What detriment is there of religious study for children? Nothing. Children learn religions at school and hopefully here in the UK they are taught a balanced unbias view on all religious beliefs pacticed in the world leading to a more harmonious and less separate world.
It should be safe to assume that the JW teachings wouldn't be any different...open and honest. wouldn't they? (okay no need to spit your coffee out onto the monitor screen in surprise!!)
My JW partner and I are seperated and I get my son to come and stay with me regularly. He is an honest and a bright lad. Yesterday I had to enquire about Jesus and what his mother had taught him,..Yes it is worth having a watchful eye over these matters especially over a statement he came out with earlier this year "When Jesus comes back he is going to kill you". He sheepishly admitted that his mother warned him not to tell me what he had been learning. Not the first time I must add . She has this thing about even having guests over who are JWs. It becomes a secret. Doesn't take a genius to work out when she is holding back over child care arrangements to work out what is going on.
I know why because I am an atheist that my thinking is be dangerous to his "indoctrination". However it is not only shameful for her to do this, but it also could lead onto something far more damaging. Yes i am talking about the child molestation policies of the WT.
Getting back to the plot however, secrets are definitly a warfare tactic therefore I am at war with my wife, her teachings and the WT? That means they declaired war on me?. Like Hitler marching in to Poland its' the same thing. Move in, dominate and exploit. They did that with a member of my family.
So WT teaching are so shakey that they could be ripped apart from a person not interested in religious affairs? A knowledge of hstory will blow apart any JW statement " things are getting worse" if the person is not obsessed over the biblical end of the world rediculousness. but children are not logical thinkers at 7 years old. They feel. Certainly a child who has 2 different views could easily see the flaws and become able to make decisions on his own if he is taught to do so. BUT this could well be damaging to him because this issue is between two shaping parents. The WT won't leave it be and are determined to drag me into this, neither do i have the time nor the inclination to read their rubbish or read the bible but this indoctrination needs to be combatted.
Is there a specific resourse they use to teach children? I need to get hold of this to know what is being burried into his mind.