SHOULD A CHILD BE CALLED THE RELIGION OF HIS OR HER PARENTS?

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SHOULD A CHILD BE CALLED THE RELIGION OF HIS OR HER PARENTS?

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SHOULD A CHILD BE CALLED THE RELIGION OF HIS OR HER PARENTS?

[+] serious ballot by seon
ACTIVE Thu Aug 02, 07 - Fri Aug 01, 08
Is it fair to call the child of a Christian a Christian (or any other religion)? I mean if a child’s parents were republican or democrat we wouldn’t call him or her that because we know children don’t have the capacity to come up with their own conclusions. Or maybe they do but my point is shouldn’t we apply that line of thinking to all things, even Religion?

Probably not. Let the child decide in the fullness of time.
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Voted : Probably not. Let the child decide in the fullness of time.
My parents were both Southern Baptist, but I ended up Roman Catholic.

by Truthseeker013 on Thu Aug 02, 07 4:38am [+]

Voted : They own us
I didn't have a choice as to what church I was baptized in, as children we had no rights on most things, what school we would go to, what holidays we celebrate, what time we go to bed, our parents control it all.

by larrynelmira on Thu Aug 02, 07 7:24am [+]

But my parents were fair in allowing me to explore and try to discover my own meaning to it all

by larrynelmira on Thu Aug 02, 07 7:31am [+]

Voted : They own us
Well, it does give children some direction and sense of morals.

When they get older, they can decide for themselves which, if any deity will give them spiritual enlightenment.

by _Beelzebubba on Thu Aug 02, 07 9:39am [+]

^ I kinda have that opinion as well

by larrynelmira on Thu Aug 02, 07 11:27am [+]

So do I. I think its ok for children to go to the same church or even get baptized at the same church their parents go to but let them decide as they get older. It’s the same with politics and many other things (its probably why the voting age in Australia is 18). Why should Religion be any different?

by seon on Thu Aug 02, 07 5:29pm [+]

Perhaps it would be best to ask the child.
Granted, it takes time for children to develop religious and spiritual self-identity--which is largely a function of the child's social environment--as in the degree of closed or openness in their "spiritual upbringing". But the child is a growing person, and before labeling them it would be best to speak with them in a reasonably respectful manner.

by Applerod on Fri Aug 03, 07 2:44am [+]

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