Should christians be allowed to indoctrinate other people's children? [Spirituality & Religion]

@Sonntag It's a reply to another post here https://similarworlds.com/19-Spirituality-Religion/1616344-I-love-Jesus-Christ


As that's basically what christians do, I thought it was a bit hypocritical.

@suzie1960 how do Christians indoctrinate kids? do they hide in the bushes and kidnap them for bible class? lol

@ladycae UK schools are required by law to hold predominately christian religious assemblies and to teach children about religion. In practice, religious education lessons tend to promote christianity as "correct" rather than treating it as just another religion. Christians also distribute their literature where they know children will see it. In some cases they hide their activities behind secular activities aimed at children.

@suzie1960 then it is the government you should be railing against not innocent Christians. as for literature, if a kid is old enough to read and understand then he is also old enough to question and should be questioning. and i make sure i know who is sponsoring activities if you're not doing that and just sending your kids then your the one at fault.

@ladycae Unfortunately christianity has even got a foothold in our Government. Our head of state is also head of the church of England.

Children can read simple literature well before they're capable of critical thinking. Hiding activities behind secular activities is intended to deceive parents so it's not clear who is sponsoring the activities.

@suzie1960 boy you make Anglicans sound like the mafia. ask who is sponsoring things. ask who is sponsoring the sponsoring group. i would never let my kids go anywhere i was not familiar with the group sponsoring. it is the parent's responsibility.

@ladycae When you ask, how do you know they're answering truthfully?

@suzie1960 because i care enough about my kids to investigate, but here in the states it is not nefarious as you make it sound there. even if i wasn't christian i would rather have christians than pedos.

@ladycae How far can you investigate? However plausible their story, it might not be the truth.

Here in the UK, some christians are pedos.

i talked to some of my friends who live in England. one is in London, one Manchester, and the others i forget but they all told me you are having a problem no one else seems to have.

@ladycae If they're christians I wouldn't expect them to have problems with christians. I didn't when I was a christian. In any case, they might find christian activities I object to acceptable.

@suzie1960 nope nome of them Christians, one a Buddhist, 2 atheists an agnostic and one undeclared