Discussing religion with kids

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Tell your kids to ask the teacher is he / she / they / them believe in Father Xmas and / or the tooth fairy.
When the answer is “no” get your kids to ask why they should believe in this nonsense too?

 

[CTID1988]

Religion should be taught in schools as part of the History curriculum as its obviously had a huge impact on the world. Telling kids that God is 100 percent real, teaching them to pray etc is out of order imo.

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

Religion should be taught in schools as part of the History curriculum as its obviously had a huge impact on the world. Telling kids that God is 100 percent real, teaching them to pray etc is out of order imo.

Let them work it out them for themselves.
Its not hard to figure out it's complete insantity

 

[City Hobgoblin]

Teach them that anyone trying to use religion and co-opting God to gain political power is NOT to be trusted.

People who adhere to religions for reasons of faith and belief in the good of humanity also agree with this.

 

[Blue Mist]

Hampshire pupils 'sob' as vicar discusses existence of Santa

The vicar told children that Father Christmas did not exist during a Religious Education lesson.

www.bbc.co.uk

Man who believes in fantasy stories tells kids that another fantasy story is made up, gets told off for telling truth.

Irony alert fails to go off.

It is one thing for young innocent children to believe in fantasy it is a totally different thing for an adult to believe in fantasy.

The idiot should keep his gob shut instead of spoiling little children's innocence.

Typical though of god botherers.

That said 10 and 11 year olds believing in Santa and crying, yeh right.

 

[cityontheup]

Religion should be taught in schools as part of the History curriculum as its obviously had a huge impact on the world. Telling kids that God is 100 percent real, teaching them to pray etc is out of order imo.

Teach them that it’s the greatest con in history

 

[mexico1970]

Typical though of god botherers.

The biggest problem with god botherers is that they believe the religion THEY believe in is the right way to believe.

 

[PragueBlue]

Teach them about all religious and non-religious options without bias (if possible) and let them make their own minds up.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

The biggest problem with god botherers is that they believe the religion THEY believe in is the right way to believe.

If they thought it was the wrong way to believe then they wouldn't believe in it, would they?

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

Teach them about all religious and non-religious options without bias (if possible) and let them make their own minds up.

Nope. If you are at the point of understanding the nonsense that religion is, explain what religion is, but absolutely point out the nonsense that it is.

You wouldn’t leave your kids to decide whether standing in front of a car is good for them or not. You’d point out the danger.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Nope. If you are at the point of understanding the nonsense that religion is, explain what religion is, but absolutely point out the nonsense that it is.

You wouldn’t leave your kids to decide whether standing in front of a car is good for them or not. You’d point out the danger.

Are there no benefits to believing in religion?

 

[PragueBlue]

Nope. If you are at the point of understanding the nonsense that religion is, explain what religion is, but absolutely point out the nonsense that it is.

You wouldn’t leave your kids to decide whether standing in front of a car is good for them or not. You’d point out the danger.

Some of the most intelligent people to have lived haven't found it to be nonsense. I doubt you could say the same about standing in front of a car.

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

Are there no benefits to believing in religion?

None that wouldn’t be in place absent religion.

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

Some of the most intelligent people to have lived haven't found it to be nonsense. I doubt you could say the same about standing in front of a car.

Shows you the dangerous power of brainwashing children at an impressionable age.

 

[PragueBlue]

Shows you the dangerous power of brainwashing children at an impressionable age.

Obviously those that think differently to you have been brainwashed, whereas those that don't, haven't been. Got it.

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

Obviously those that think differently to you have been brainwashed, whereas those that don't, haven't been. Got it.

Nailed it

 

[Blue Mist]

If they thought it was the wrong way to believe then they wouldn't believe in it, would they?

Which makes it even more stupid.
If you cannot respect someone elses view, if you cannot be tolerant of other people different belief your religion cannot be that good.

 

[Blue Mist]

Are there no benefits to believing in religion?

Free crisps and wine.

 

[PragueBlue]

Nailed it

Thought so.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Are there no benefits to believing in religion?

It allows people to justify their bigotry I suppose.

And for those who need some sort of structured moral framework to prop up their lives because they can't understand the basic principle of "Just don't be a dick" without some dusty old story book to guide them it's probably quite useful.

Oh, and those who wish to be absolved of their sins...