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Martin Eden

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14. The decision whether to embrace religious belief should come with maturity.

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Thu Jan 31, 2013, 03:04 PM

Jan 2013

It is an enormous decision that can have a profound effect on a person's life.

Indoctrinating children into a religious (or atheistic) belief system long before they have the capacity to understand the belief or make a real choice is, IMO, wrong because someone else is making that decision for them.

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Atheist Mom Who Penned Viral Essay About Raising Kids ‘Without God’ Speaks Out [View all] SecularMotion Jan 2013 OP

I would rather not put any money into Glenn Beck's pockets. CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author sadbear Jan 2013 #2

Link to Current TV, for those avoiding Beck's "The Blaze" site: JHB Jan 2013 #3

Thanks, I changed the link in the OP SecularMotion Jan 2013 #5

The original link el_bryanto Jan 2013 #4

Is it really "lying about the existence of God" Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #6

I thought the same thing obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #7

Well Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #8

So 90% of the US population are deluded liars (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #10

Deluded, yes. Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #11

+1 ceile Jan 2013 #16

+2 Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #28

+3 A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #34

Actually atheists are approaching 20%, so yes, 80% are deluded liars. Lionessa Jan 2013 #24

An August 2012 poll gave the percentage of atheists as 5%. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #25

That's people that admit to being so in a poll. n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #35

No, not liars. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #29

Actually, Thor LibertyLover Jan 2013 #18

Oops! Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #33

Nah - Thor's LibertyLover Feb 2013 #36

Religious people don't really know either and they insist there is a God. liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #9

This, exactly. nt redqueen Jan 2013 #12

Do you know for absolutely certain there is no Easter Bunny? Bandit Jan 2013 #15

Yes. For two reasons. Deep13 Jan 2013 #32

K&R smirkymonkey Jan 2013 #13

The decision whether to embrace religious belief should come with maturity. Martin Eden Jan 2013 #14

I'll be raising my kid "without god" ceile Jan 2013 #17

Good for you. That's a brave thing to publicize. cleanhippie Jan 2013 #31

An innocent child Jack Sprat Jan 2013 #19

me kristamonroe Jan 2013 #20

It's too bad so many people attacked her for it. I thought it was an excellent essay. Brickbat Jan 2013 #21

If we could just, as humans, GET that there vanlassie Jan 2013 #22

Yep, Americans hate the truth as is evidenced here anytime I admit I raised mine without Santa, or Lionessa Jan 2013 #23

We don't do santa or easter bunny abelenkpe Jan 2013 #30

Damn her for not lying to people she loves. nt Deep13 Jan 2013 #26

When my son decided that Santa Claus didn't exist, he also decided he was an atheist. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #27