| No book should be "banned". Prohibition doesn't work. This is proven.
We should, however, be aghast at the notion of a "Christian child" or a "Muslim child". Indoctrinating youngsters is the bread and butter of religious groups and it's sickening. The idea that a child... perhaps more than a DECADE before we trust them to drive a car... should be entrusted with such a life-altering path as religion is beyond ridiculous.
Never forget that religion (Christianity in particular) is a type of propaganda that sells a highly addictive product. It is the cure you don't need (salvation) for the disease that doesn't exist (damnation). Selling it to children is worse than selling cigarettes to children... but it's the same marketing concept: get them while they're young and you'll have lifelong brand loyalty.
Children should be raised agnostic and exposed to as many different philosophies and explanations of those philosophies as possible so they can make in informed decision when they're old enough. |