How do atheist parents raise their kids in a super society?
There are people waiting to dip them in stupidity in school, playground, etc etc.
How do you make sure that your child is not abused by people injecting religion into their happy minds?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.If you find an evangelist inside a school...you report him / her to the school authorities since is illegal to advertise religion on school grounds. Additionally, if you teach -by example- your kid to share with you everything that happens during the day....your kid will let you know if he/she is being immersed in stupidity.
DUCHESSA
Level 8
Dec 3, 2017
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show them fossils and pictures from the hubble telescope for starters
markdevenish
Level 7
Nov 27, 2017
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Why would you not expose your kids to religion? It's a part of society, and they're going to have to deal with religious people in their work places as well as their personal lives. Failure to expose your kids to religion is a recipe for allowing them to fail when they get out in to the real world.
The key is to teach and emphasize critical thinking skills, so when they are exposed to religion and religious people, they are able to ask deeper more probing questions rather than simply taking at face value what ever comes out of some charasmatic religious figures mouth.
webbew1
Level 7
Nov 27, 2017
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Thanks man.. I never thought about this.
No problem, man. That's what we're here for. To challenge each others views and give a different perspective.
Yes, to expose them to religion is OK...but only from the educational point of view. Kids need to know how religion has affected mankind.
I agree with everything said so far but stress that open communication is key. I had scary moments when she was invited to "church school" by friends in elementary school, or when she decided to take a class on religion in HS so it was good that we could talk about it. At one point I realized the disadvantage I was putting her under by keeping her from learning about religion : our every day lives are filled with biblical references such as pieces of silver, Samson, Lot, etc., so I found myself having to explain all that in the middle of movies.
Lauren
Level 8
Nov 27, 2017
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Home school..
Buddha
Level 8
Nov 27, 2017
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Home schooling is the kind of thing that only bible thumpers who are setting their kids up for failure do. They don't want their kids exposed to any ideas other than their own, so they shelter them in a home school.
Trouble is, their kids can't be sheltered from the real world for forever. One day they're going to grow up and they're going to have to become self-sufficient. That means getting jobs, having families of their own, and eventually caring for ageing parents. All of this requires interacting with the real world, and if kids don't develop those skills early, then they're likely to never develop them.
That's the danger of home schooling. It puts people in a bubble that they'll never really be able to get out of.
What I did with my kids is teach them to question everything. To think for themselves. I was very honest about what I believed but I always was open with them in finding their own way (to an extent. Certain religions I absolutely said no to but I explained why). I've always encouraged my kids to learn, especially science. Both my kids are very kind hearted and smart kids. And I think they did well navigating through school and social pressures.
BethyLou
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Nov 27, 2017
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