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Originally Posted by BadNick
... contrary to some misguided (IMO) "naturalist" philosophies, children are not born knowing what is right and wrong, they don't naturally know how or what decisions to make in life, it is the parents responsibility to guide them. Parents who have strong religious beliefs would be obligated by their own morals to raise their children accordingly. When the kids get old enough to know, they can choose to change.
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The problem here, and the reason that we'll never agree, is that while religious people see it as a sacred duty to teach it to their children, and some people claim that they can choose to change, other, myself included, see it as nothing less than years of brainwashing. While I admire the ability of the founders of religions to attract the masses and unite them, I see religion as nothing more than a way for a few people to control huge numbers of people. To me, practicing religion is like believing in Santa Claus as a child, but without anyone finally admitting to you that it's all a way to make childhood more fun and magical. A sense of right and wrong is one thing, but the idea that children are raised being told what to believe and threatened with divine retrubution and eternal torment if they do not obey is disgusting.