Forcing children to believe in, what many consider to be, myth, without giving them the option to choose what they want to believe in, by giving them ALL the facts is basically child abuse. You are forcing your beliefs on a child. Give a child ALL the options and let them decide for themselves.
I believe that children shouldn't run out into the highway. I believe that 2+2=3. I believe that it's good to wash your hands before you eat. I believe that we should say please and thank you. I believe that we should keep the safety on until we're ready to shoot. I believe you shouldn't walk up behind a horse without letting him know you're there.
Should I really not teach my children these things. Should I just say, "You know, your mom and I personally don't run out into the highway, but why don't you try it and see if you like it"? Or how about, "It's my own belief that it's not a good idea to get into a car with a strange man, but everybody believes something different. It's up to you to find out what your own beliefs are"?
What chance does a child have in this world if from the age of 3 you are telling them the world is 6000 years old and IT CANNOT BE QUESTIONED?
Well first of all, we don't teach our children that the world is only 6,000 years old. We simply tell them that nobody knows how old it is, but we can reason that it can't be the billions of years pop-science tells us it is.
Second, we also never tell them they can't question. We invite them to question. That's how they learn.
Same sex marriages/unions ARE OK. Homosexuality occurs everywhere in nature. This means it is NATURAL.
So then, do you teach your children that homosexuality is OK, or do you expose them to many opinions and let them decide for themselves?
All sinners are born sinners.
Not accepting it is like not accepting someone because they were born with one leg, or with red hair. It is intolerance at a base level and it should not be taught to children unless they are old enough to decide for themselves.
No, there are a couple of very obvious differences.
The first is that because we disagree with homosexuality and believe the Bible's teaching that it is a sin in no way means that we don't accept the individual. The second is that being born with one leg is a physical deformity, not a sin. The third is that by calling our religious beliefs intolerant, you're being both intolerant and judgemental, thereby doing the very thing you say we shouldn't do.
The difference between my view and yours is I do not promote intolerance. In any form.
See above.
By the way, if you read my previous statement you would see that I said it is a naturally occuring thing. I would not attempt to censor something that occurs naturally. That is like saying God made a mistake.
So then, do you believe that we should help children born with physical deformities that can be repaired through surgery?
Murder and rape are personal choices. Homosexuality is (generally) not.
All sin is a personal choice. Not only do you have to make a conscious decision to do it, you also have the choice to repent of it.
