05-06-2008, 06:22 AM
I think that this is something of interest no matter what perspective we are coming from. Do parents have the right to bring up their children in their own worldview?
Religion is Child Abuse?
An In-Depth Look at Article 14 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
[/quote]This week, we continue our series on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child with Article 14, which says that the government shall “respect the right of the child to freedom of thought, conscience and religion,” and shall also “respect the rights and duties of the parents and, when applicable, legal guardians, to provide direction to the child in the exercise of his or her right in a manner consistent with the evolving capacities of the child.”
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Read on... it's quite something....
Religion is Child Abuse?
An In-Depth Look at Article 14 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
[/quote]This week, we continue our series on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child with Article 14, which says that the government shall “respect the right of the child to freedom of thought, conscience and religion,” and shall also “respect the rights and duties of the parents and, when applicable, legal guardians, to provide direction to the child in the exercise of his or her right in a manner consistent with the evolving capacities of the child.”
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Read on... it's quite something....