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Saying "I'm just not comfortable with my kids playing with children of other faiths" is not against TOS. Nobody would be afraid to say that.
You asked a question. People will answer it honestly here.
Your disbelief reminds me of hypochondriasis, when patients are don't believe their doctors saying there is nothing wrong with them, they are healthy.
I'm sorry you're disappointed thread isn't turning out as you hoped. I personally am excited by the posts in this thread.
As I suspected, people who are making it into the news by trashing people of other faiths are the loud minority in the country.
More like, a parent who would say that might also say something else, eventually, that could be considered hateful. Since this site's TOS makes it clear hate-speech gets you banned, there is a trend towards removal of that opinion.
The opinions expressed in this thread are only valid for this forum.
I think truly hateful, bigoted people (to the extent you describe) are in the minority. I've never actually run into one. I don't doubt they exist but I think it's rare.
I don't think anyone here is afraid of being honest. There are a number of posters here that are very devout in their faith, and I imagine this issue is one they have given considerable thought to. As for your assertion that anyone who would choose not to have their children around those of a different faith could be called hate, I strongly disagree. I would call it insulation, or intolerance perhaps. People happily spread hate in P&OC without getting banned, so...
I didn't accuse anyone. I said the people who do hate are more likely to be banned from CD so any result will be skewered.
What Hopes and Zimbo said. I will especially lift up Zimbo's comments about the Politics forum. Even on the state/city forums, people talk about not wanting to live near certain racial/ethnic groups. It takes a lot to get one banned for that kind of talk.
I think the thread title is kind of trollish. Even when I was a kid, heck, even when my mom was a kid (from stories she told me), kids played with other kids w/o regard to religion. I suppose if you lived in some sort of a religious commune your kids would only be exposed to kids of the same religion, but then it wouldn't be a problem, would it?
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I can tell you that my DH and I are very conservative (in our religious values) Christians. I'm a Boomer. I grew up with and have known very conservative Christians my whole life. People who make me look like a flaming liberal. None of them have ever stopped their children from playing with any other child because of race, religon, creed or national origin. I've never even heard of it "through the grapevine". And this is in various parts of the U.S. by the way.
I think that has to do with the TOS. Hate towards other groups gets you banned.
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More like, a parent who would say that might also say something else, eventually, that could be considered hateful. Since this site's TOS makes it clear hate-speech gets you banned, there is a trend towards removal of that opinion.
The opinions expressed in this thread are only valid for this forum.
You must have expected something else when you posted this thread. You sound disappointed that people aren't professing some kind of dreadful hatred toward a particular group, maybe Muslims?
Children are innocent beings. They are indoctrinated into the religion of their family as they grow, usually. They are not born with a preference for a particular religion.
I grew up Methodist. My cousins were Catholic. When we were at their house on a Friday night, we didn't eat meat. We thought it was cool and interesting that some of what they did was different than what we did.
My sister's kids grew up next door to a Jewish girl. They played all day, every day with her. My neices and nephews gave her gifts for her holidays, and she gave them gifts for theirs. She went to their house to share Christmas, and they went to hers to taste all special foods her mother prepared for their holidays.
You're looking for trouble where there isn't any.
It's a healthy thing for kids to grow up with open minds, even when they discover they have different beliefs than their parents.
I WANT my kids to be exposed to people of different races, ethnicities and religions. I feel it is important in helping to make them well rounded individuals. I'm Jewish,many of there friends are Catholic. My oldest sons best friend is a Buddhist from Cambodia. One of my daughters best friends is a Muslim boy from Pakistan.When we lived in San Diego, they had Muslim and Hindu friends. It's all good
If you are secure in the beliefs that you teach your kids, exposure to different people shouldn't be an issue.
You must have expected something else when you posted this thread. You sound disappointed that people aren't professing some kind of dreadful hatred toward a particular group, maybe Muslims?
Children are innocent beings. They are indoctrinated into the religion of their family as they grow, usually. They are not born with a preference for a particular religion.
I grew up Methodist. My cousins were Catholic. When we were at their house on a Friday night, we didn't eat meat. We thought it was cool and interesting that some of what they did was different than what we did.
My sister's kids grew up next door to a Jewish girl. They played all day, every day with her. My neices and nephews gave her gifts for her holidays, and she gave them gifts for theirs. She went to their house to share Christmas, and they went to hers to taste all special foods her mother prepared for their holidays.
You're looking for trouble where there isn't any.
It's a healthy thing for kids to grow up with open minds, even when they discover they have different beliefs than their parents.
Half true, but this thread isn't an attempt at trolling. There are people in the U.S. with extremely strong opinions. There is even a Jesus Camp with ten year old boys who were saved. I would expect a discussion between a few people here who believe they shouldn't let their kids play with other religions and those who disagree.
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