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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From M-W:

in·doc·tri·nate transitive verb \in-?däk-tr?-?n?t\
: to teach (someone) to fully accept the ideas, opinions, and beliefs of a particular group [b]and to not consider other ideas, opinions, and beliefs[/b]

Well we also talk about other religions and belief systems so we are 100% for certain NOT indoctrinating. Phew! :)[/quote]

It depends how you talk about them.  DO you ask your kids to consider other ideas, etc, while explaining what they are, or do you mention the other beliefs (hard to avoid in our pluralistic society) and tell your kids that this is not what our family believes?

In political indoctrination, people are often taught things about other political systems in the context of them being inferior or wrong or off-limits.

Christians used to be taught that Jews were Christ Killers.  I would not put this in the category of considering other beliefs. This would be a method of indoctrination.   As a Catholic, I was taught in Sunday School that it was a sin to go into a protestant church.  My parents didn't enforce it though, and when I went into a protestant church I couldn't see how it would be sinful.  Boring, maybe, but not sinful.[/quote]

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