Reply #49: You're basically claiming that a religious spouse has more rights [View All]

[BurtWorm]

than a nonreligious spouse. Some people do not believe that religion or "spiritual tradition" is that important. Some even believe religion is hazardous to mental health. If it's important to one spouse, fine; let him or her tend to their own. But it's impractical (not to mention totally unfair) to give the religious spouse the default right to the other spouse's time and to stay silent about his or her beliefs around the children.

Just imagine if, culturally, the default were on the other foot, as it were, and the wife would have to yield her desire to be in church with the kids because the husband demanded they all stay home and read passages from Darwin, Dawkins and Einstein. Why should anyone consent to that?