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Re: Should religion be part of a childs upbringing?
« Reply #30 on: July 29, 2012, 09:13:30 PM »
I was raised in the Southern Baptist Church and look how I turned out. :angel:
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Re: Should religion be part of a childs upbringing?
« Reply #31 on: July 30, 2012, 04:30:39 AM »
Personally, I'm quite glad there was no religious bullshite in my upbringing.. and I'd say no too. Religion shouldn't be part of it. I think it's best to try to learn your child to first and foremost think for him-/herself.. and ja, imo, most religions do the opposite of that.

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Re: Should religion be part of a childs upbringing?
« Reply #33 on: July 30, 2012, 10:57:58 AM »
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Re: Should religion be part of a childs upbringing?
« Reply #34 on: July 30, 2012, 01:35:14 PM »
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Re: Should religion be part of a childs upbringing?
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Re: Should religion be part of a childs upbringing?
« Reply #36 on: July 30, 2012, 01:49:56 PM »
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Re: Should religion be part of a childs upbringing?
« Reply #37 on: July 30, 2012, 03:07:09 PM »
I think this picture just about sums up how I feel about the situation,  :laugh:
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Re: Should religion be part of a childs upbringing?
« Reply #38 on: July 30, 2012, 03:45:57 PM »
I think this picture just about sums up how I feel about the situation,  :laugh:

You long for Western type access to clean drinking water?  Is the shelter rationing again?

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Re: Should religion be part of a childs upbringing?
« Reply #39 on: July 31, 2012, 10:35:53 AM »
Hey dude when does your law school start again? maybe you should leave early.
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Re: Should religion be part of a childs upbringing?
« Reply #40 on: July 31, 2012, 11:12:49 AM »
Hey dude when does your law school start again? maybe you should leave early.

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Re: Should religion be part of a childs upbringing?
« Reply #41 on: July 31, 2012, 11:58:33 AM »
Although I'm 3 pages of posts late, I realized that religion was not defined.  I'm guessing that "organized ritualistic belief in a deity (more or less)" was intended.  But I began to wonder where religion left off and morality began.  Anyway, here's Wikipedia's take on the etymology of religion.

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Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values.[note 1] Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to explain the origin of life or the universe. They tend to derive morality, ethics, religious laws or a preferred lifestyle from their ideas about the cosmos and human nature.
 
The word religion is sometimes used interchangeably with faith or belief system, but religion differs from private belief in that it has a social aspect.[1] Many religions have organized behaviors, clergy, a definition of what constitutes adherence or membership, congregations of laity, regular meetings or services for the purposes of veneration of a deity or for prayer, holy places (either natural or architectural), and/or scriptures. The practice of a religion may also include sermons, commemoration of the activities of a god or gods, sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trance, initiations, funerary services, matrimonial services, meditation, music, art, dance, public service, or other aspects of human culture. However, there are examples of religions for which some or many of these aspects of structure, belief, or practices are absent

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How many of you "pick and choose" the aspect of religion you want?  Ever celebrate Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc.; even in a non-religious way?  Show respect to elders?  Teach you child morals?  Maybe it's time to rehash the discussion.
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Re: Should religion be part of a childs upbringing?
« Reply #42 on: July 31, 2012, 12:33:55 PM »
No. Because celebrating Christmas is a cultural thing for most people. Nothing to do with religion if you're not teaching your kids a baby was born to a virgin woman and came back to life after being nailed to a cross

When I "celebrate" Christmas it's not religious at all. It's about kids and family. Giving presents etc.

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Re: Should religion be part of a childs upbringing?
« Reply #43 on: July 31, 2012, 12:34:46 PM »
So that's not picking and choosing aspects of religion. I don't want ANY religion. That doesn't mean I can't celebrate holidays (which mean nothing to me in a religious sense and have been around long before their current religious association anyway)

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Re: Should religion be part of a childs upbringing?
« Reply #44 on: July 31, 2012, 12:35:51 PM »
I could just as easily rename my Christmas to Adammass and rearrange the date to 16th July. But that would be petty and pointless, and wouldn't fit with the time off work everyone gets