Comments on: Parental Control of Religion Challenged http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/10/parental-control-of-religion-challenged.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:29:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Barbara http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/10/parental-control-of-religion-challenged.html/comment-page-1#comment-1202 Barbara Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:19:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/10/parental-control-of-religion-challenged.html#comment-1202 What saddens me the most about this isn't just the religious issue, but that of how custody decisions are made, and how people behave after a divorce with children. <br/><br/>Perhaps judges shouldn't make these decisions. Maybe it would be better in the hands of a panel of child development experts, because the current system, IMO, doesn't work very well.<br/><br/>It seems to me that no matter which parent "wins" in a custody battle, the child always loses -- because it's a battle. What saddens me the most about this isn’t just the religious issue, but that of how custody decisions are made, and how people behave after a divorce with children.

Perhaps judges shouldn’t make these decisions. Maybe it would be better in the hands of a panel of child development experts, because the current system, IMO, doesn’t work very well.

It seems to me that no matter which parent “wins” in a custody battle, the child always loses — because it’s a battle.

]]> By: HR Mitchell http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/10/parental-control-of-religion-challenged.html/comment-page-1#comment-1201 HR Mitchell Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:00:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/10/parental-control-of-religion-challenged.html#comment-1201 <i>Groups will have to carefully reevaluate their policies regarding minors and parental permissions if this new precedent is established.</i><br/><br/>I don't really think so - those groups that already are willing to teach minors will continue to do so, and those that do not, will likely continue to do so as well. Groups will have to carefully reevaluate their policies regarding minors and parental permissions if this new precedent is established.

I don’t really think so – those groups that already are willing to teach minors will continue to do so, and those that do not, will likely continue to do so as well.

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