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Quote by: arielmessenger 
Does religious behavior contradict individual freedom? Oh, yes, but when it's all done on a strictly voluntary basis, i.e., no one's compelled to join a religious society, where's the lack of freedom? You don't like it-you quit or are booted out.
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This is the point I'm making. When it's imposed upon children strongly, it is indoctrination. And in order to get the best chances that they remain within the community once they mature requires such strong indoctrination. I don't object to someone teaching the myths of their religion to their children, and going through the rituals and so forth. That's not force, that's an open introduction and education. But when the "fire and brimstone" element aspect is introduced to the child, which exists only to scare them into belief, then it becomes force.
Moreover, you point out that the children left by their own volition. So the commune movement isn't succeeding in it's original purpose of paving way for a new kind of world. Rather, your seems to be a communal retreat. That is highly admirable, I'd consider moving to such an establishment of my own faith. But it's not the stable, long term commune that much of the movement aimed for.