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In reply to the discussion: Deconverted: A Journey from Religion to Reason [View all]cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)19. FFS, rug. If we're to have a meaningful conversation, please stop inferring things that aren't there
And misconstruing what I did say.
Yes, parents should be able to convey their beliefs and values to their children. They should not be able to tell their children that what they believe is what the child must believe and that said belief is factual and true while other religious beliefs are not. That is indoctrination.
We ARE talking about forcing children to believe, which is just what religion does.
And we are talking specifically about religion, which is not based on fact but faith. Faith without evidence, mostly in direct contradiction to the factual observations about the world we live in. Teaching that to children as fact IS indoctrination.
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As a listener to his podcast, I always associated his voice with a radio DJ
brooklynite
Apr 2013
#29
FFS, rug. If we're to have a meaningful conversation, please stop inferring things that aren't there
cleanhippie
Apr 2013
#19