Quote Originally Posted by AdrianII
That is the sensible approach, provided that children are allowed by their parents to 'live' as well. They must be taught about the various schools of thought and given the opportunity to think and experiment for themselves without being 'drilled' in one belief or another. We have seen the results of fundamentalist religious schools on the one hand and state-controlled atheist education (Soviet Union, China) on the other, and they are not encouraging.
And boy, those McGuffy readers in the US sure did screw up those generations didn't they? Installing ethics of hard-work, respect for authority and a sense of where we come from. I'm so happy they're banned! Along with Puritans being lampooned everywhere. This country is in so much better shape now that no morals are taught and a whisper of religion draws the ACLU like great-whites after blood.

finally somone gets it. but i do bash religion cause it is foolish, humans are the only animals in the world who know that we will one day die and be gone forever, so in a futile attempt to give reason to our short lives and quick deaths we invented (da da daaaa) religion. i don't really ridicule religions ane call them completely false (i like to keep an open mind and listen to religios [sic] stuff) but it seems all to elaborate. i can understand that there may be some great divine force over our universe, but it is my belife [sic] that he may have created the spark of life and that it was threw evolution and nature and turmoil that we we were born, not some intelligent plan.

so next time don't bash the catholics, or lutherans, muslims or jews...BASH ME AND MY KOOKY RELIGION
You bash religion because it is foolish. Because it entertains you. Is it just me or is that pathetic?

Azi