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From: ajs@hpfcla.UUCP (ajs)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: Religious Brainwashing of Children
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Date: Wed, 18-Jul-84 22:50:00 EDT
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Nf-From: hpfcla!ajs    Jul 31 18:50:00 1984

Should parents be allowed to push religion onto their children?  Now there's
a good question.  I don't think we can prevent it, but sometimes I wish we
could.  For example, I once had this conversation with a young child:

child:	"Do you know what makes the sun come up?"
me:	(mildly amused)  "No, what makes the sun come up?"
child:	(proudly)  "Jesus Christ makes the sun come up!"
me:	(quietly shocked)  "I see...  What is 'Jesus Christ'?"
child:	(taken aback)  "Gee... I don't know... umm... uh..."

Here was a poor kid not old enough to think for himself, with ideas being
shovelled into his brain.  Sad.