is easy to argue that something can be delayed when you don't consider it to be important. And that, as far as I can see, is the essence of the debate here. What it boils down to is that you, and Dawkins, want other families to take the same approach to child rearing as you do, because you think your way is better.

Billions of people worldwide disagree with you - as is our right, our responsibility and our imperative.
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