I would have to agree, although I actually have reason behind it.
1. Usually very protected and un-aware of the world around them (a.k.a. sheltered)
2. Beliefs and values are pushed on said child and often they lack the open mind to change themselves.
3. Sadly, most end up thinking they are always right and their religion is never wrong. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
*disclaimer* Just my experiences in growing up in a very, very catholic home. I am sure there are exceptions out there, just like with everything else. No offense to those of a particular religion of course.
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<!--QuoteBegin-WoTLanfear+Feb 17 2005, 11:37 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (WoTLanfear @ Feb 17 2005, 11:37 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I would have to agree, although I actually have reason behind it.
1. Usually very protected and un-aware of the world around them (a.k.a. sheltered)
2. Beliefs and values are pushed on said child and often they lack the open mind to change themselves.
3. Sadly, most end up thinking they are always right and their religion is never wrong. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
*disclaimer* Just my experiences in growing up in a very, very catholic home. I am sure there are exceptions out there, just like with everything else. No offense to those of a particular religion of course. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> ha my family was pretty hard core catholic. I even went to one of those catholic schools for a time and had extra religin classes after school for like 9 years. People in my family taught the classes too.
Needless to say all their hard work paid off any im now a devout athiest with my own developed values and morals. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
And after some hard core debates with some of them over various contradictions in the bible and lots of other things they leave me alone now and deal with it. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Yeah.. my story doesn't quite have that happy of an ending, but the middle is where we both are even. Forced to go to a catholic school (nothing against it when it comes to general education I learned more about basic subjects then most in public schools) but the extra religion classes were not my favorite thing, let alone had to go to mass every wednesday morning. That did take up some class time so we didn't have "religion" class that day.
I've had first hand experience with the matter after dating someone with a Pentecostal background and boy was that an adventure for the both of us. Let's just say she doesn't wear her hair the way she was taught to and now wears other things other than long skirts <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
But a moderate amount of religion in an upbringing isn't unhealthy. My mum's a Christian, she just doesn't shove it in anyone's face. I can respect that.
What turned me away from God was going to a Protestant school. :|
<!--QuoteBegin-Snidely+Feb 17 2005, 01:34 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Snidely @ Feb 17 2005, 01:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> But a moderate amount of religion in an upbringing isn't unhealthy. My mum's a Christian, she just doesn't shove it in anyone's face. I can respect that.
What turned me away from God was going to a Protestant school. :| <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Ditto. Church services were always a good way to get out of doing any work for that particular day though. And making up rude words to the hymns, then seeing if the teachers notice that you and your friends are singing the "modified" version was always fun.
I remember once we got the entire room to sing "While Shepherds washed their socks by night...." at the same time. That ruled.
What was really sad was when the chaplain tried to make his sermons "interesting". Instead of just being interminably dull, he was dull and stupid looking.
I think we had religious ceremonies at my school... it's hard for me to tell because the minute the chaplain person stood up to speak I found myself zoning out rather quickly ^^;
We also had these big paper things called 'hymn books'. Not sure what they were for but by golly they made good paddles for playing table hockey with a coin when you and your classmates were bored <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Yeah, you'd just go onto "standby" mode. There's a brief moment where you can see the "please wait, preparing to standby" in someone's eyes, and then...blank. The continuous standing up/sitting down didn't prevent this.
The way we were arranged, there was always a teache who could see us. No, no fun for us. Just monotonous, dull ritual.
<!--QuoteBegin-Grizzly+Feb 17 2005, 12:08 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Grizzly @ Feb 17 2005, 12:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> forcing your religon upon other people is evil tbh! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Who's forced to do anything?
Seems to me most of the people here who belive they were forced into christianity are athiest. No one belives anything they are "forced" to belive.
<!--QuoteBegin-esuna+Feb 17 2005, 04:44 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (esuna @ Feb 17 2005, 04:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Indubitably! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Thats one of my favourite words, but I have serious problems saying it for some reason.
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Righto
1. Usually very protected and un-aware of the world around them (a.k.a. sheltered)
2. Beliefs and values are pushed on said child and often they lack the open mind to change themselves.
3. Sadly, most end up thinking they are always right and their religion is never wrong. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
*disclaimer* Just my experiences in growing up in a very, very catholic home. I am sure there are exceptions out there, just like with everything else. No offense to those of a particular religion of course.
1. Usually very protected and un-aware of the world around them (a.k.a. sheltered)
2. Beliefs and values are pushed on said child and often they lack the open mind to change themselves.
3. Sadly, most end up thinking they are always right and their religion is never wrong. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
*disclaimer* Just my experiences in growing up in a very, very catholic home. I am sure there are exceptions out there, just like with everything else. No offense to those of a particular religion of course. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
ha my family was pretty hard core catholic.
I even went to one of those catholic schools for a time and had extra religin classes after school for like 9 years. People in my family taught the classes too.
Needless to say all their hard work paid off any im now a devout athiest with my own developed values and morals. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
And after some hard core debates with some of them over various contradictions in the bible and lots of other things they leave me alone now and deal with it. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
tbh!
What turned me away from God was going to a Protestant school. :|
tbh! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
"tbh"? You're simply right!
What turned me away from God was going to a Protestant school. :| <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Ditto. Church services were always a good way to get out of doing any work for that particular day though. And making up rude words to the hymns, then seeing if the teachers notice that you and your friends are singing the "modified" version was always fun.
I remember once we got the entire room to sing "While Shepherds washed their socks by night...." at the same time. That ruled.
What was really sad was when the chaplain tried to make his sermons "interesting". Instead of just being interminably dull, he was dull and stupid looking.
We also had these big paper things called 'hymn books'. Not sure what they were for but by golly they made good paddles for playing table hockey with a coin when you and your classmates were bored <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
The way we were arranged, there was always a teache who could see us. No, no fun for us. Just monotonous, dull ritual.
tbh! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Who's forced to do anything?
Seems to me most of the people here who belive they were forced into christianity are athiest. No one belives anything they are "forced" to belive.
Thats one of my favourite words, but I have serious problems saying it for some reason.