Give me a break. Brain·wash·ing noun \ˈbrān-ˌwȯ-shiŋ, -ˌwä-\



Definition of BRAINWASHING



1

: a forcible indoctrination to induce someone to give up basic political, social, or religious beliefs and attitudes and to accept contrasting regimented ideas

2

: persuasion by propaganda or salesmanship

— brain·wash transitive verb

— brainwash noun

— brain·wash·er noun



I have been taught my gospel (I am mormon) since I was a child. And you know what my teachers, my parents, and my prophet always told me to do? Search for yourself. Don't take our word for it. Get your own testimony. And I did, I wasn't brainwashed, I was TAUGHT! There is a radical difference. Posted by: cevvlique Report Post

As Christian parents, We are teaching our children more than stories about the Old Testament Heroes or singing silly songs. We are having conversations about faith, about what it means to believe. We are honest about what questions we have, and encouraging them to ask questions as well. I think belonging to a "Christian Church" as an umbrella isn't the same thing as being a Christian. We are finding that even Christians can't agree about theology and biblical interpretation, so there are bound to be questions as the kids grow and learn to think about things for themselves. The only rule we insist on is that when they have questions they not only ask us what we think but also spend some time figuring out what they think and are prepared to tell us. Report Post

Like teaching them about Santa Claus? Don't get me wrong, I'm an atheist, but there is a difference between brainwashing and indoctrination. If you bring up a child who trusts you to believe in something, they will believe. But children are not as mentally helpless as we assume.

Children grow up into adults and always begin to question the world around them. The biggest change children go through is adolescence, at which point they might rebel against 'boring' rules because their hormones are running wild and the parents are trying to suppress their desires, or embrace their new found reasoning powers and decide they are the most intelligent beings on the planet and protest against things like nuclear power stations.

In the end all kids work out for themselves that Santa Claus is a myth and that their parents are still having sex! It's shocking, but we grow up to understand the reasoning behind our parents wishes to keep us away from the realities of life.

The true sin of religion is to tell a child they are a sinner and teach them about Moses and King Herod. There are many more serious reasons why the teaching of religion to children should be banned. As far as I am concerned, this is child abuse in itself! Posted by: tookey2k Report Post

Any ideology... This can be said for any ideology that is passed from parent to child. Anything a parent does ultimately influences and biases the child in a particular way - the only way to escape "brainwashing" is to take a newborn, put them in the woods and allow them to form their own view of the world before returning to civilization. Good luck with any kind of advancement that way. As previously stated, any ideology can be used to brainwash, this ranges from religion, to secularism, from capitalism to communism, as each has their own inherent bias. If a parent teaches their child a single ideology and neglects all others it is dangerous, however if a parent exposes their child to a multitude of these, regardless of whether the parent tries to force the child to think a certain way, ultimately they will think what they want, whether they show it or not. Posted by: Bob_Dogman Report Post

No religion specified. I do not believe that teaching children religion is brainwashing. Actually, I support and would argue that teaching children about the plethora of religions, faiths, sects, and cults that exist is a good thing. It prevents children from becoming bigoted, promotes open mindedness, and lets them make an informed decision, whether the decision is to be an atheist, pagan, Satanist, Christian, Muslim, etc. Posted by: birthdayfan Report Post

No teaching children religion is not brainwashing Raising them with the goal of being religious is, there is a difference. If you are teaching children about religion, the different types and different practices in them, that is simply informing them about culture, educating them so that when they are old enough they will have enough information to capably choose a path on their own. But if you are raising them in one particular religion, instilling your values into their head from a young age before they can really decide anything for themselves, then that is brainwashing. But no I don't think teaching kids religion by itself is that, it's if you force your particular world view and belief system onto them that is. Report Post

Teaching religion is not brainwashing Why you think that teaching religion to our children is brainwashing. Is telling them where they come from or where their ethnicy come from is such a big deal. Havent your fathers tought you about your religion if u believe in one. All religions connect each other at the end. There is no superior or inferior in religions. I just wanted to inform the illegal people about this!!! Report Post

Are you kidding me There is a world of exploration out there, and theres no way to learn unless you are taught. If taught in the correct way, religion should be an option for an individual if they choose, and by exposing them to this form of faith, we are furthering their exploration of self. Report Post

Religion the oldest subject There is a world of difference between telling one what to believe and educating someone about the sphere of beliefs in our world. The teaching of religion should not be pejorative or cloud a students judgement. It is about teaching about the worlds religions impartially. Religious teaching takes account of each persons beliefs whether theistic, agnostic, or atheistic. Anyone can study religion from all faiths or none. After all when primative man asked the question: How did I come to be and how did my world get here and is there a God? He was doing theology and religious study began. Report Post