Could this be part of why the young aren't engaged?
Re: Could this be part of why the young aren't engaged?
by eric » Fri Nov 15, 2013 10:51 am
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
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Re: Could this be part of why the young aren't engaged?
by eric » Fri Nov 15, 2013 10:54 am
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Re: Could this be part of why the young aren't engaged?
by eric » Fri Nov 15, 2013 10:57 am
It's like saying "I don't want the school telling my children the world is round. I'll deal with science at home."
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Re: Could this be part of why the young aren't engaged?
by Mr.Bill » Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:02 am
If it taught correctly teaching a religion is no different than any other subject..
In todays' world the kid will just make up his mind about religion when he/she gets older anyway.
In todays' world the kid will just make up his mind about religion when he/she gets older anyway.
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Re: Could this be part of why the young aren't engaged?
by eric » Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:03 am
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Re: Could this be part of why the young aren't engaged?
by eric » Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:05 am
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Re: Could this be part of why the young aren't engaged?
by JDHURF » Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:05 am
I believe that religious education as in the UK is great and also one of the likely candidates for the UK's general secular attitudes.
As far as religion and all ideology for that matter. It is something of a neutral vessel. It really does have to do with the people engaging it and how they do so. Taking Christianity, you can get on the one hand, liberation theology and Dorothy Day and on the other hand, you can get fascism and General Franco and then everything in between. The same is true of Islam (progressive Sunni's and extremist Wahhabi's) and all religion and also true of any secular ideology.
I do believe that teaching children to believe things without good reason and to do so as an adult is problematic and potentially dangerous.
As far as religion and all ideology for that matter. It is something of a neutral vessel. It really does have to do with the people engaging it and how they do so. Taking Christianity, you can get on the one hand, liberation theology and Dorothy Day and on the other hand, you can get fascism and General Franco and then everything in between. The same is true of Islam (progressive Sunni's and extremist Wahhabi's) and all religion and also true of any secular ideology.
I do believe that teaching children to believe things without good reason and to do so as an adult is problematic and potentially dangerous.
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