In a message dated 7/1/08 7:51:56 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Art-- Well, I don't think the story as told was truly agnostic. The views
> of the boy were not included. ...
>
I'll plead guilty to that; the story came from the father. But religious or
secular, the views of teenagers do not generally prevail over the views of
their parents, absent actual abuse or neglect. If I had a 16-year-old son, I
could send him to boarding school or public school, or make him move with the
family to (who can I insult here?) Los Angeles, regardless of his "views" about
the matter. Teenagers and their parents are not equal parties in family
decisionmaking, and I don't think I know anyone (other than teenagers, I
suppose)
who thinks they should be.
Art
**************
Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for
fuel-efficient used cars.
(http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)
_______________________________________________
To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu
To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see
http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw
Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private.
Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can
read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the
messages to others.
