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Originally Posted by Thor
If a cult removes a person from society and teaches the children of that cult to respect a narrow and absolute world view everyone gets upset, but if a family like this one raises 12 children out of the school system and expects this to be good for them I for one don't think its a good idea.
But the problem I have is why the parents exclude them from public or private school, I mean its the UK not the US school system  |
lots of people have many different reasons for homeschooling their kids. not abuse
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If this girl and her family believe the only salvation is jesus, that means the rest of the humanity that doesn't agree is flawed.
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this is exactly what religion teaches. while we may disagree with it its not abuse
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This mindset is from her young age going to define her for the rest of her life without her being given a chance to decide this for herself. She has been given no choice but to believe ONLY what her parents tell her, and in this case its absolutism. Which is sad, cause she's obviously a smart girl.
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Many people are raised in a very strict religious home with exactly those same values and they come to question things as they get older. Not many people continue with blind faith of everything they were taught as children as you suggest here.
I do see your point, If it was a cult teaching these things we would look down on it yes. Since they are being taught a main stream religion it is accepted. But that is another argument that has been fought on CP before.
I'm just not seeing this as any worse than most families raising their kids in a religious home. Most of these families impose restrictions on what their kids can watch on tv, what they can read, etc. I can attest to this personally. This family has taken it a little farther but I'm just not seeing it as crossing the line to abuse. Its not like they are locking the kids up and not allowing them out. And they are teaching them about the outside world. Maybe not pop culture, but I'm assuming if you get a scholarship to college you know your history and world affairs.