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Having a temple available to a child...is force. Anyone answering questions within that temple or religion is applying force.
Now, does this apply ONLY to children or does it apply to adults who come seeking information as well?
After my father's death in 2001, I went on an almost two year search for "answers". I walked into at least one church/temple/mosque/synagogue of just about every single organized religious group that I could find in that period of time. I will tell you honestly that I was pretty much emotionally open to anyone who I thought could give me an "answer" to the questions that I was asking. IF any one of them had been able to come up with a reasonable, comprehensive answer they probably would have had a convert for life. Not a single one of them could come up with an "answer" that I felt was suitable. More than a few didn't even bother to try.
I was probably even more "open" than a child would have been walking into those places. Should they have been restrained from attempting to answer MY questions as well?
The OP...and post 3. I am assuming the thread is about religion and forcing a religion onto children. Adults are big enough to decide what force they are willing to be swayed by.
As for adults... i don't care what they want to do or learn. They are big enough to make religious choices on their own..without any type of force applied.
Now answer me this..as an adult seeking answers. Did they or did they not give an opinion based on their beliefs? Were they not "teaching" you in the ways of what ever it was they believed to answer your questions?
ok....so now i am going to be a busybody. What was the question you were asking?
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