Is it ok for parents to impose a belief in their kids?

As you know, when we are kids, parents usually decide what religion we should follow what we should consider right or wrong not taking into account the children's opinion or desire but, is this really the right way to raise a child?

Valentina Luna wrote:As you know, when we are kids, parents usually decide what religion we should follow what we should consider right or wrong not taking into account the children's opinion or desire but, is this really the right way to raise a child?

NO! Parents should not impose a religion on their children, Religion is a personal choice, it’s one that adults choose for various reasons. These reasons usually boil down to the fact that it makes the follower feel better. Whatever the reasons for following religion, the important point here is that an adult is capable of making such a decision. Putting aside the fact that the overwhelming majority of religious people I’ve met are incapable of discussing their religion using logic and reason, they are still (usually) of sound enough mind to make an informed choice.
They can learn about evolution and choose to reject it. They can learn about the age of the earth and choose to believe it’s as old as the Bible says. They can ignore the hypocrisy and stupidity of the Bible/Qur’an or whatever other book they read and choose to follow it blindly. They can turn away from religion if they want. Most children in religious families do not have this option. They are simply told what to believe. In other words, they are indoctrinated. They are labelled as a ‘Christian child’, a ‘Muslim child’ or a ‘Catholic child’. As Richard Dawkins points out in The God Delusion we’d be appalled if we referred to a child as a ‘Labour child’ or a ‘Tory child’. We’d object to a child being used as an extension of their parents political belief. We’d say a child isn’t old enough to understand which political party they belong to.
To conclude, my advice for parents is not to Don't count your chickens before the eggs have
hatched, this world might blow up if religion is imposed in something so special and intimate as families are.
The world might not be the best, but it is what it is.

Valentina Luna wrote:As you know, when we are kids, parents usually decide what religion we should follow what we should consider right or wrong not taking into account the children's opinion or desire but, is this really the right way to raise a child?

Parents should not decide what religion their child should follow, in my opinion, the best way to raise a child is teaching what is good and what is bad, not imposing their beliefs or punishing for thinking in a different way. The best religion is the one who makes you a better person, so no matter in who or what you believe but if you are a good person, that's all that matters.

Kids are like empty white boards whose parents can fill in the best way they fill appropriate. And I believe the best way a parent can raise a child is by guide them towards their religion or beliefs if they have one, and if they consider it is the best for them. However, they should not impose them their beliefs. In addition, parents should leave the door open to other religions or belief systems, before curiosity kills the cat, and their kids run away from home since this option is granted there. The time would come when the kid is not longer one, and he/she can make his/her own decisions and the parents should be prepared for this, by always support their child decision, if it does not puts their life in danger.

Valentina Luna wrote:As you know, when we are kids, parents usually decide what religion we should follow what we should consider right or wrong not taking into account the children's opinion or desire but, is this really the right way to raise a child?

I think parents should guide their children in that aspect as they build their own way of thinking. Therefor, when they are conscient of what they belief, parents should accept that and not decide for them what religion or belief they should follow.

Not to impose but I think it is important to teach them about their patented beliefs. Imposing is to force someone to belief in something but that is not the correct way, they can teach and show their children their believes but never impose it.