Do Children Need Religion?
No, I do not believe there is a “need” for religion in any childs life; growing up is difficult enough without religion – I view it in the same way as I do politics: When they are old enough to understand they can make their own choices which religion or political party to follow – or not! I am not against religion per se but I think childhood should be protected and enjoyed – perhaps if we taught our children that all people are equal and then let them enter religious debate when they are older there wouldn’t be so much hatred and misunderstanding when they suddenly find that everything they have had drummed into them is just one set of beliefs.
Yes. A proper exposure to God and religion can help to counteract the brainwashing that popular culture is constantly throwing at all of us in books, movies, TV, songs, advertisements, and even video games. Popular culture is constantly bombarding us with intensive, not-so-forcible indoctrination, aimed at setting up worldly convictions and attitudes. Popular culture comes at us from all directions including books, movies, TV, songs, advertisements, video games and even the Internet. A few of the these immoral values include: – Lust and Sex (outside of marriage) – A disrespect for God and religion – A disrespect for lawful authority – A disrespect for our human dignity – Envy, greed and consumerism – Anger and Violence – Drug abuse including smoking and alcohol – Vanity, outside is more important than inside – Prejudice and hate I think that if we expose our children to all this immorality without the moral anchor of God and religion “until they can come to a conclusion of their own” t
