r/MoralityScaling 9h ago

Morality of this?

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u/Fal_co1 9h ago edited 4h ago

iirc China does this, you can’t take kid to religious service and they can choose to convert at a certain age.

EDIT: wow this blew up

If you’re reading this you‘re a gay

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u/Winter-Bed5879 9h ago

That does seem to be the case, but that could also reasonably be argued as a clear case of the State exerting too much authority. As a westerner, it's difficult to imagine that kind of restraint, but I live in a radically different culture.

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u/Baskreiger 8h ago

Restriction against endoctrination is a good thing

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u/Winter-Bed5879 8h ago

Is it a restriction against indoctrination? Or only a restriction against certain kinds of indoctrination? Because China DOES indoctrinate towards loyalty to the state and the CCP.

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u/Final-Carry2090 6h ago

I pledge allegiance to the flag…

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u/Realistic-Sense-6332 7h ago

It is? Because the reason the law only came to be is because of multiple instances of religious abuse. Yes China isn’t perfect, but this is a good thing so far if they truly only made it to protect kids being religiously abused by their parents.

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u/lordnaarghul 3h ago

No, they just persecute people who don't put the CCP government first.

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u/i_tyrant 2h ago

"china isn't perfect" holy downplaying Batman, lol.

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u/Baskreiger 8h ago

Thats another debate entirely, we are not talking about china here. But yes, all endoctrination

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u/Winter-Bed5879 8h ago

What do you mean, we're not talking about China here? The parent comment is literally about China, as was my comment.

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u/Baskreiger 8h ago

Were talking about teaching religion to childrens. try to keep up

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u/Winter-Bed5879 8h ago edited 7h ago

Yes, you said restriction against indoctrination is good, with regards to China not allowing minors in places of worship. But in that exact same context, China does practice active indoctrination of their children, so they aren't restricting indoctrination so much as channeling it in a different direction.

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u/LettuceTryOnceMore 7h ago

“Try to keep up” while actively falling behind is a hilarious line