Kids In Religious Homes Behave Better?

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 4:30 pm

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,268081,00.html

Kids with religious parents are better behaved and adjusted than other children, according to a new study that is the first to look at the effects of religion on young child development.

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 4:36 pm

....depends on the jihad....

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 4:38 pm

UOD wrote:....depends on the jihad....

BURN!!!!!

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 4:39 pm

UOD wrote:....depends on the jihad....

LMAO!

jeremyboycool · Post by **jeremyboycool** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 4:40 pm

Ignorance is bliss. :P

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 4:56 pm

The fact that you are reading Fox News tells me that your parents missed thier mark.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 4:58 pm

File this one under common sense please.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 4:58 pm

RoundEye wrote:The fact that you are reading Fox News tells me that your parents missed thier mark.

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:01 pm

RoundEye wrote:The fact that you are reading Fox News tells me that your parents missed thier mark.

You should see the deleted thread forum......

jeremyboycool · Post by **jeremyboycool** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:04 pm

abut religion

Kids that conform behave better?

Paft · Post by **Paft** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:12 pm

This makes sense. Kids in religious homes tend to have a strict set of guidelines, whatever the religion might be, that a non-religious home wouldn't nessicarilly have. And kids always behave better when the rules (and consequences for breaking them) are set out clearly and definitively.

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:19 pm

Paft wrote:This makes sense. Kids in religious homes tend to have a strict set of guidelines, whatever the religion might be, that a non-religious home wouldn't nessicarilly have. And kids always behave better when the rules (and consequences for breaking them) are set out clearly and definitively.

That and a fear of the boogy man is going to get you. Always having the man in the sky watching over you, is pretty good at keeping you from being bad.

Paft · Post by **Paft** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:25 pm

RoundEye wrote:That and a fear of the boogy man is going to get you. Always having the man in the sky watching over you, is pretty good at keeping you from being bad.

That depends on what notions you subscribe to.

God is love, not hate. A lot of people tend to "forget" that little fact and use him to push fear or hate onto other people, which in my opinion is wrong. So using God to scare your child into behaving... not cool, IMHO.

Comtrad · Post by **Comtrad** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:28 pm

That's funny.

I went to a private religious school, and the 300 student 9-12 got in more trouble than the public 1500 student school down the street.

fastchevy · Post by **fastchevy** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:30 pm

Yeah...I'm calling BS

Look at me..I'm totally fine!

CiscoKid · Post by **CiscoKid** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:35 pm

I used to live across from a private religiouse school, all students had mass every monday morning...some of them girls are THE biggest sluts in town, several of the seniors the year before I moved were stripping at Deja Vu to make money for the senior class...

fastchevy · Post by **fastchevy** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:45 pm

CiscoKid wrote:I used to live across from a private religiouse school, all students had mass every monday morning...some of them girls are THE biggest sluts in town, several of the seniors the year before I moved were stripping at Deja Vu to make money for the senior class...

Was it a Catholic School?

jeremyboycool · Post by **jeremyboycool** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:49 pm

according to a new study that is the first to look at the effects of religion on young child development

I some how feel that this is not a "new study" or a "first to look".

Rainbow · Post by **Rainbow** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:18 pm

Yep, I call BS as well..............

CiscoKid · Post by **CiscoKid** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:27 pm

fastchevy wrote:Was it a Catholic School?

Well, the girls hadda wear plaid pleated skirts....

And the cops would drink with some of the kids right in front...
so yeah, how can kids from religiouse homes be more well behaved if they're stripping and drinking with cops?

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:36 pm

CiscoKid wrote:Well, the girls hadda wear plaid pleated skirts....

And the cops would drink with some of the kids right in front...
so yeah, how can kids from religiouse homes be more well behaved if they're stripping and drinking with cops?

I would say that your drawing your conclusions from a very small segment of the described pool.

I think it depends on how the family was structured to begin with. Too many rules can be as bad as not enough.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:18 pm

CiscoKid wrote:Well, the girls hadda wear plaid pleated skirts....

And the cops would drink with some of the kids right in front...
so yeah, how can kids from religiouse homes be more well behaved if they're stripping and drinking with cops?

Do all kids that go to a catholic school have religious parents? Nope, so you can't judge the study based on kids that go to catholic schools.

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:42 pm

Some of the comments are ignorant. "I knew a Catholic girl that was a slut". Woopdy f'in doo. That is as dumb as calling every single Muslim a murdering Jihadist. I don't often agree with Paft (sorry Buddy

), but it's often just a clear definition of what is acceptable and what is not. Contrary to most kids beliefs (or knowledge) they need boundaries to function well and they will often let a parent know that too. I was raised in a Christian home, but I was no goody two shoe. I did however know right from wrong and had a conscience. That was enough to keep me from some really stupid behavior and bad decisions. As a Father of 2 teens, I realize the value of this statement.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:45 pm

Can't say I am surprised by this.

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:56 pm

From my perspective and the people that i've been around during my life, I would agree with this one for the most part. Bigmo said it very well when he mentioned the part about knowing right from wrong and having a conscience.

Unholy · Post by **Unholy** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:06 pm

Catholic school for some girls it like Military school for boys.

Xpunge · Post by **Xpunge** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:16 pm

Paft wrote:That depends on what notions you subscribe to.

God is love, not hate. A lot of people tend to "forget" that little fact and use him to push fear or hate onto other people, which in my opinion is wrong. So using God to scare your child into behaving... not cool, IMHO.

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David · Post by **David** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:24 pm

Paft wrote:That depends on what notions you subscribe to.

God is love, not hate. A lot of people tend to "forget" that little fact and use him to push fear or hate onto other people, which in my opinion is wrong. So using God to scare your child into behaving... not cool, IMHO.

There is a common ascription that respect is garnered by fear. It is fair to say that it is the face of G-d you choose to "gaze" upon.

Personally, it is in common weal that I view as a goal of the Almighty. Crossing the competitive boundaries of organized faith, creating a better society. So if a family takes control of their children to instill the rigors of morality and principle, the village is likely to reap a benefit. I am with you on this one, Stephen.

YMMV,
david

jeremyboycool · Post by **jeremyboycool** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:01 pm

I feel it is more important to raise kids that can think for themselves and when needed are able to tackle problems on their own.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:15 pm

jeremyboycool wrote:I feel it is more important to raise kids that can think for themselves and when needed are able to tackle problems on their own.

What does that have to do with kids that grow up in religious homes?

jeremyboycool · Post by **jeremyboycool** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:53 pm

Prey521 wrote:What does that have to do with kids that grow up in religious homes?

Well if you belive like I do a lot. I feel it is better to find the answers to life on your own than to have them taught to you. I feel this way because I believe that many of our religious beliefs are wrong. Kids should be guided to find the right path by themselves, not told how to act and what to believe.

David · Post by **David** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:58 pm

jeremyboycool wrote:Well if you belive like I do a lot. I feel it is better to find the answers to life on your own than to have them taught to you. I feel this way because I believe that many of our religious beliefs are wrong. Kids should be guided to find the right path by themselves, not told how to act and what to believe.

Being offered a sound set of ethics does not contradict free thought.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:13 pm

david wrote:Being offered a sound set of ethics does not contradict free thought.

Ah, you beat me to it. People think that religion leads to not having your own free will, when it's simply just not true.....at least in my religion (Protestant)

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:19 pm

I think free will is good, but the ten commandments are a very good set of rules to live by. No matter what religion you are. I should practice them more often.

"And God spoke all these words, saying: 'I am the LORD your God…

ONE: 'You shall have no other gods before Me.'

TWO: 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.'

THREE: 'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.'

FOUR: 'Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.'

FIVE: 'Honor your father and your mother.'

SIX: 'You shall not murder.'

SEVEN: 'You shall not commit adultery.'

EIGHT: 'You shall not steal.'

NINE: 'You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.'

TEN: 'You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.'

jeremyboycool · Post by **jeremyboycool** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:00 am

david wrote:Being offered a sound set of ethics does not contradict free thought.

This has nothing to do with ethics. I am talking about being allowed to come to one's own spiritual awareness without the pressure to conform to a religious group.

David · Post by **David** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:33 am

jeremyboycool wrote:This has nothing to do with ethics. I am talking about being allowed to come to one's own spiritual awareness without the pressure to conform to a religious group.

In a way it does. As a child, you are somewhat of a blank slate. A religious home can offer structure and ethics. If an adolescent decides to "no longer believe in the Easter Bunny", the path to spirituality is open, with the hopefully the instilled wisdom to make proper decisions along the way.

be well,
david

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:38 am

I grew up in a religous home, I am well adjusted and behaved

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:40 am

I grew up in somewhat of a religious upbringing...going to church as a child, Sunday school, doing the Acolyte/Server/Crucifer stuff at my church. Went to a private Catholic high school (not being Catholic...higher tuition for me)

I never saw anything as being "forced to conform" or pressures.

If anything..it just opened you up to new views, morals, values, etc.

IMO, a child that is reared with this type of environment can have a better chance at coming out in life with a better sense of morals, values. I'm not saying it's not common for someone to be brought up without religion and still have good morals and values, and there are certain kids that grow up with exposure to religion that turn out to be bad apples.

David · Post by **David** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:39 am

At the very least, it implies the parents took an interest in the child.

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:10 am

I did not grow up in a religious home and look how i turned out