Does a child have rights to freedom of religion choice under their parents?
Posted on January 17th, 2010 by admin
Can a kid be forced to practice a religion under their parents?
I’m being forced to attend yom kippur services and I’m an atheist and I don’t think that this is right. Please tell me if this is allowed to happen and how I can stop it.
As a minor, you have very few rights at all (the right to a basic education, medical care, basic clothing, simple shelter, and basic food and that’s that!). You have no privacy rights, no property rights, no right of self-determination, and no right to choose either your sexuality and/or your religion. Until you reach the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you must obey all lawful commands and directions from your parents and you must submit to their authority and discipline.
This is because they have the hard duty to bring you up to be a self-respecting, self-supporting adult that will be an asset to society, rather than a burden. And the state will assist your parents in whatever they feel is best in raising such an adult (ie. if you rebel against your parents, they can get the law to assist them in controlling you).
To directly answer your question, you have no right to freedom of religion as a minor and you won’t until you become a legal adult. You can be forced to practice whatever religion your parents choose (with one or two minor exceptions like if your parents insist on female circumcision, that is against the law or if they are Jehovah’s Witnesses and they refuse to permit you to receive a blood transfusion). And yes, this is legal. You can do nothing to stop it and if you refuse your parents lawful orders and directions, you will find that they have the right to punish you with almost impunity!
I suggest you obey your parents. Once you are a self-supporting adult, you can move out and do as you plese.
January 17th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Parents try to force their children to believe what they believe. In all reality the child is always going to believe what they believe, and parents should allow them to do so.
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January 17th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Freedom of Religion is a right in the constitution which is a contract between the government and the people, not between parents and their children.
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January 17th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Your still young, and that’s your fault. Live with it or leave home!
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January 17th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
You can do what you want when you’re an adult. Until then, your rear end belongs to your parents and you have no say.
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January 17th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
You are a minor – that means you have no legal rights.
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January 17th, 2010 at 6:39 pm
As a minor, you have very few rights at all (the right to a basic education, medical care, basic clothing, simple shelter, and basic food and that’s that!). You have no privacy rights, no property rights, no right of self-determination, and no right to choose either your sexuality and/or your religion. Until you reach the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you must obey all lawful commands and directions from your parents and you must submit to their authority and discipline.
This is because they have the hard duty to bring you up to be a self-respecting, self-supporting adult that will be an asset to society, rather than a burden. And the state will assist your parents in whatever they feel is best in raising such an adult (ie. if you rebel against your parents, they can get the law to assist them in controlling you).
To directly answer your question, you have no right to freedom of religion as a minor and you won’t until you become a legal adult. You can be forced to practice whatever religion your parents choose (with one or two minor exceptions like if your parents insist on female circumcision, that is against the law or if they are Jehovah’s Witnesses and they refuse to permit you to receive a blood transfusion). And yes, this is legal. You can do nothing to stop it and if you refuse your parents lawful orders and directions, you will find that they have the right to punish you with almost impunity!
I suggest you obey your parents. Once you are a self-supporting adult, you can move out and do as you plese.
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January 17th, 2010 at 7:29 pm
The most I can add to what’s been said is that you could probably be forced to attend, but if you’re old enough to decide on atheism then I don’t know if you can be forced to participate in the rituals and ceremonies.
buckeye.
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