The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #150071   Message #3506921
Posted By: GUEST,Spleen Cringe
22-Apr-13 - 02:43 AM
Thread Name: BS: Militant atheism has become a religion
Subject: RE: BS: Militant atheism has become a religion
I do think that calling bringing kids up to identify with a particular variety of the many brands of the one-and-only true religion child abuse is probably a little emotive. But speaking from personal experience it is indoctrination and can it take much time and effort to shake it off - and it could be said that you never completely shake it off: I know plenty of atheists riddled with Catholic guilt, for instance. Having said that, we all indoctrinate our kids one way or another - for instance I'm indoctrinating mine to know right from wrong and to think for himself...