ext_42737 ([identity profile] mintogrubb.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] talkpolitics2011-07-24 12:12 pm

Why I don't support Dawkins.

Yes, I know that large chunks of the Bible are based on Jewish National Myth and 'make believe'.
But so are lots of English and American 'history'. It doesn't have to be absolutely true to be inspiring, uplifting or instructive to contemplate.

Dawkins claims that teaching the Christian faith, or any other religious faith to children is a form of child abuse. Me, I am not so sure. Children can be told the story of Noah's ark, but when they get to be old enough to ask serious questions, we can tell them the facts as we know them, that it never really happened.

This would give them a grounding in the culture that they were raised in, and also help them to think critically about their world in other areas - like politics maybe. "The value of fairy tales is not what they tell us about dragons, but they tell us how dragons can be beaten", to paraphrase Chesterton. The Christian faith gave us more than the Crusades and the Inquisition - ask for details ;)

[identity profile] enders-shadow.livejournal.com 2011-07-24 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
show me a single article where somebody blames a CHILD for being molested by a priest.

i understand victim blaming happens, but usually with adult women, not underage boys and their clergy

[identity profile] midsummerskies.livejournal.com 2011-07-24 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
girls are frequently blamed for being molested/raped/abused by those in power over them

[identity profile] enders-shadow.livejournal.com 2011-07-24 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
cite me an article where this is the case regarding priests molesting children

again, not saying it doesn't happen in the broader context of society, but WITHIN the context of it being priests and children within their congregation i do not recall that ever happening

so, provide me with a citation if you can

[identity profile] midsummerskies.livejournal.com 2011-07-24 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
no thanks, I'm not in the mood for reading articles on child abuse

[identity profile] enders-shadow.livejournal.com 2011-07-24 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
excellent answer for somebody who does not want to acknowledge that in this scenario they are incorrect.

carry on!