Can my parents force me to practice a religion?
No one can make you be religious. Your parents can make you go to church and participate until you’re 18, but they can’t make you believe in any thing. Just do your time, as it were, and avoid arguments. You are not going to change their opinions or beliefs either.
Can my parents force me to pray?
They can’t force you to pray either. They can require you to say some words but prayer is not just saying words it is a communication believers believe they have with the deity they happen to believe it, You don’t believe in the deity your words are just words. How do you live with parents who believe.
Can parents force you to go to church?
A parent can force their child to go to church until they reach a certain age. While there’s no specific recommendation, it’s best to let your child make this decision for themself, which usually happens around puberty.
What religious rights do children have?
Children, like adults, have the freedom to choose and practice their religion, this right being protected by article 14 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: “States Parties shall respect the right of the child to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.”
Can my parents force me to wear hijab?
First of all, it is not right that your parents forced you to wear hijab. It needs to be your decision between you and Allah.
Is it OK to force someone to pray?
You cannot force anybody to really pray, but telling them to is great. Prayer is a talk with God, and it is impossible to force someone to talk. Explain what prayer is, and ask/tell them to do it, praying with them to show them how, insist on them paying attention to it, be an example of how and when to pray.
What is forced religion?
Forced conversion is the adoption of a different religion or the adoption of irreligion under duress. Someone who has been forced to convert to a different religion or irreligion may continue, covertly, to adhere to the beliefs and practices which were originally held, while outwardly behaving as a convert.
What age can you choose your own religion?
Children can legally choose to follow any religion at any age – however, if parents feel that following a specific religion may exert a harmful influence over a child below the age of 18, they can apply to the court for wardship and have their child made a Ward of Court.
How old do I have to be to start a religion?
You need at least 3 people to be considered a religion. One person is a thought, two is a discussion, three is a belief. How old do I have to be to apply for legal status and start a religion? I believe in the US it would be 18-years-old since that’s the legal definition of an adult.
Can you force your daughter to wear a hijab?
The Quran clearly states that there is no compulsion in religion. Therefore, you cannot force your daughter to take Islam. Forcing a child to wear hijab and to practice your religion is indoctrination.
Can your parents control what you wear in Islam?
Give it up. Your muslim parents are not going to let you wear what you want. As they see it, they would be failing as parents if they allowed you to dress in western clothes with short skirts and skimpy tops. If you become self-sufficient one day and leave your parents’ house you will be able to where what you like.
Can parents force religion on their children?
Of course parents can “force” religion on their children–it’s an education. Force really isn’t an appropriate word though–exposure by teaching in Sunday School, worship, and by example in daily…
Is it okay to inculturate my Children in their religion?
I think I am with foamgnome on this one – faith and religion are part of the belief system parents pass to children. So long as it does not physically harm the child, cause harm to others, or teach hatred I can see no problems with inculturating your children in your faith.
When should children choose their own religion?
Many secularists, including myself, think that children should not make the choice of a particular religion until they are old enough to rationally do so, say, teenage years or older.
Are your parents using religion as an excuse to be controlling?
This does not excuse what they are doing: your parents’ behaviour is totally unacceptable; you have a right to live free from fear and abuse. Your parents are using religion and tradition as an excuse to be controlling and abusive, but, for the moment, you are reliant on them.