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a question about religion
Mulder
post Dec 12 2005, 04:29 PM
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i was thinking about why im agnostic. and i realized, its because i was raised in a christian community, not a jewish one. i never developed jewish ties.


so i was wondering, how do you feel about a child growing up in a community whose major religion is not their own? do you think its bad? do you think that children should grow up in their religious community only? what about public schools?

and i searched. i really did.
 
 
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post Dec 12 2005, 05:08 PM
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In the end, people will ultimately make their own decisions and think through things themselves, no matter where they grow up or in what environment. I know lots of people who were raised strongly Christian and turned out pretty strongly Atheist. It depends on the will of the person to stick to what they believe.

And, Judaism is pretty similar to Christianity in a lot of the teachings, besides the whole Jesus being the Savior thing, so it probably wouldn't have been that different for you.
 
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post Jan 4 2006, 05:18 PM
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QUOTE(disco infiltrator @ Dec 12 2005, 5:08 PM)
In the end, people will ultimately make their own decisions and think through things themselves, no matter where they grow up or in what environment. I know lots of people who were raised strongly Christian and turned out pretty strongly Atheist. It depends on the will of the person to stick to what they believe.

And, Judaism is pretty similar to Christianity in a lot of the teachings, besides the whole Jesus being the Savior thing, so it probably wouldn't have been that different for you.

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Actually, though the teachings are similar, the two cultures are completely different. It is much different growing up in a Jewish society than a Christian one.

However, I do agree with Sammi about the will of a person deciding what they want to be. I grew up in a Christian community, and still live in it. However, I am completely Jewish. It matters what you believe is right.

And MF Doom, you're right as well. Many kids are brainwashed into it. However, if they aren't able to question what they think they know at any point of their lives, they're just stupid. They're the ones who drink cyanide laced Kool Aid.
 
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post Jan 4 2006, 05:34 PM
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They're the ones who drink cyanide laced Kool Aid.
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What's wrong with that? It's my favorite flavor!

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insomniac   a question about religion   Dec 12 2005, 04:29 PM
disco infiltrator   In the end, people will ultimately make their own ...   Dec 12 2005, 05:08 PM
ermfermoo   QUOTE(disco infiltrator @ Dec 12 2005, 5:08 P...   Jan 4 2006, 05:18 PM
Acid Bath Slayer   QUOTE(ermfermoo @ Jan 4 2006, 5:18 PM)They...   Jan 4 2006, 05:34 PM
mona lisa   I agree with Sammi. Your surroundings may have som...   Dec 12 2005, 09:10 PM
_suzie_   QUOTE(mona lisa @ Dec 13 2005, 2:10 AM)Childr...   Dec 20 2005, 01:29 PM
mona lisa   QUOTE(_suzie_ @ Dec 20 2005, 1:29 PM)as much ...   Dec 20 2005, 04:48 PM
not_your_average   Well, I was raised Hindu as well, and even though ...   Dec 12 2005, 09:56 PM
acid_high   I think that where you live won't decided your...   Dec 20 2005, 01:41 PM
sharpandcuddly   I don't think that your surrounding area has m...   Dec 20 2005, 04:53 PM
mona lisa   QUOTE(sharpandcuddly @ Dec 20 2005, 4:53 PM)I...   Dec 20 2005, 04:57 PM
instantmusic   im jewish. i grew up in a normal, diverse enviorn...   Dec 20 2005, 06:25 PM
unicocira   QUOTE(insomniac @ Dec 12 2005, 4:29 PM)i was ...   Dec 27 2005, 08:44 AM
HuGzNKissEs   I dont really feel that being brought up in a reli...   Dec 28 2005, 10:53 AM
vash1530   it depends on the person because some are more imp...   Dec 29 2005, 02:01 AM
aera   i went to a christian elementary school and ended ...   Dec 30 2005, 04:38 PM
The_AZN_Godfather   I don't think we should divide up communities ...   Dec 30 2005, 10:07 PM
andromeda_90   I think it depends on the religious community itse...   Dec 30 2005, 10:17 PM
FoxBandCutie08   I believe that if a religion is strongly forced up...   Jan 3 2006, 08:59 PM
MF Doom   Honest to Doom truth is that a child's mind wi...   Jan 4 2006, 03:51 PM
MF Doom   Honest to Doom truth is that a child's mind wi...   Jan 4 2006, 03:58 PM
Acid Bath Slayer   It's pretty simply to realize the truth here. ...   Jan 4 2006, 04:06 PM
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kryogenix   Actually it was Flavor Aid, not Kool Aid. And I s...   Jan 4 2006, 07:06 PM
disco infiltrator   Nate's right. Others and myself brought up tha...   Jan 4 2006, 10:43 PM
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disco infiltrator   ^ Yea, he gets me. That wasn't the point of m...   Jan 5 2006, 10:46 PM
illumineering   ^ Ahhh...thanks!   Jan 5 2006, 11:30 PM


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