Posted by Ben @ February 11th, 2010 8:43 pm. Filed under: I'm Keeping The Whole Class Back,Maybe... but not for THAT reason,Won't Somebody Please Think Of The Children? — Tags: Shawn Harding —
by Shawn HardingI believe that teaching religion to children is child abuse as children are automatically programmed to learn whatever is done/taught by the parents no matter how wrong or right their ideology is.
Let them make up their own mind once they have reached the age of 10-12 when they can fully comprehend the religions for what they are and can interpret them as they see fit.
Actually, I disagree. I don’t believe teaching kids about religion is child abuse anymore than teaching children about ancient Egypt, or the Gods of ancient Greece. As long as it’s not taught in the place of Science, and as long as it’s made clear that the religious beliefs are just beliefs with no foundation of reality or fact behind them, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it.
Full Disclosure: I’m an Atheist. There is no God. Wheeeeeee!