Daughter forced to believe in God

Mark Tapley

realdanbreen wrote: »

Do you think moving schools again will solve the childs problems?
Yes or no.

The child's problem is the nature of the school. Take the school and its associated mumbo jumbo out of the equation and I think she has a better chance of being happy.

realdanbreen

Mark Tapley wrote: »

The child's problem is the nature of the school. Take the school and its associated mumbo jumbo out of the equation and I think she has a better chance of being happy.

Thats your opinion fair enough, but I happen to think its unbelieveable that a kid could get so traumatised over religion.

GreeBo

PopePalpatine wrote: »

And I wonder why they picked on her? As the Japanese say, the nail that sticks out gets hammered.

According to the OP its because she had (non-catholic) head-lice.

lazygal

realdanbreen wrote: »

Thats your opinion fair enough, but I happen to think its unbelieveable that a kid could get so traumatised over religion.

The image of a Jewish man being tortured to death isn't something I'd choose to show my children. Or stories about how they have sins and need to confess them. Or stories about how they should eat the body of Christ. Or that if they aren't of the faith they won't get to go to heaven.

Harry Angstrom

realdanbreen wrote: »

Thats your opinion fair enough, but I happen to think its unbelieveable that a kid could get so traumatised over religion.

The child is merely projecting the parent's hang-ups and prejudices about religion.

realdanbreen

lazygal wrote: »

The image of a Jewish man being tortured to death isn't something I'd choose to show my children. Or stories about how they have sins and need to confess them. Or stories about how they should eat the body of Christ. Or that if they aren't of the faith they won't get to go to heaven.

Obviously whoever tried to explain christianity to you made a right balls of it.

lazygal

realdanbreen wrote: »

Obviously whoever tried to explain christianity to you made a right balls of it.

Oh right. So the image of a Jewish man being tortured wasn't in my classroom or the church where we had to go during school hours.

NewCorkLad

realdanbreen wrote: »

Thats your opinion fair enough, but I happen to think its unbelieveable that a kid could get so traumatised over religion.

The child was not traumatised over religon. The child was traumatised by the over reaction of her teacher/principal and the bullying that followed by the other children when she stated she didnt beleive in God.

Cabaal

realdanbreen wrote: »

Obviously whoever tried to explain christianity to you made a right balls of it.

So Jesus isn't being tortured on the cross? Images showing him with blood etc are not images of somebody being tortured?

thorns don't hurt? spear in side didn't do anything? and I suppose the nails felt like fluffy flippers?.

The cross at that period was used as a device to torture and kill criminals, what did you think it was used for?

Damn, must be wrong about this all along

Cabaal

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

The child is merely projecting the parent's hang-ups and prejudices about religion.

so none belief or not following a religion is a hang up?

I don't follow football as a sport, I guess that means I must have some hang up's about it?

whats your hang up about the Islamic, Jewish, Scientology etc religions?

realdanbreen

lazygal wrote: »

Oh right. So the image of a Jewish man being tortured wasn't in my classroom or the church where we had to go during school hours.

Oh sweet jesus,why is everyone so easily traumatised? Whats going to happen the next time this kid stomps her little feet? Move school again?

lazygal

realdanbreen wrote: »

Oh sweet jesus,why is everyone so easily traumatised? Whats going to happen the next time this kid stomps her little feet? Move school again?

So showing children images of torture is ok, because its religious imagery? Having images of torture in classrooms is ok, because its religious?


We are so conditioned to think displaying images of a man being tortured to death in public spaces is normal that we never think that maybe, just maybe, a child might find such images traumatic and be upset by them?

Dades

I think this facts of this thread have been somewhat lost at this point.

The kid being bullied wasn't anything specifically to do with her opting out of religion. Yes, being called out about her honest thoughts on religion by her teacher/principal didn't help, but that issue was resolved, somewhat, at least.

There's a bit or arguing on both sides now about stuff that didn't happen.

Mark Tapley

It would seem like some posters would prefer if the child was made to stay in the religious school when another option was found.
I see it as a kind of Stockholm syndrome in which these people have allied with the people who conditioned them and fed them a diet of guilt and garbage.

GreeBo

NewCorkLad wrote: »

The child was not traumatised over religon. The child was traumatised by the over reaction of her teacher/principal and the bullying that followed by the other children when she stated she didnt beleive in God.

Was the bullying not specifically due to head lice?

Turtwig

Mod:

I think this thread has run it's course. OP, if you wish you can pm us and we'll consider re-opening it.

I'd also like to emphasise that if you think a poster is trolling REPORT the post. Don't make accusations in thread.

Thanks, and have a nice evening.