Why do people push their religion on their children before they have the reasoning capability to choose?
813736
Nope. The earlier the better. "Teach a child the straight path, and he will never stray from it."
371813
There are a lot of forces involved.\n\nOne is there is a lot of social pressure to believe.  Non believers are commonly shunned by family and friends.  Christianity tell them non believers are foolish and no good.  People growing up in an environment like this associate non belief with immorality and they don't want to consider themselves immoral.\n\nSecond children inherently believe what parent and other elders tell them - it's just human nature.  Religion takes advantage of this by indoctrinating children from birth.  By the time they are old enough to think for themselves, they have been in it too long to see it as the mythology it is.
1163596
Parents have this odd belief that they have to be of one faith to raise their child. At some point the child will become an adult and will need to find their own spiritual foundation. They will make up their own mind.
129474
Those Muslims are guided by clerics who offer fiery sermons\nbefore prayers and history of those clerics is that they chose to become because they weren't smart enough to become doctor or engineer.\n\nIn a family if a child is too dumb to become somebody important in life, parents admit him in a religious school and later he guides muslims to do such idiotic things.\n\nAnd muslims are very emotional when it comes to religion and can do anything.
815421
I have three grandkids, number four on the way. the eldest is twelve; she lives with her father, her mum is my oldest daughter. She left her with her dad five years ago and went away to work. Her dad is a muslim, and up to then, my daughter had reared her as a christian. I have no problem with this, her dad is a lovely, kind man and I have a great relationship with him . The problem is, the child is totally confused as to what the rules are as regards religion, dress code, behaviour codes, etc. This is leading to a backlash from her as she is starting to rebel. My heart goes out to her as she has been pushed around a lot during her short life. I have considered offering to have her live with me; I know she's happy in my house when she visits, but I don't know how her mum or dad would see this.
1116052
Because when we were young our parents infused some false and true things into our brain that made us believe. We want to fit in with a group, so we pick whatever religion we like. And we know when we are young that if we don't like the religion, than we are in trouble.\nAlso, people WANT to believe in an afterlife, and a good one or they know they will be scared as heck. Then they get used to the fear, and are overcome by the "evidence" that the religion is completely true. Like i've said before, religions are completely man-made, and those men/ women have also done bad things in their lives. The bad things just aren't officially in documents to make them look good.\n\nThis is my opinion...
802578
A lot of people get touchy when they are trying to show you their truth and you make a valid or logical point that doesn't fall in line with their beliefs. They are too stubborn or too afraid to admit there may be other possibilities because they have been conditioned to believe that you are damned to hell if you question any part of their particular religious doctrine. Therefore, if you don't take their word for it even if they can't show or prove they are right, the only way they can fight you is to shut you up or get rid of you so you would have less chances to influence anyone else to question what they deem to be the ultimate truth.
398935
Because you are little more than BREEDERS, for them to produce more offspring so to spread their religion. If they can't accomplish that by appealing to peoples hearts or morals.......why not produce offspring that can be indoctrinated with their B.S. from birth!\nMormons are NOTORIOUS for this!\nlittlemiskato....hope you like being a tool.\nPS, I pity tools.
387918
Superstitious, religious types need their religion. It tells them what to do, how to act, what to think. It comforts them.  So if you threaten it with tricky questions then they can get very techie.\nSome of them think they have to 'save' other non belivers. They're very annoying.
664680
religious ppl of all natures can be like that. but lately its christians that seem to be the biggest pains. because they so firmly feel they're right, and everyone else is wrong. to them, its as if you're arguing that 1+1 is 3. they view religion as though its not a personal choice, theres only 1 answer, and if you dont agree, you're wrong. which is interesting because Jesus Christ was a JEW. how do we know he meant to change people from judaism to another religion? maybe he just wanted them to be better jews and we took it the wrong way.
525184
Nearly all people on the face of this planet grew up with some concept of religion that had at least SOME direct correlation to thier upbringing.  Some of us have choosen to either ignore or deny those teachings but whether we like it or not those beliefs that were introduced to us when we were so young tended to shape us to where we are now in our lives.  Yes we can change our minds and form new opinions but depending on our exposure to those beliefs they can radically affect our opinions of others without us even knowing this.  Athiests and Agnostics are no exceptions to this.  So while it may be hard to understand why some people would rather have a religious leader with a questionable and dubious background rather then an intelligent and reasonable man with a heroic background, it might be better to ask why the monkey is always going for the bananna... because he's used to it.
375469
It's not a question of hard or easy.  Belief isn't a choice.  Thoughtful people's beliefs follow from their brain-based reasoning.  There are a small number of people who claim to reason their way to belief in God, but on inspection it's not very many, and it belies the concept of "faith," which wouldn't be necessary if belief in God followed from reason.
336178
could be that the more people earn or own the less faith they have in their own religion so the poor need something to have more faith in and "pray" that a religious experience for their children could be enlightening enough to help them not be as poor of their parent :0S
603642
because they think their religion is the best \nthats y \ngood luck!!!
886215
No.\n\nIt's not even Ok to choose its religion. Let the poor child figure it out for her/himself as they go through life.\n\nJeez.
555828
I think it's sad and a terrible shame that children are indoctrinated into religions before they are old enough to make their own decisions.
317672
They know and they still believe they are the only right ones. the door to door thing is a part of their brainwashing technique for the cute lil babies they bring to the door. you see they have that poor little baby stand at the door with them and when it gets shut on them they jump in and tell them that the people do not know the way of jehova and that is why they need to go out and preach to save all those lost souls. so as the child grows this concept is instilled in them over and over again. these poor little babies don't know what hit them until they get say into highschool where they see all the other peoples and experience their beliefs away from their parents and church. then often you get a really confused person that has a tendency to rebel in the worst ways. its sad really. what ever happened to free will and why are some religions so h@ll bent on controlling FREE WILL> Ha ha ha how ignorant was that down there i have read the bible many many times fron to back and skipping around and i do not appreciate the same people coming to my door over and over trying to debate my beliefs. its sad really that som many people have so many ways of preaching about the same book. for people to presume that even though i have read the book that i need to be taught how to believe is insulting!   and i agree those who are rude AREN'T THOSE WITHOUT FAITH.!!! YOU COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT ANY  BETTER THAN THAT!