Re: Raising a child in a liberal country…
America says that it’s illegal to kill, harm, or discriminate against gay people. It affords these privileges to atheists as well (which is a growing demographic in the US). Are your friends worried about atheists? I guess it’s easy to dismiss ideas as heresy, but it’s harder to explain to your child why their teacher, neighbour, or friend, who are otherwise great human beings, are somehow bad people for being homosexual.
Ironically, many conservative Christians feel the same way about Islam. How do you teach your kids that Islam is wrong, and that Jesus Christ is your personal lord and saviour, when the government says that it’s okay to be Muslim.
Tell them not to worry: we all get the chance to screw up our kids in our own special way.
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