I just had a very deep and philosophical discussion with a dear friend close to the centre of the current 'terrorism' related actions. No classified information was exchanged, merely a desperate desire to find a solution.
The only real solution is that a child's religion should be a free choice, something that should not be forced upon them by a family or community.
Religion needs to be like voting, buying tobacco and alcohol, taking out bank loans, driving a car etc etc etc
You MUST be of an age where your decision to follow a particular faith or religion is a decision you make as a FULLY INFORMED adult.
Our religious/faith options should be the subject of education of all the choices available to human beings, including the option of having none at all.
How can something so powerful, so polarising, so controversial be thrust upon a child at birth? It is child abuse to condition a young child into a particular doctrine or faith without first equipping that child will the full knowledge of all the options available to them, and then allowing them to take a fully informed decision as an adult to follow a particular religion or to abstain from religious practice altogether.
We pour so much of societies resources into education and career planning and pathways for VET etc because we value earning an income over the value placed on the faith we choose as a free thinking fully informed adult. Surely our soul/heart/values are worth more consideration and education than how we ultimately chose to derive an income.
Isn't our moral compass the most important adult decision we ever take? This should be a decision a human being takes as an adult and a fully informed adult.
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