tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304204073856872626.post7266570384191084003..comments2023-10-07T05:39:26.983-04:00Comments on In the words of a godless heathen: Challenges of being an atheistPattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099069884708593835noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304204073856872626.post-4984380776142610882007-10-01T19:06:00.000-04:002007-10-01T19:06:00.000-04:00Thanks for your comment, Felicia! I agree with you...Thanks for your comment, Felicia! I agree with your thoughts on raising kids to make up their own minds. And thanks also for the heads-up on deist/theist. I've fixed it. Guess I'm showing off my newbieness at this atheist writing thang! :-)Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07099069884708593835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304204073856872626.post-16672897933455824082007-10-01T11:57:00.000-04:002007-10-01T11:57:00.000-04:00Religious parents can't be made to hide their reli...Religious parents can't be made to hide their religion from their children, that much I think even Dawkins would agree on. What we CAN work for is a society where no worldview in particular is foisted onto kids forcibly. There's a big difference between having a crucifix and a bible sitting around at home and having your kids go to sunday school and telling them they were created by God. I for one was never told by my atheist parents that there are no gods - they let me come to that conclusion all on my own.<BR/><BR/>Btw, I think you mean theist when you say deist. Deism is a specific kind of religious belief - look it up on wikipedia for more information. A conventional Christian isn't a deist, they're theists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com