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-Should parents teach a child to follow their beliefs or let the child discover religion on his/her own?
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Why shouldn't parents teach their kids what they believe? When a child is 18 they can make their own decision but while they are younger they are not considered to be able to make their own decisions which is why they have parents or guardians to raise and teach them. You can't sit there and say one religion is better than another or no religion at all and you can't tell a parents what not to teach their child. As long as it doesn't break the law, or force the child to break the law then there's nothing wrong with it.
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-When is the right time to bring up the topic of religion for a child?
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That's up the parent and should not be dictated by anyone else.
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-If a mother is of one religion and the father is of another, what should the child be brought up with (if even taught religion at all)?
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That should be decided within the family.
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-If you have/will have a child, what was/would be your course of action concerning religion?
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I'd teach any child of mine what I believe to be correct. I don't care what other people say about my views, I have very specific reasons for them, my views are rational and quite frankly it's no one else's business.
I'm very much for parental/guardian rights, and the ONLY reason they should be taken away is if the parent is obviously causing harm to their child needlessly. I do believe in spanking as well. I was raised being spanked and it was how I was taught a lesson and it didn't hurt me, it didn't make me think my parents didn't love me, it was simply a punishment for doing something I
knew was wrong. It never left bruises or broke the skin, and it made me a better person.