Quote ="Monsieur Invisible"No that is not being born into a religion. I was born into a C of E family, sent to a C of E school, confimed into that church by my parents when I was young and knew no better and I am now an atheist. You are clearly missing the fundamental point.
It's not like being born into poverty or of a certain race or something else that you have no control over - it's a choice. It's understandakle why he might have grown up a Catholic, because of the external Catholic influences you've mentioned, but the fact of the matter is that children are not born Christian or Muslim or any other religious denomination. Surely you can see that?'"
obviously.. i was raised in the same way.. and i am now very much an atheist.
I think the context of 'born into religion' is the issue for me as your fundemental point.
Yes it is different than being born into poverty... But its something as a child that is very much thrust upon you (well it was in my case).. so in that respect.. I was born into it.
Children all over the world are born into religion.. especially in the middle east.
now if that isn't something to be worshipped i don't know what is
