Is it right?/Should it be legal?

[MasterJedi]

No/Yes, kids shouldn't have to go unless they want to but they are kids and by that subject to their parents rules.

[Ebowed]

No/Yes, kids shouldn't have to go unless they want to but they are kids and by that subject to their parents rules.

So a 15 year old should die if their idiot parents are Jehovah's Witnesses and don't believe in blood transfusions, but the 15 year old isn't religious?

[MasterJedi]

No/Yes, kids shouldn't have to go unless they want to but they are kids and by that subject to their parents rules.

So a 15 year old should die if their idiot parents are Jehovah's Witnesses and don't believe in blood transfusions, but the 15 year old isn't religious?

Yes, because that's exactly what I said! There are obvious differences between being forced to go to church if you don't want to and that situation you mentioned above. Obviously laws should be different for those types of situations. Not like someone as, I'll take a page from Jfern here *shudder*, batsh**t crazy as you could possibly understand that or want it to be put into any argument.

[Ebowed]

You said that they're kids and that they're subject to their parents' rules.  I was just seeing how far you were willing to go with that statement.  How about an infant who can't make any religious decisions, and their parents want to deny him a life-saving blood transfusion?

[MasterJedi]

You said that they're kids and that they're subject to their parents' rules.  I was just seeing how far you were willing to go with that statement.  How about an infant who can't make any religious decisions, and their parents want to deny him a life-saving blood transfusion?

Obviously laws should be different for those types of situations.

[Ebowed]

You said that they're kids and that they're subject to their parents' rules.  I was just seeing how far you were willing to go with that statement.  How about an infant who can't make any religious decisions, and their parents want to deny him a life-saving blood transfusion?

Obviously laws should be different for those types of situations.

Great non-answer.

[Rob]

No/No.

[MasterJedi]

You said that they're kids and that they're subject to their parents' rules.  I was just seeing how far you were willing to go with that statement.  How about an infant who can't make any religious decisions, and their parents want to deny him a life-saving blood transfusion?

Obviously laws should be different for those types of situations.

Great non-answer.

Yes, I sure didn't answer. Neither of you like to read into what people say. He gave an example and I said obviously laws should be different for those types of situations. The kid would die, meaning the law shouldn't allow the parent to kill the kid.

[Redefeatbush04]

You said that they're kids and that they're subject to their parents' rules.  I was just seeing how far you were willing to go with that statement.  How about an infant who can't make any religious decisions, and their parents want to deny him a life-saving blood transfusion?

Obviously laws should be different for those types of situations.

Great non-answer.

Yes, I sure didn't answer. Neither of you like to read into what people say. He gave an example and I said obviously laws should be different for those types of situations. The kid would die, meaning the law shouldn't allow the parent to kill the kid.

Obviously a line has to be drawn somewhere - under no circumstances should someone die when they wish to live ..... especially if their death brings about no greater good. It is one thing to force your offspring to attend  your religious services .....in time they will formulate their own opinions - another entirely when you strip them of the opportunity to ever do so. I believe that the legal limit on the parents juristiction should be when it causes observable psychological or physical harm.

[Nym90]

It's not morally right at that age, but it should be legal since the child is still a minor.

In the long run, forcing a child to go to church against their will makes them less likely to want to go to church in the future; it's quite counterproductive if the intent of the parent is to make the child more religious.