can two ppl from diff religions.. - Page 5

This content was originally posted by: alpha_sigma

is this ur opinion😕or that of the myopic religious leaders...

Yes my view. I prefer everyone to stick their own religion and not cause an over crowding. By all means one is free to visit any temple, church or mosque. But make your parents happy by following the family religion as far as possible.
I think I am very liberal. Do not break your parent's heart.
All religions are equally good.

@RTH: I like the way you think but for some reason I don't agree that kids are just that innocent any more. Kids too get brainwashed from a very early age, and this has an impact on their innocence and beliefs. 

This content was originally posted by: hindu4lyf

@RTH: I like the way you think but for some reason I don't agree that kids are just that innocent any more. Kids too get brainwashed from a very early age, and this has an impact on their innocence and beliefs.

Yes kids do get brainwashed. Have you watched the documentary Jesus Camp? It is quite a terrifying presentation of how kids are being religiously brainwashed. Cultural/Communal brainwashing also occurs in many third world nations. In parts of Africa where there is tribal conflict and genocide, kids are forced through a lot of trauma until they are completely desensitized to rape and murder and do it on command.

The thing is smart people cannot usually be brainwashed - its the naive and innocent who usually fall prey to such tactics. People who don't really think for themselves or know better.

My post was more in context of children in multicultural or mixed religion or multinational households where the parents are not trying to brainwash but exposing the children to many different concepts, beliefs and cultures. To some this might be confusing a kid, but children are much more open minded than adults and react to such situations very favorably. They tie things together with imagination.


Yes I've seen plenty of cases of conversion for marriage. It is common in the desi community. One one hand it is simpler as the child is completely immersed in one religion/culture. But it can be challenging in that the child can feel detached and not connect with the mother's side of the family. But yes many of these marriages do work out well too.

The trend is changing though. People are developing independent identities and are unwilling to just let go of it. At the same time it is also increasing tolerance, harmony and compromise. More and more. I've seen plenty of mixed religion/mixed culture families too that work very well. Most people who engage in such marriages tend to be very open minded to the mixing. Its definitely not for everybody. Some people just wont be comfortable with conversion or compromises. Some people do go for it and regret it later.

This content was originally posted by: return_to_hades

Yes kids do get brainwashed. Have you watched the documentary Jesus Camp? It is quite a terrifying presentation of how kids are being religiously brainwashed. Cultural/Communal brainwashing also occurs in many third world nations. In parts of Africa where there is tribal conflict and genocide, kids are forced through a lot of trauma until they are completely desensitized to rape and murder and do it on command.

The thing is smart people cannot usually be brainwashed - its the naive and innocent who usually fall prey to such tactics. People who don't really think for themselves or know better.

My post was more in context of children in multicultural or mixed religion or multinational households where the parents are not trying to brainwash but exposing the children to many different concepts, beliefs and cultures. To some this might be confusing a kid, but children are much more open minded than adults and react to such situations very favorably. They tie things together with imagination. 

I'm sure that most parents aren't aware of the 'brainwash', but there's no denying it happens. As a kid, I was never forced to pray, fast, go to the temple or do anything religious for that matter. It was just something that I picked up from my grandparents and so soon the prayers became part of my daily routine and till date, my mum will always ask me whether or not I wish to fast, it's never felt like an obligation which many kids feel these days. I remember when my cousin bro used to come back home when he was in Year TWO, he'd tell me about how kids in his class were fasting! I'm not saying they are forced, and I know lots of things should be taught and implemented when kids are young, but I still think that's wrong. 

I used to like helping out with little kids in primary school so I'd make it a point to go there two/three times a week, whenever I was free from college and when you'd talk to these kids, you'd realise just how much importance is given to religion and sometimes I couldn't help but think that too much importance is given to it.

I haven't seen Jesus Camp but I can imagine what it must be like.

Lots of my friends are from multicultural and multinational households, but I don't know very many people who come from mixed religion backgrounds..unless you count a chinese friend whose parents are Bhuddist and Atheist. She happens to be an Atheist like her Dad, yet she does pray for the sake of it before her exams😆

Yes I've seen plenty of cases of conversion for marriage. It is common in the desi community. One one hand it is simpler as the child is completely immersed in one religion/culture. But it can be challenging in that the child can feel detached and not connect with the mother's side of the family. But yes many of these marriages do work out well too.

The trend is changing though. People are developing independent identities and are unwilling to just let go of it. At the same time it is also increasing tolerance, harmony and compromise. More and more. I've seen plenty of mixed religion/mixed culture families too that work very well. Most people who engage in such marriages tend to be very open minded to the mixing. Its definitely not for everybody. Some people just wont be comfortable with conversion or compromises. Some people do go for it and regret it later. 

See, I haven't noticed that trend. In fact, I find that people are going further and further away from their identities, which is why inter-religious marriages as well as multinational marriage are becoming more and more common. I definitely agree that people who engage in such marriages are usually much more open minded to mixing. Some people can make it work and others can't, it varies from person to person really.