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Is it ethical for a parent to raise their children in their faith tradition? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For many religious people, raising their children in their faith is an important part of their religious practice. They might see getting their kids into heaven as one of the most important things they can do as parent. And certainly, adults should have the right to practice their religion freely, but children are impressionable and unlikely to realize that they are being indoctrinated into one religion out of the thousands that humans practice.

And many faith traditions have beliefs that are at odds with science or support bigoted worldviews. For example, a queer person being raised in the Catholic Church would be taught that they are inherently disordered and would likely be discouraged from being involved in LGBTQ support groups.

Where do you think the line is between practicing your own religion faithfully and unethically forcing your beliefs on someone else?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Some parents are abusive and traumatizing, religion or not.

What this really comes down to is "Why are bad people allowed to raise their children how they want?"

Unless you're trying to make the argument that all religions are abusive and traumatizing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

That wasnt the title. Im not for Nazis raising othrr Nazis but once YOU decide what is the right snd wrong relgions then where will that lead us? As you can see in governement. They make moves till eventually you dont control your own children. Also if you dont have kids then you shouldnt be discussing this. Do you know how strong the parental instinct is?

Friendly argument but yall gotta think this through. You want freedom or you want someone deciding your relgion is "wrong" one.

Im done discussing. This one is a no brainer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I think you're a no brainer. I was effectively agreeing with you, and I was responding to the response to you, not to you directly.

Arguing about what religion is or isn't acceptable is stupid. Shitty parents will be shitty regardless.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Also if you dont have kids then you shouldnt be discussing this. Do you know how strong the parental instinct is?

This is just useless gatekeeping. You don't have to be a parent to have a perspective on how people should be raised. Every adult was a child at some point, so everyone has an experience to relate about how they were raised and the flaws they see in different approaches from their direct experience. Parents aren't the only party involved. Not only does it take a village to raise kids, but other people are ultimately affected by parental decisions (e.g. Jennifer and James Crumbley).