The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #158007   Message #3735267
Posted By: Steve Shaw
04-Sep-15 - 07:29 AM
Thread Name: BS: David Cameron is execrable
Subject: RE: BS: David Cameron is execrable
Branding people because of creed is very common on this forum. I have read threads here that have practically accused people of child abuse for raising children within a religious tradition. Absolute bigotry widely tolerated by many here.

I have not read a single comment that brands people because of their creed. I have seen plenty of comments that condemn people for assuming that their creed is the one and only truth to the extent of ignoring evidence and unjustly refuting the work of scientists, and I have have seen plenty of comments that brand people for forcing their faith on others, children in particular, seeking to indoctrinate them with what is evidence-free myth peddled as truth. There is a difference, and you'd do well to make the distinction. I've made plenty of the latter type of comments myself. I have also said, countless times, that your faith is your business and you should be respected for it, as long as you keep it to yourself and don't have aspirations to make it anybody else's business. Including your kids'. The job of grown-ups is to give children the skills and the hunger to seek knowledge, not to tell them that things that can't be substantiated are true and needn't be questioned, and sign them up to your particular faith club.