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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stop trying to indoctrinate your kid.

Let them play sports and get exercise better for their brain cells.

If you raised an intelligent kid they will leave the church anyway. [/quote]

Exactly.  I PURPOSELY did not baptize my kids and have told them since an early age they can pick their own religion or none at all and I will support them either way.

So sick of the families forcing their beliefs onto their children. [/quote]

I sort of disagree, even though I was forced to do a lot of church and youth group as a kid and am not religious now (at least not with organized religion).

Many (most?) Christian churches teach that "all those who believe in God will not perish but have eternal life." If parents literally believe that, how can they not bring their own kids to church to reap those rewards? I don't blame my parents for sharing that with me. They were doing what they felt was best. It's helpful for me culturally to have been to church so many years to better understand the culture and mythology, even though I don't embrace it now.

It can be a wonderful thing to learn about a religion as long as the main teachings are about love. If course that can happen at home rather than in a congregation, though a congregation has many other benefits. Possibly many casual church goers go for the social and community benefits more than the doctrine at a literal level. Personally I think it's better if taught in a way that says "some people believe this" rather than "you must believe this."[/quote]

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