Children Quote by Richard Dawkins

“Our society, including the non-religious sector, has accepted the preposterous idea that it is normal and right to indoctrinate tiny children in the religion…

— Richard Dawkins

A child is not a Christian child, not a Muslim child, but a child of Christian parents or a child of Muslim parents. This…

— Richard Dawkins

“Atheists as well as theists unconsciously observe society’s convention that we must be especially polite and respectful to faith. And I never tire of…

— Richard Dawkins

“Labelling of children. Children are described as 'Catholic children' or 'Protestant children' etc. from an early age, and certainly far too early for them…

— Richard Dawkins

“Christians are famous for telling people to be "child-like" and yet one of the greatest qualities of a child (the never ending list of…

— D.R. Silva

“Children from all over the world have the same religion, childhood!”

— Viorel Muha

I do disapprove very strongly of labelling children, especially young children, as something like 'Catholic children' or 'Protestant children' or 'Islamic children.'

— Richard Dawkins

“A Christian understanding of the world sees a child's character not as genetically determined but as shaped to a significant degree by parental discipleship…

— Russell D. Moore

There is no such thing as a Christian child: only a child of Christian parents.

— Richard Dawkins

“It would be unjust toward children to introduce them to Christian teaching and existence only as little pagans and catechumens, in order to leave…

— Hans Urs von Balthasar

“There is no such thing as a Christian child: only a child of Christian parents. Seize every opportunity to ram it home.”

— Richard Dawkins

That awkward moment when you name your child 'Christian' only for him to grow up to be an atheist.

— Anonymous