Comments on: Please Stop Trying to Save My Children http://manga.jadedragononline.com/blog/2010/09/30/please-stop-trying-to-save-my-children/ Manga News, Reviews and Commentary Mon, 20 May 2013 10:43:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Charles http://manga.jadedragononline.com/blog/2010/09/30/please-stop-trying-to-save-my-children/#comment-1879 Charles Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:48:31 +0000 http://manga.jadedragononline.com/?p=5980#comment-1879 I think a major root of the conflict involving banned books these days is the gap between parents and children. More than ever, youth these days are questioning their faith, and while many parents don’t actively practice a religion, those that do are often the type that may be involved in such practices as trying to get books banned. The books represent the loss of control the parents are having within their own household – they believe they can change their children by changing the culture. Media like manga is an easy and obvious target for parents.

Unfortunately, I don’t think most of these parents realize that instilling a faith that is supposed to be about loving others starts in a home where the parents demonstrate this love. Maybe the worst thing that American Christiandom has done is become inextricably connected to a very conservative agenda – politics can’t help but be dirty, and no matter the similarities and some ideals, many others have nothing to do with faith and sometimes run quite counter. This is a hypocrisy that children will detect, especially as they become teenagers and enter that “jaded” stage.

I want my children to embrace my faith. But it’s obvious to me that my energy is better spent teaching and showing how a loving Christian should live. I don’t want them reading some titles (and obviously not at certain ages), but I can’t be with them all the time. My hope is that they embrace Christianity for themselves and have the character to live by what they believe in.

Thanks for the interesting post! It made me pause and think a lot…and I don’t usually like to think. :P

]]> By: Lori Henderson http://manga.jadedragononline.com/blog/2010/09/30/please-stop-trying-to-save-my-children/#comment-1878 Lori Henderson Sat, 09 Oct 2010 19:05:52 +0000 http://manga.jadedragononline.com/?p=5980#comment-1878 Apparently a lot of parents/busy bodies think it is. When you look at the titles being challenged, a lot of them go against the right-wing christian dogma, so it has to be removed so as to keep children from thinking and realizing there is more to life than those narrow-minded beliefs.

]]> By: Daniella Orihuela-Gruber http://manga.jadedragononline.com/blog/2010/09/30/please-stop-trying-to-save-my-children/#comment-1877 Daniella Orihuela-Gruber Sun, 03 Oct 2010 23:14:47 +0000 http://manga.jadedragononline.com/?p=5980#comment-1877 Love this post! You raise a good point that children don’t always need protection (adults just think they do) and that sometimes we need to expose them to bad things at an appropriate age to allow them to form their own opinions.

Besides, reading about a myriad of differing opinions is only going to make them more open-minded in the future. Is that such a bad idea?

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