Is it moral to punish and hate your child because you are a catholic and he is an atheist?
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Yeah, its not. When family shows anger and starts to take things away from you that dont even have yet you start to understand how some people think...
Edit: I'm curious to see if any christians answer this.
Edit: I'm curious to see if any christians answer this.
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Crusader05
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Its 100% unacceptable. Its also the total opposite of real Christianity, anyone who does this is a hypocrite and needs to actually learn what Jesus tought and not listen to a bunch of snake-oil dealers.
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It isn't moral, just cruel. I once knew a girl who wanted to change religions, but was too scared to because he father said he would disown her. Sad. My mom gave us the opportunity to choose our own religion and i am happy and grateful she did.
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I know that, but I am sure some people get a different idea.
Edit: yes forcing a single religion on us didnt help me.
Edit: yes forcing a single religion on us didnt help me.
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Moral? Depends on the society. In this society I would say it's not unheard of, so I am unsure if it's moral. I can say it goes against my morals, certainly. If I knew someone who was doing that I would absolutely have words with them. In a perfect world I would even take them out back.
Of course, in a perfect world they wouldn't behave so childishly. They wouldn't be theists at all.
However, having said all that, considering that they are probably more afraid of you winding up in hell than you being a well adjusted person here on earth, I can see where they are coming from, in a way. Only a recklessly incompetant imbecile would believe treating someone like this will change them, but I can at least understand why they feel like they have to go to such extremes.
More's the pity.
Of course, in a perfect world they wouldn't behave so childishly. They wouldn't be theists at all.
However, having said all that, considering that they are probably more afraid of you winding up in hell than you being a well adjusted person here on earth, I can see where they are coming from, in a way. Only a recklessly incompetant imbecile would believe treating someone like this will change them, but I can at least understand why they feel like they have to go to such extremes.
More's the pity.
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knightlight72
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Why would you hate your child? The question seems predetermined that no one would agree.
As to punishment, certainly if you "forced" you child to church, and go through a family devotion, perhaps that's what you mean by punishment? That likely happens all the time.
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AtheistPerson said:
If he is an atheist, it is not the believer, but the Father who is to judge him.
1 Corinthians 5:12-13
"Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside."
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It is both immoral and unbiblical to punish and/or hate your child because he is not a catholic.
Just asking the question causes me to question....why?
Just asking the question causes me to question....why?
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bumblebee62331
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AtheistPerson said:
Oh dear. Hate is such a strong word. Although I don't have children, so I haven't been in this situation, I could safely say I could never hate my child. My brother is an athiest and I don't hate him.
All you can do is to be there for your child. The harder you try to push him/her into being religious, the harder they will pull away and the deeper they will get into atheism etc. It's their choice.
I would rather have a child who was an Atheist who still loved me, than a child who was a Catholic but despised me.
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How about Christian parents who force their atheist children to attend mass / church with them? Should that be considered a form of punishment? I think so.
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Ah, I get 3 warnings and my old account is disabled... There is a law that says you can go to church or not and noone can force you... but thats not true.
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AtheistPerson said:
No absolutely NOT!!!!
That is the most ridiculous thing I ever heard. If that is true, no wonder the child is an atheist!
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AtheistPerson2 said:
LOL I was too..once until proven different.
I was just trying to show how stupid the parent is by doing so......in my own stupid way
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well... your bibles a bit flawed so if I ever go back to religion its certainly not christianity...Edit: say hi to the admin who disabled me and have him share that christian "love."
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