It's the end of the world (again)

[Alex]

Originally Posted by cirquelover

I think the worst thing these parents did was make their child feel like this;
“I don’t really have any motivation to try to figure out what I want to do anymore,” he said, “because my main support line, my parents, don’t care.”

To a degree I feel sympathy for that. But only to a degree. On the other hand, that reads to me the same as saying "waaah! If someone else won't give it to me, I don't want it."

As for how they're being raised, so long as the parents honestly beleive what they profess I don't really have a problem with it. Kids have had to deal with it through all time. I don't believe in what they believe in so trading educational opportunity in pursuit of needless spiritual salvation seems a horrible trade. But to those who believe, my (theoretical) approach to parenting that would trade spiritual salvation (that I don't believe exists) for an education that won't be needed is equally horrible (and infinitely longer in its impacts).

Now, I've always argued that raising children with religion is a mild form of child abuse. But I've been repeatedly told that this is intolerant of me.