WTF?! How do you jump from Sunday school - usually governed by parents - to kiddy fiddling? Seriously, have a word!
So having given your opinion, why are you seeking affirmation from Nsc? Are you not secure in your opinion?
Btw, Moshe is right. Over 90% of child abusers are within a child's family not strangers, teachers etc.
All churches have young children's work, not necessarily called Sunday school any more, and all youth and children's workers are CRB checked.
Actually, based upon my experience with the Catholic Church I recommend you tell him to send them - that experience was a major part of me realizing that it's all bollocks and me becoming a non-believer. So, there is a positive side.
Well that's made my mind up.
I shall discourage the idea of Sunday school.
Sounds like it's full of nonces.
I HATED Sunday school. I knew from a very early age that I was an atheist and always would be and went to a Roman Catholic school, was in the Cathedral Choir and obviously went to Sunday school. My parents werent religious. I believed in dinosours and science and could not pair it all together.
However different horses different courses. Despite not being religious looking back, not at the time so much - too much practice and sitting through sermons (which actually made some sense but bored me) I look fondly back at my days in the choir having sung at the Albert Hall and toured some countries
I respect peoples opinions and if that means beleiving in a god that I don't so be it I hope they would send the same respect back (which they dont in SA though I am not there tight now)
The child is hopefully old enough to make their own mind up after a few sessions. If they dont like it dont force it. If they do then the worst that can happen is they make somme friends and it might give your brother and his partner something to get involved with too. Nothing to lose, not my bag though
After reading the post about the scabby nonce bitch getting into some poor little dribblers superman pants I think I'll make the decision for him thanks very much.
I HATED Sunday school. I knew from a very early age that I was an atheist and always would be and went to a Roman Catholic school, was in the Cathedral Choir and obviously went to Sunday school. My parents werent religious. I believed in dinosours and science and could not pair it all together.
However different horses different courses. Despite not being religious looking back, not at the time so much - too much practice and sitting through sermons (which actually made some sense but bored me) I look fondly back at my days in the choir having sung at the Albert Hall and toured some countries
I respect peoples opinions and if that means beleiving in a god that I don't so be it I hope they would send the same respect back (which they dont in SA though I am not there tight now)
The child is hopefully old enough to make their own mind up after a few sessions. If they dont like it dont force it. If they do then the worst that can happen is they make somme friends and it might give your brother and his partner something to get involved with too. Nothing to lose, not my bag though
I'm very much of the view that children should not be indoctrinated into the religion of their parents at an early age, and the child should be free to chose to believe in a God based upon their own thoughts and experiences, at an appropriate age. What intrigues me is why your parents, who by your own admission weren't religious, decided to send you to Catholic Sunday school? Or was it a pre-requisite to getting into the choir?
Thats a good question thanks
I dont know why I went to a Catholic Sunday School
I think the reason was probably that we had no money and my parents liked to keep us educated and busy. We did it all, chess clubs. cubs, choirs, trampolining, football of course, karate, scouts, table tennis pretty much anything where the cost was low or none
The reason for the Sunday school definitely wasnt to get me into the choir. My Roman Catholic Primary school put me into the choir at Worcester Cathedral in order to augment me into my secondary school (which happens to be on the back of an old 20 pound note) where the government paid a chunk of my fees and my dad had to work nights to pay the rest. When he couldnt afford his part anymore a teacher took over mine and my brothers payments at C3000 per term each. Humbling from a rough estate and was reading Great Expectations at the time. Me an Bro were Pip
After reading the post about the scabby nonce bitch getting into some poor little dribblers superman pants I think I'll make the decision for him thanks very much.
I'm very much of the view that children should not be indoctrinated into the religion of their parents at an early age, and the child should be free to chose to believe in a God based upon their own thoughts and experiences, at an appropriate age
The whole experience was part boring and part eye opening as to how 'programmed' whole groups of adults could become. It was an immediate red flag in my mind. .
No.Brother wants to send his little boy to Sunday school and asked my opinion.
Personally I think anyone who teaches religion is a wrong un, best avoided, in positions where they are able to abuse.
What does NSC think?