Poll: Should Parents have the right to force there religion on there kids ?

[The Austin]

Yes/No.

Parents have a right to raise their child with their religious values, IN MODERATION. But if the child rejects the ideas, to bad for the parents.

 

[Rakkana]

No. As long as they are showing the freedom of choice however they can take them to church and such. But if they choose not to believe we should respect that. Or try and perhaps fail when they are older.

BTW, the same can be said for you scientists! Don't force YOUR beliefs on kids and others. EVERYONE has a choice, it should be respected.

 

[Tourette]

Religion was the way things were explained thousands of years ago before science came along. It amazes me that in this day and age that it still exists.

 

[Zannah]

Speaking as someone raised muslim against her will, the 'Fuck no' option lacks a few dozen exclamation marks.

 

[JoeCool385]

Through faith and reason I know that:

-Murder is wrong.
-Everybody is equal.
-We ought to love everybody.
-Injustice, inequality, and unkindness are sins that ought to be avoided.
-Justice, equality, and charity are virtues that ought to be encouraged.
-"Do unto others...."
-My religion teaches truth (these here and others).

My question: which of the preceding am I allowed to teach to my son?

 

[Shadowsole]

My kids come to church with us, and will until they leave my house. Simple as that. They are very young right now, and they will probably not enjoy it very much as they get older (I didn't when I was younger), but my hope is that like me the wisdom imparted from a good sermon will sink in and will maybe be remembered later on in a potential difficult periods in their life.

I'm not even saying they have to be Christians, but I would still want them to go, at least a couple of times a month. I wouldn't consider myself a Christian, but I like going, and I always learn something new.

So If the're 15 And Know what the belive in you'll force them to go to church even if they don't belive it?

Not to start a shitfight but i have to ask What if your kid/s choose a religion that has the same timed ceramonies?

Please again i don't want to start a fight (It happens alot with me)

Op/ I'm fine with what my kids belive in provided they don't attemp to force it on me. or they don't join a cult. like if my kids belive in (For sake of having a name) Scientology i'd be fine with it provided they din't actually going the church

 

[the Dept of Science]

This question is statistically biased in its wording. particularly when you use the word "forced" Just saying.

Thats true, forced makes me picture the parents strapping them down and reading them Bible quotes or dragging them kicking and screaming to the nearest Mosque. Without doing something like this, I don't really see how you can "force" religion upon a child. If they reach a certain age and start to have other ideas about their parents faith, there isn't that much a parent can do about it.
On the other hand, should they teach their kids about their religion and bring them up in a religious lifestyle? Well, I think it may be unreasonable to ask a deeply religious family to do otherwise, even if out of practicalities sake.
If a whole family goes to church every Sunday, you can't expect the parent to leave the child at home, or sit them telling them the alternative interpretations to the sermon given.