On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 08:08:06AM +0000, Roland Perry wrote:
Richard remarked:
I don't see how the children can even *be* Catholics -- or Atheists.
Those who have regularly attended Confirmation classes (the background
of which might well form part of all education *about* religion) would
probably claim they were practising catholics.

They might claim that, but they're not really capable of making
important decisions like that.

I was confirmed when I was, I think, 11. My belief in god and all the
other associated claptrap was worth about as much as my desire to be a
fireman and, indeed, my firm belief that cheese Wotsits were the best
food ever. At most, my beliefs should have been humoured by adults -
"that's nice dear, why don't you spend your pocket money on a Lego fire
engine" - but not taken seriously, and especially not taken seriously by
the state when deciding how to spend other peoples' taxes.

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