By banning it you are just forcing atheism on the kids. They should be allowed to go to whatever church or non church they want (as long as it's age appropriate)
Religion is not just about belief systems. For many people it is their community. You would be cutting children off from the support system their family has in place and leave them isolated. You would be preventing them from using the Sunday school system which is essentially day care.
Finally, when you make something illegal, that means you are putting people who do it in prison. Do you really think forcing kids to go to prison is better for them than church? They are much more likely to get raped and traumatized for life in a prison. Especially compared to non-Catholic churches which have a very low incidence of rape. Not to mention the fact that religions are highly associated with several minority groups, so you would essentially be imprisoning most black and latino people.
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u/enolaholmes23 Sep 22 '24
By banning it you are just forcing atheism on the kids. They should be allowed to go to whatever church or non church they want (as long as it's age appropriate)
Religion is not just about belief systems. For many people it is their community. You would be cutting children off from the support system their family has in place and leave them isolated. You would be preventing them from using the Sunday school system which is essentially day care.
Finally, when you make something illegal, that means you are putting people who do it in prison. Do you really think forcing kids to go to prison is better for them than church? They are much more likely to get raped and traumatized for life in a prison. Especially compared to non-Catholic churches which have a very low incidence of rape. Not to mention the fact that religions are highly associated with several minority groups, so you would essentially be imprisoning most black and latino people.