Comments on: Akld Catholic educator honoured https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2020/07/13/akld-catholic-educator-honoured/ The New Zealand National Catholic Newspaper Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:20:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 By: Richard Duthie https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2020/07/13/akld-catholic-educator-honoured/#comment-58294 Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:20:53 +0000 https://nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=21580#comment-58294 I’m stirred to read this article in spite of my recognising that it is about someone’s recognition for their years of work.
I have to put my hand up here and say that I believe Ms McQuade is wrong to say that young impressionable minds should be taught or implored or convinced to “fall in love with Jesus Christ, because if they fall in love with Jesus Christ, they commit themselves to the Church.” In my opinion it is not the “responsibility” of an adult to indoctrinate that young, developing mind. I just need to respectfully express this as there is a plausible case to be made that this is, like all religious indoctrination, a dishonest tactic, and not respecting that young person.
I would simply ask that anyone reading this quietly consider how religious instruction, particularly on the young, constitutes a systematic implementation of psychological manipulation. It’s a fair question to ponder and arrive at your own conclusions on.

Contentiously and respectfully,

Richard Duthie
(Ex-Catholic of very considered atheistic inclination)

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