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Old 19-12-2013, 07:05   #64
Margaret Pilkington
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Re: is Christianity a force for good?

My daughter went to All Saints, and her children go to All saints too.
There is nothing at all wrong in giving children a schooling that is based on the foundations of religion......after all, it was through religion that children were educated in the dim dark past.....ok, it was only the children of the rich who were taught back then.
It is only brainwashing when all other aspects of life are air brushed out in favour of religious fervour.
Children are exposed to many other more malign influences in their lives, they need to have some sort of moral compass instilled into them so that they can make the best choices.

I was brought up in a family that had both Catholic and Methodist influences.
I went to mass with my mother on a Sunday morning, and Methodist Sunday school in the afternoon....no wonder I have confused ideas about religion....that aside, it gave me a strong ethical background. It gave me a conscience.
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