Should parents force religion on their children?

[DrLeftover]

I do have to disagree with this statement. There's been several studies that show France, the Netherlands, and New Zealand having one of the largest Atheist populations combined in the world and they're getting along just fine without those beliefs. Definitely not like North Korea. You don't have to be a theist to be moral. Morality is not exclusive to religion. I do remember the Nazi's having their own Christian religion and they ravaged Europe and murdered millions of people.

Are those "officially atheist"?

 

[MrDawn]

Are those "officially atheist"?

No, I did not use an atheist news site for this information. But here's just one source.

In 2021, 58 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 years and over stated they did not belong to any religious denomination or ideological group. This was 55 percent in the previous year and still 45 percent in 2010. The share of Catholics fell in particular. The decline among Protestant churches and groups remained limited. The group describing themselves as Islamic has remained stable in recent years. This is evident from new figures released by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) as part of a survey on social cohesion and well-being.

Almost 6 in 10 Dutch people do not have a religious affiliation

In 2021, 58 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 years and over stated they did not belong to a religious or ideological group.

www.cbs.nl

 

[DrLeftover]

No, I did not use an atheist news site for this information. But here's just one source.

Almost 6 in 10 Dutch people do not have a religious affiliation

In 2021, 58 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 years and over stated they did not belong to a religious or ideological group.

www.cbs.nl

I'm sorry sir, but you missed something in my original statement.

North Korea bills itself as officially atheist, as does Communist China.

As yet, no European country has that in their constitution.

Even Cuba has backed it down a step and says, according to their own document, that they have religious freedom.

Cuba 1976 (rev. 2002) Constitution - Constitute

Cuba's Constitution of 1976 with Amendments through 2002

www.constituteproject.org

 

[ElegantAura]

There's no harm in them growing up in a religious household. Trying to steer them away from religion is pretty much the same as trying to push it on them.

 

[Nebulous]

There's no harm in them growing up in a religious household. Trying to steer them away from religion is pretty much the same as trying to push it on them.

Indeed. I know people who actively try to push away anything religious from their kids and tell them its bad. I suppose that is the same thing.

 

[Webster]

Should parents force their religion and or religious beliefs onto their children? Why or why not?

No, they shouldn't. I can only speak for myself but as a Christian, God doesn't want automatons or robots who love unconditionally but don't have the freedom to rebel (what the then-angel Lucifer did w/his rebellion in heaven).

No because religion is the cause of most of the world's problems.

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*adds w/humorous deadpan* I could keep going, Frankie, but would you care to rephrase that statement?

 

[MamaFrankie]

How many have died in the name of religion? Think the former situation in Northern Ireland and your own 11 September attacks for instance. Also the fatwa imposed on Salman Rushdie.

 

[DrLeftover]

Of course Pol Pot passed out cotton candy and rainbow stickers to everybody.

 

[MrDawn]

Of course Pol Pot passed out cotton candy and rainbow stickers to everybody.

Ah yes, I read about him. He was a Buddhist with really warped views.

 

[DrLeftover]

Ah yes, I read about him. He was a Buddhist with really warped views.

He may have been raised a Buddhist.

But his religion was French flavored Communism.

 

[ᱬ𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩ᱬ]

no children deserves to have their own life. religion is not real

 

[Webster]

no children deserves to have their own life

You're right, absolute right. They also deserve to be allowed to grow up without having to worry about all the things we adults worry about...

religion is not real

Its' as real as anything else in this world...

 

[MrDawn]

religion is not real

While true that religion isn't for everyone and as an atheist myself, I can't completely rule out that religion doesn't help people. I have seen religion have a positive effect on drug addicts and for those people who are homeless and have nothing else to live for.

 

[Daltonio]

No, it shouldn't be forced.
But honestly if parents weren't allowed to ingrain it into them from a young age, most religions would probably be dead by now lol

 

[Reddington]

Absolutely fucking NOT. Religion is optional, it always will be.

While true that religion isn't for everyone and as an atheist myself, I can't completely rule out that religion doesn't help people. I have seen religion have a positive effect on drug addicts and for those people who are homeless and have nothing else to live for.

That's honestly great and all that people get better, but it doesn't mean he's wrong. Religion is fake, and people look up to this fake thing to get by in their life. "If I pray enough to this mythical being, I'll be granted a good life." "f I ask "god" to do this, he will!"