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Speak Up! - View Question #175 |
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Question: Can my parents Force me to go to Church ? I am Atheist.
Answer: It all depends on your age or capacity. If you are a child or have been found to be incompetent, then yes, the parents of a minor child or guardian of an incompetent person can force the child or incompetent person to go to church (or anywhere else within reason).
For practical purposes, the Constitution (First Amendment), protects your right to BELIEVE anything you want to BELIEVE, regardless of every other factor. So, even if forced to attend a ceremony you don't believe in, your freedom of belief is protected.
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On 04/14/03
jay paganelli from NY said:
i got news for anyone who thinks adults knows best for their children. if adults have all the answers why are there kids out there killing other kids and selling drugs... if they had all the answers why would the world be so currupt? and look where forcing ur kids to go to church gets the parents it gets them a kid who hates church... lets give a round of applause for parents...
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On 04/07/03
wryan from CT said:
when i was in first grade i hated to read. i told my parents that it was stupid and i would never have any use for reading. In other parts of school i though that a specific subject should be restricted to people with specific interests, like english class should only be for people who want to be writers. What if my parents had told me that i didn't have to do any of my school work and just trusted my opinion? There is a reason that your parents are in charge of you for that part of your life, they are expected to teach you from their own experience so you will have some basis for making
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On 04/04/03
Samantha from NY said:
This might be kind of long so bear with me&
I think it is really sad for some kid to have a religion forced upon them. I know that there is a law that basically says that minors (Any person under the age of 18, I think) has no voice what so ever about their religious status. I myself am a minor I am sixteen. And I was baptized shortly after I was born. Baptized a Roman Catholic, and I even went to a Private school, grades K-8. Personally for me I thought it was a little contradictory. Because at that school, they said that they accept a person from every religious tradition. But
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On 03/19/03
deej from CA said:
yes, the USA may be free.. but what happened to the seperation between church and state?
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On 03/12/03
John from MI said:
Most children do not want to go to 'school' because they find it to be 'a waste of time', 'boring', etc. But your parents make you go because they KNOW what is best for you. At a young age we think that we have the answers when we don't. As for going to church, the government knows that when you are old enough to make competent decisions for yourself, then you can choose without your parents interference. Until then, do what all the rest of us did, 'make the best of it'.
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