I have also noticed alot of my "co-religionists(atheists and some agnosticseven!!)" making arguments about "not teaching children the family religion"
I wish to poke fun at this silly notion for a moment.
What should you say to the child when all the adults go to temple, church, or synagoguge? We are going to pay the father some quality time? How about off to listen to something you should not hear until you are of proper maturity. The little tikes will go bonkers over this!! I can see armies of little kids roaming the neighborhood trying to sneak into a church or what have you just so they can squelch their curiousity!!
They would even form clubs trying to find out what the adults are doing. They will become more interested in religion than sex, I tell you and if these atheists wish to "capturue" the minds of the tots, I tell them now that they are wasting their time!! Better to wait until they are adults and capable of reasoning themselves than to play with someone elses child. You are asking for pain when you do that. Leave the kiddies to their parents, as any right thinking adult will do.
By the way--not teaching your child any religion is the same as teaching your child atheism. Just something I have to add.
I wish to poke fun at this silly notion for a moment.
What should you say to the child when all the adults go to temple, church, or synagoguge? We are going to pay the father some quality time? How about off to listen to something you should not hear until you are of proper maturity. The little tikes will go bonkers over this!! I can see armies of little kids roaming the neighborhood trying to sneak into a church or what have you just so they can squelch their curiousity!!
They would even form clubs trying to find out what the adults are doing. They will become more interested in religion than sex, I tell you and if these atheists wish to "capturue" the minds of the tots, I tell them now that they are wasting their time!! Better to wait until they are adults and capable of reasoning themselves than to play with someone elses child. You are asking for pain when you do that. Leave the kiddies to their parents, as any right thinking adult will do.
By the way--not teaching your child any religion is the same as teaching your child atheism. Just something I have to add.