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Originally posted by gondath
I have an inkling that a lot of the obedience model of parenting has its roots in religious beliefs of the past. I could be wrong about this trend, but most Christian religions don't support disobeying your parents or suggest an open line of communication other than to state what is evil and what is good. I'm glad someone mentioned it.
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Well, that can be said about most religions in general. I know many Christians, Jews, Muslims, Baha'i, etc, as well as Atheists and I haven't noticed any sort of higher level of "dictator" parents in Christian families. That said, there are fundamentalists in every religion. Couple that with the old addage that even the devil himself can use scripture to serve his means, and you've got dictatorial parents. The ratio of good parents to bad is likely the same across religions as well as those who have no religion, it's just that the language is different.