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introducing faith/religion to kids
On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:58:27 -0400, Ericka Kammerer
wrote: There are times and spaces where it is okay, but it shouldn't be on the playground or at a cocktail party. I haven't seen atheists bringing it up in either venue. When they are attacked by those who insist on bringing it up though, they often defend their own views. -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits |
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introducing faith/religion to kids
toto wrote:
On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:58:27 -0400, Ericka Kammerer wrote: There are times and spaces where it is okay, but it shouldn't be on the playground or at a cocktail party. I haven't seen atheists bringing it up in either venue. When they are attacked by those who insist on bringing it up though, they often defend their own views. What to do under attack is a somewhat different question, the answer to which depends heavily on the situation. I think people have a right to defend themselves under attack, but I also think that the defense can be unnecessarily inflammatory particularly when a number of bystanders are involved. So, in an ideal world I think one considers the potential fallout, especially since it is often the case that those rude enough to make the attack in the first case are unlikely to listen to reason. When that's the case, I would be less likely to defend my position and more likely to highlight the impropriety of the attack. (In other words, "I haven't attacked your beliefs and you don't have any right to attack mine" rather than, "My beliefs are right and yours are wrong"--not because you don't have any right to defend your beliefs, but because if the topic was inappropriate to begin with, taking it to greater heights continues the inappropriate behavior rather than shutting it down.) Best wishes, Ericka |
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introducing faith/religion to kids
On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:27:44 -0400, Ericka Kammerer
wrote: (In other words, "I haven't attacked your beliefs and you don't have any right to attack mine" rather than, "My beliefs are right and yours are wrong"--not because you don't have any right to defend your beliefs, but because if the topic was inappropriate to begin with, taking it to greater heights continues the inappropriate behavior rather than shutting it down.) I don't expect that my grandchildren would ever bring up religion at all unless they were attacked by being told they are going to hell because they are not Christian. My granddaughter is pretty naive though and would probably just come home crying. She *might* tell her teacher, but they discourage tattling, so it is doubtful that anyone at school would help her. Besides her teachers probably have the same beliefs, they just don't say them out loud to the kids. -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits |
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