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Originally Posted by Swarly
That is pretty much all religion I've been exposed to right there. I grew up in a christian home believing all those exact same things as all religious people do. And there are religious people out there that still believe them, that's their choice. I don't see this as child abuse. Nutty religious people sure, but in time she will grow up and make her own choices as everyone does.
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Do you think Muslims who dress their children in Hamas clothes with machine guns and tell them to kill all jews, is that child abuse or just religious belief?
I just want to know as hasn't been clearly pointed out here, which is abuse and which is acceptable. Because if this girl was a muslim talking about how jews are to be destroyed and all the typical islamic propaganda I don't think many CP'ers would be here arguing for her loving and family orientated upbringing.
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As for the outside world, maybe its not such a bad thing to not know of britney spears and all. I know people who let their 10 year old kids watch family guy. Which is worse?
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I know the documentary makes this point, I don't care that a child is interested in Spears or any other famous person. The fact is in all society teens are made into 'fans' of whatever celebrity of their own home country or other. Theres a difference between being a fan of a celebrity culture and not having a choice to be aware of it. At least some children know of it and know its ridiculous.
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This isnt child abuse unless all religions are abusing their children. Maybe they are, but I dont see this case as that much worse than the rest.
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Its a sliding scale. The vast majority of religious parents in the western world are no abusing their children, far from it. Those children are able to be exposed and see the outside world.
But lets not kid ourselves, those same religious parents will point at cults and suggest its abuse and a perversion of life. So obviously we have a sliding scale, depends where you stand before you can determine where you stand on that scale.
It would be different IF those children had no choice, were forced to see one viewpoint and be shut off from society because of parental beliefs, whatever those be.
There is hope for Deborah.