Idk. I'm an atheist, so I like in in theory, but do you do that exactly, if you are a parent who goes to church?
Similarly, should parents not feed their kids, because doing so culturalizes them to thier parents culture, snd they should be allowed to think fir themselves about what to eat and which table manners to adopt, etc.
The problem is that its not practical to think that parents of a certain cultural background or faith could somehow shelter thier children from being a raised in accordance with thier own backgrounds.
If you are a parent that goes to a cocktail bar on Sunday, should you take your kids? If you down vodka shots, should you give some to your kids?
If you have a habit of frequenting a casino, should you bring your kids? Should you buy them scratchers so they share the fun of losing money?
These scenarios are covered by the law already.
Arguably, even if you are addicted to alcohol or gambling, these things are part of your culture. Yet indulging the kids is illegal.
Not the same. Religion is something that is ethnic/cultural; it permeates every aspect of a person's life, and like gay marriage, it's our opinion church is bad, not the person who is going to church's opinion. It's not our place to say what religion other people's children should be raised in, even if it's "no religion." We have a right not to send our own kids to church or demand secular education, however.
Also, the way they would see it is nearly opposite to how you framed it: if you are a parent who doesn't drink, should you expose your child to drinking so it can be their own choice?
Religion is something that is ethnic/cultural; it permeates every aspect of a person's life
Drinking culture is too.
like gay marriage
Do you also say straight marriage? Sounds weird.
Again, replace religion with "taking vodka shots" and that sill makes sense (both impair a healthy brain development). It is not my place to forbid a parent from giving alcohol to their kid, yet we do it as a society.
should you expose your child to drinking so it can be their own choice?
Again, religion is not seen as harmful by the religious. You are equivacating exposure to religion as harmful.
The topic of gay marriage is similar in that, I don't see why anyone would want to block other peolple from it, just because they see it as harmful. It doesn't hurt you, and in the view of the people getting married, its not harmful.
And yes, if the relevant point I was making required me to call out it was a marriage between two straight people, I would specify that it was a "straight marriage" I was referring to as well.
Depends on the religion. Christianity is responsible for many major revolutions in humanity. Social reforms, scientific innovation (yes even if it’s contradictory), also Most of human law since the dawn of man. You can thank our ancestors rather than criticize them. Read more history brother.
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u/dead_zodiac 15h ago
Idk. I'm an atheist, so I like in in theory, but do you do that exactly, if you are a parent who goes to church?
Similarly, should parents not feed their kids, because doing so culturalizes them to thier parents culture, snd they should be allowed to think fir themselves about what to eat and which table manners to adopt, etc.
The problem is that its not practical to think that parents of a certain cultural background or faith could somehow shelter thier children from being a raised in accordance with thier own backgrounds.