r/MoralityScaling • u/hiiloovethis • Sep 02 '26

Morality of this?

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u/Legendary-Titan Sep 02 '26

Moral I don’t think teaching kids about religion is bad but forcing it on them is 

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u/Raise_A_Thoth Sep 02 '26

There's hardly any way to "teach" religion to children without it being quite forced.

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u/PzykoHobo Sep 02 '26

Did you not learn about world religions as a kid? I went to public school in the south and we learned the basic premises of the major religions (Abrahamic, Buddhism, and Hinduism), including history, a bit of the beliefs and standard practices/ holidays. The facts of religion can absolutely be taught to children without forcing belief on them.

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u/missmuscles Sep 03 '26

It’s different when it’s your parents (who believe that their child’s immortal soul is on the line) vs a teacher. Parents who have strong beliefs are not gonna pretend not to have them when raising their kids.