If we have determined that children are not able to have sex, drink, vote...

[cleanhippie]

If we, as a society, have determined that children are mentally/intellectually incapable of making their own decisions about sex, drugs, booze, etc, why is it ok to force religious dogma/ideology onto them before the age of consent?

[HereSince1628]

1. I can think of several reasons which I don't imply as a complete list...

1) religion gets to choose the age of religious consent/accountability

2) some religions consider themselves to be dealing with almighty eternal salvation, not just the trifling paternalistic interests of persons watching over a temporary mortal existence.

3) it's easy to write on a tabula rosa

4) success with this approach

[Fix The Stupid]

2. I asked this before...

Bunch of wailing and then crickets...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/121838776

http://www.democraticunderground.com/121838776#post30

[rug]

5. Some things can't be fixed.

[dimbear]

3. The religion that your parents are or were is so important in determining your own religion that

it's hardly worth considering any other reasons. In other words, it's pretty much a coin flip. And it determines which place you will be sent after death for eternal punishment.

You have to admit that's pretty much fair.

[rug]

4. Same reason you "force" nationalism, militarism, and civic obedience,

Of course, your comparison is ludicrous.

[cleanhippie]

6. Come on, rug, you are better than that.

That is an intellectually lazy response.

[rug]

7. I can but that's all it calls for.