wow, just wow..... biblical parenting is a joke

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: JDub02
I don't see how a few strange people make all Christians wackos. I was raised in a Christian home. My dad's a pastor. I'm an engineer and my brother is the worship leader at my church. I say we turned out OK.

i didnt say they all were....just this bunch on here

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer

Originally posted by: Canai

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer
harry potter books are off limits! hahahahahha i cant believe that. kids not allowed to read harry potter.

Well, it is pagan witchcraft to send them to Hell after all

seriously they went to the library and directed their children away from the harry potter rack....and onto narnia instead, beacause narnia is "based on real events" and the bible.

i really don't see much difference between narinia and harry potter.

Narnia has some Christian themes in it. The most blatant being Santa Claus but I guess one could also draw parallels from the willing sacrifice and resurrection of the lion as well. Still, it's not like they start belting out onward Christian soldiers or anything like that in the book.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: Abel007

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer

Originally posted by: Abel007
Wow, just wow. non-biblical parenting is a joke.

Seriously there is a program on right now called "raised by the hand of an atheist"

theres a family on here, that smack their children with the rod of correction (which is fine by me btw)

but it seems to me, they are bringing up their children as atheists....ie imposing atheism on to them, not letting them chose for themselves

secondly....home schooling, where all they are taught is the values of family, and the way atheists believe the world was created.

and to prove just how good this education is....their eldest, most successful daughter is ....... a cleaner.

wow. atheism-based parenting is obviously the way to go.

i feel sorry for the lot of them, brought up in a nicey nicecy atheist home, exposed to the big bad world...with no skills this side of bible-bashing that are worth a second thought.

EDIT: they are allowed to watch TV, especially the collection of christian bible-bashing videos over and over again. they are completely exposed to the external media....magazines, tv, radio, pop music...everything. how are they going to form their own opinions?
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Everyone has their own beliefs. You don't have the right to judge anyone else. So stop. If they want to raise their children that way then fine. You raise yours the way you want and go on with your life like you want it to.

ATOT has become too much of a judgmental, Christian hating society. I swear I see these same kinds of posts 4 or 5 times daily.

ill judge who i like

and i judge these people as idiots quite frankly.... if they judge me to be a an evil filled god hating ****** who should die for merely existing thats fine by me, ill just take my degree, get a well paying job and have a rich successful life.

if they dont want to be judged, by me, the viewer....they shouldnt of signed up for a TV program

...and Christians are the problem with society...

hey im not telling them wat to do, nor do i plan to.

my opinion, which im entitled to, is that their methods seem idiotic in todays world. its their loss at the end of the day, means nothing to me.

if their idea of success is a child who grows up to be a cleaner and has a unwaivering love of the lord then thats fair enough. my idea of success is a well educated child, who will end up with a good well paying job or even their own company so that he/she can provide for themselves and family in a world where money talks.

conflicting ideas of success lead me to critise them, and i criticsing them because i can. simple as that.


one thing i will say is that their kids are tremendously pleasant ad well behaved...it definately works in that respect, but you need a fine line between making them too goody goody and spineless or making them into complete toe rags with diregard for authority.

but you know, how many mr nice, moral, ehtical and caring are in the sunday times rich list? id wager that there arent many, if any

some one needs to teach kids authority, the shcools have stopped doing it, parents must do it.

 

[Luthien]

what happened to the link?

 

[pradeep1]

Check out the Brick Testament:

http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_law/index.html#what_not_to_eat

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: leftyman
I though God was about love?

Heh.. What have you been smoking? Any good God-fearing Christian will tell you that God is all about obediance and fear. The fear that you will go to Hell if you don't repent for your sins and allow yourself to be Saved. Or something...

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer
seriously there is a program on right now called "raised by the hand of god"

theres a family on here, that smack their children with the rod of correction (which is fine by me btw)

but it seems to me, they are bringing up their children as christians....ie imposing christianity on to them, not letting them chose for themselves

secondly....home schooling, where all they are taught is the values of family, the bible and gods world and things he created.

and to prove just how good this education is....their eldest, most successful daughter is ....... a cleaner.

wow. biblical parenting is obviously the way to go.

i feel sorry for the lot of them, brought up in a nicey nicecy christian home, unexposed to the big bad world...with no skills this side of bible bashing that are worth a second thought.

EDIT: they arent allowed to watch TV, only the same collection of christian bible bashing videos over and over again. they are completely cut off from the external media....no magazines, tv, radio, pop music...nothing. how are they gonna cope in the real world?

There are several families in my area that are like that. However, the curriculum they learn is mandated by the state. It's also worth noting that most of their children are among the best behaved and most polite children I've met (and I meet a lot of children: I'm a teacher.) I'd rather have to interact with someone who is pleasant but believes the earth is 3000 years old, than to have to deal with someone who's more knowledgeable in science, but is a jerk.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer
seriously there is a program on right now called "raised by the hand of god"

theres a family on here, that smack their children with the rod of correction (which is fine by me btw)

but it seems to me, they are bringing up their children as christians....ie imposing christianity on to them, not letting them chose for themselves

secondly....home schooling, where all they are taught is the values of family, the bible and gods world and things he created.

and to prove just how good this education is....their eldest, most successful daughter is ....... a cleaner.

wow. biblical parenting is obviously the way to go.

i feel sorry for the lot of them, brought up in a nicey nicecy christian home, unexposed to the big bad world...with no skills this side of bible bashing that are worth a second thought.

EDIT: they arent allowed to watch TV, only the same collection of christian bible bashing videos over and over again. they are completely cut off from the external media....no magazines, tv, radio, pop music...nothing. how are they gonna cope in the real world?

There are several families in my area that are like that. However, the curriculum they learn is mandated by the state. It's also worth noting that most of their children are among the best behaved and most polite children I've met (and I meet a lot of children: I'm a teacher.) I'd rather have to interact with someone who is pleasant but believes the earth is 3000 years old, than to have to deal with someone who's more knowledgeable in science, but is a jerk.

:thumbsup:

 

[thepd7]

Originally posted by: wetcat007

Originally posted by: Abel007
Wow, just wow. non-biblical parenting is a joke.

Seriously there is a program on right now called "raised by the hand of an atheist"

theres a family on here, that smack their children with the rod of correction (which is fine by me btw)

but it seems to me, they are bringing up their children as atheists....ie imposing atheism on to them, not letting them chose for themselves

secondly....home schooling, where all they are taught is the values of family, and the way atheists believe the world was created.

and to prove just how good this education is....their eldest, most successful daughter is ....... a cleaner.

wow. atheism-based parenting is obviously the way to go.

i feel sorry for the lot of them, brought up in a nicey nicecy atheist home, exposed to the big bad world...with no skills this side of bible-bashing that are worth a second thought.

EDIT: they are allowed to watch TV, especially the collection of christian bible-bashing videos over and over again. they are completely exposed to the external media....magazines, tv, radio, pop music...everything. how are they going to form their own opinions?
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Everyone has their own beliefs. You don't have the right to judge anyone else. So stop. If they want to raise their children that way then fine. You raise yours the way you want and go on with your life like you want it to.

ATOT has become too much of a judgmental, Christian hating society. I swear I see these same kinds of posts 4 or 5 times daily.

lol, I don't know of any atheists that try and protect their children from hearing other views or opinions but I suppose it could exist.

Do you think growing up in the house of the OP as a kid would be a balanced and open environment? No matter what the OP says if his kid turned out to be Christian it's very obviously the OP would think and probably call him an idiot. So if you or the OP aren't open to Christian ideas how is that any different from Christians not being open to your ideas?

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: leftyman
I though God was about love?

That's the new God, The old God, ala Old Testament was a vengful, wrathful God. The New Testaments were written because they realized that they could get more people, thus more money, if God was nice and compassionate.

 

[AUMM]

watch some Moral Orel....:thumbsup:

 

[IAteYourMother]

gosh, what an unbiased program. All Christian parents must raise their children the same way!

 

[Zenmervolt]

Seriously, my best friend grew up with parents who believe in Biblical Parenting.

In her family, when they misbehaved they were spanked; sometimes with a wooden spoon (with which I have no problem).

She was brought up as a Christian and her parents did everything they could to teach her Christian values like love and compassion but they ultimately allowed her to make her own decisions and draw her own conclusions.

She was homeschooled as well and was taught by her mother, a state-certified teacher. They forcused on the "three r's" and, even though they believe in creationism, she was taught the theory of evolution and she can speak quite intelligently on it.

And to proove just how bad this education is, my friend, their eldest, most successful child, works in the legal department for a major international company and is making well over $75,000/year. All before her 24th birthday.

Wow, Biblical Parenting is obviously a terrible idea.

I feel sorry for her. Brought up in a loving home and knowing that her parents and siblings were always there for her no matter what happened, learning about and participating in the world at large while having a loving family to fall back on, and with no skills apart from the ability to think clearly and critically about the world.

EDIT: She was allowed to watch TV, but some shows were off-limits (shows like South Park and, for a few years, The Simpsons), and her family encouraged reading mainstream media and discussing the topics.

ZV

 

[Amused]

It's a very scary time when parents are no longer allowed to raise their children as they see fit.

EVERY parent imposes their beliefs on their child, be it religion/anti-religion, morality, political, or irrational fears. They ALL do it.

To decry this belief system while imposing your own is the height of hypocrisy.

Leave parents alone.

The REAL joke here? People who can't leave other people alone.