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From: liz@umcp-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: teaching religion to children - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 20-Jun-83 04:47:46 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 20 04:47:46 1983
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I think that a person's religious beliefs are too tied to how they
live for a person not to teach something of what they believe to
their children.  When you tell your child that it is wrong to do
a particular thing, how do you explain to him why?  If you believe
in God, you will find yourself needing to explain why you believe
God sees a particular thing as being right or wrong.  If you're
not careful, they will grow up believing God is a spoil-sport or
worse.  You need to teach them the positive things you believe
about God as well -- his love for us and his provision for our
needs.

I don't think it's wrong for you to teach your children what you
believe, but it is wrong not to allow him to think it through for
himself and come to his own decision when he is old enough to do
so.

				-Liz Allen