What you are doing to those children is brainwashing them... you are teaching them strictly about christian practices and not about the numerous
other religious practices out there.
Not exact matches
well just thinking about these wars in the muslim / mid-east world over
religious differences (which may reflect mental states in many ways) in a world where most realize that living in the present moment is best way to happiness and being in the moment in non-strife and awareness through the teachings of masters such as found in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based
practices of
religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe in past beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but is not the end all of all times or knowledges — and is thus — non self - sustaining in a belief that does not encompass growth of knowledge and understanding of all truths and being as it is or could be — is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage of even themselves — not to be disrespected nor disrespectful in any way — only to point
out that perhaps too much is asked to put
others into the cloak of blind faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities of the present and the potential of the future... so you try to live in the past — and destroy your present and your future — where is the intelligence in that — and why do people continually fear monger or allow to be fear — mongered into this destructive vision of the future based upon the past?
On the
other hand, so - called «Christians» have certainly gone
out of their way to try to prevent believers of
other religious traditions from
practicing their faith — by trying to impose their particular brands of «Christianity» onto all
others under the law.
Iraq is a big land and has many bordering countries and a population of many Races, and many Religions and Faiths that were known or unknown beliefs... all of those lived in harmony during S - adam regime and every body was
practicing his rights with
out fear or with just a little fear But now having messed up the whole setup and the control of this mixed nation that were under a secular umbrella has cleverly for some ended it to be handed to
Religious extremes at all sides of borders who are now fighting each
other for taking control over the country or having it divided in to pieces.
The
practice of giving names to
religious traditions is likewise a modem phenomenon, as Wilfred Cantwell Smith has pointed
out, 4 and it derives from the growing awareness of
other cultures and civilizations.
The problem arises when
religious practices and doctrines that are intended to bring life and health to the spirit and community become barriers to reaching
out to
others with the love, justice and mercy of God — or when «human traditions» are substituted for «the commandment of God.»
All it prevents them from doing is imposing the
religious practices of one group upon
others,
out of concern they might feel uncomfortable.
Most Slavic brides will attend church on Easter Sunday although when you chat through online dating websites you'll be able to find
out how
religious the Russian women are, while some are
practicing Christians
others are not.