Guest makapaka Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 I know families here in the UK that they don't talk to each other children play games all the time , nothing strange about a church wanting to encourage good family relationships No there's no problem with that. If there was no religious undertone then it would be admirable. Why dleant the church just do that without any mention of church or religion?
teeny Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Is it not the case that young impressionable children are "preached to" before they are mature enough to frame searching questions? No it's not about that ! You all jump on the band wagon of indoctrination , yet Jewish and Muslim children get schooled in their faith after school is that not indoctrination? People always have a go at Christians for wanting to show what their Faith is !
Bonzo77 Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 To be fair, if I were religious, I'd take my kids to this. As it happens, I'm not, so I don't. There's a Messy Church in Killamarsh and I've been told it's good for kids and adults, but there is a lot of religious stuff aimed at the kids. At the end of the day, if you aren't keen on exposing your child to religion, don't take them, but don't criticise those who do.
fatrajah Posted February 22, 2015 Author Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) No it's not about that ! You all jump on the band wagon of indoctrination , yet Jewish and Muslim children get schooled in their faith after school is that not indoctrination? People always have a go at Christians for wanting to show what their Faith is ! What then is the point of encouraging children to come to the Messy Church if they are not at some stage in the proceedings "preached to"? Edited February 22, 2015 by fatrajah
Guest makapaka Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 To be fair, if I were religious, I'd take my kids to this. As it happens, I'm not, so I don't. There's a Messy Church in Killamarsh and I've been told it's good for kids and adults, but there is a lot of religious stuff aimed at the kids. At the end of the day, if you aren't keen on exposing your child to religion, don't take them, but don't criticise those who do. Do you think it's right to take kids to church though? When they aren't able to properly understand what it's about - and form a logical opinion of it? I wouldn't let my daughter go. If as an adult she made that choice - it would be her decision and I'd have no objection - maybe an opinion on it, but not an outright objection.
wornout53 Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 All my children were taken to church from an early age......I am a Christian and took them with me. They are all now adults and have their own views ranging from Christian to Pagan to Agnostic so obviously their early experiences of church did not stop them forming their own opinions.
teeny Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 What then is the point of encouraging children to come to the Messy Church if they are not at some stage in the proceedings "preached to"? It's about families coming together , children come along with their parents ! It's the parents choice at the end of the day wether they expose their children to faith !! ---------- Post added 22-02-2015 at 22:02 ---------- All my children were taken to church from an early age......I am a Christian and took them with me. They are all now adults and have their own views ranging from Christian to Pagan to Agnostic so obviously their early experiences of church did not stop them forming their own opinions. Exactly they make their own choice , as I did at a young age
Bonzo77 Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Do you think it's right to take kids to church though? When they aren't able to properly understand what it's about - and form a logical opinion of it? I wouldn't let my daughter go. If as an adult she made that choice - it would be her decision and I'd have no objection - maybe an opinion on it, but not an outright objection. If I were a religious person, of cause I would.
teeny Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Do you think it's right to take kids to church though? When they aren't able to properly understand what it's about - and form a logical opinion of it? I wouldn't let my daughter go. If as an adult she made that choice - it would be her decision and I'd have no objection - maybe an opinion on it, but not an outright objection. So if she joined guides and they do parade once a month you are going to single her out ,Children make choices and can understand a lot so I would always let my child go if she wanted to , I wouldn't make her feel like church is something bad ! Which it isn't
Guest makapaka Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 If I were a religious person, of cause I would. That's not really an answer. Is it right that religious adults impose their religion on their kids? ---------- Post added 22-02-2015 at 22:18 ---------- So if she joined guides and they do parade once a month you are going to single her out ,Children make choices and can understand a lot so I would always let my child go if she wanted to , I wouldn't make her feel like church is something bad ! Which it isn't I disagree. I think it can be bad. It's not always relevant and doesn't allow free-thinking views to be developed properly.
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