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I am a very big on personal rights, so this stinks big time on my radar, however it ended up fine. The system worked. Same goes with most things religious based in the US. The first amendment is currently alive and strong (accept at airports or any area with a lot of people).
Now, at the same time, we have this huge cross culture of puritans. And lets face it, in a democracy, mob rules, and in a representative republic mob rules with some oversight.
Keeping the child in a catholic school and giving him the choice of beliefs when he is 18 has nothing to do with the court case. The judge placed a restriction on the parents (not the child) they fought the restriction. I think what they are did/doing is fine on most every level. Parents should not force their beliefs on their children. They should mold them and prepare them to be independent thinking members of a society.
How that is done, is arguable by anyone, but the last thing pagans who complain about Christian indoctrination should do is start pagan indoctrination. Let people decide their belief structure as the grow up and become independent thinkers.
But when it comes to religion, I honestly don’t know a country that is more free and accepting then the US currently; not Germany, not France, not Austria, probably most of Europe has some heavy restrictions on religion but not sure. England limits the throne of England to one religion. Now most let people practice freely, but most have big restrictions on starting a religion.
This is not to say that mistakes are not made, judges are people, and when a mistake is made it needs to be corrected.
The only current religious issue that I am aware of in the US is marriage issues and drug use, though in most cases the drugs are ok in places of worship.
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Judge: Parents can't teach pagan beliefs
Athena Judge: Parents can't teach pagan beliefs May 27 2005, 04:28 PM
May 27 2005, 04:28 PM
