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The sorts of parents who don't even want their child exposed to humanism, Islam, Buddhism, atheism and so on until the child is sure in his or her Christianity, strike me as being terrified that their religion isn't good enough to win out in a free and informed decision on the child's part.


Go anywhere in the world and this is most likely the case. Take Islam, for example. The general Islamic world-view is just as guilty of the above (not exposing a child to outside sources until firmly grounded in one's faith). At least in this situation, it's the parent's free will choice rather than one dictated by the government.