Mindia wrote:brinstar wrote:Mindia wrote:Wouldn't you be happier to see your child come home from school with a Bible, all excited to learn about God, than to see him/her come home with body piercings, purple hair, and breath reeking of marijuana? Just because YOU don't believe in God doesn't mean you should deny your children religious freedom so they can decide for themselves.
If you answer "No" to the first question, then you are undoubtedly the stupidest person to have ever roamed the planet... you and any other moron that would answer "No" to that.
i didn't read any of the thread after this post, but in response to your loaded question, i'd like to know how you'd answer the following loaded questions.
would you rather your kid came home from school with:
- the torah, or the koran?
- the koran, or piercings/dyed hair/potbreath?
- a swastika t-shirt, or track-marks in his/her arms?
- the satanic bible, or a book about wicca?
- a violin and rehearsal book, or a B.C. Rich Warlock and tabs to Iron Maiden?
- a stab wound and an empty wallet, or a homosexual partner?
- an expulsion notice, or the Book of Mormon?
HAHAHAHA all those things go hand-in-hand with the body piercings, purple hair, and breath reeking of marijuana. Keep trying though.
please rephrase your response, it sounds as though you believe muslims, jews, nazis, violinists, guitarists, and high school dropouts all get piercings, dye their hair, and smoke marijuana. put on the "mature" hat for a while, ok?
my point was that if you give people the option of their child coming home with a bible or coming home with bloodshot eyes, the munchies, green hair, and metal in their face-- of COURSE they're going to pick the bible. however, there are LOTS of other wonderful things their kids could come home from school with, eyes a-twinkle-- for example, a deep appreciation for oil-painting or a desire to attempt to correct social injustices.