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Religion is like circumcision (Original Post)
SecularMotion
Jan 2013
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"Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man" - Francis Xavier
cleanhippie
Jan 2013
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rug
(82,333 posts)1. Same with reddit.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)2. "Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man" - Francis Xavier
Brainwashing. Child Abuse. Pure and simple.
rug
(82,333 posts)4. That's an apocryphal quote.
So I take it you consider giving a child a religious upbringing is brainwashing and child abuse. I'd like to see you try and prove that claim.
dimbear
(6,271 posts)3. Whether or no you receive that lil snip is a chance thing, just depends on the family you're born
into, you have nothing to say about it your own self--so, yes, it is just like religion.