re: #224 calochortus

We lived in Lancaster, PA for a few years and I was honestly shocked that there were people there who didn’t want their kids to be smarter than they were. I want my kids to be smarter, better looking, and happier* than I am.

*I’m a happy, intelligent person. I just want the very best for my kids.

I gre up about an hour west on Rt. 30. There is a VERY strong anti-intellectual strain there. I think, in addition to the question of not wanting their kids to be smarter, there’s also the fear that if their kids go to college, they’ll reject their parents’ religious teachings.

This is completely antithetical to how I was raised. My parents, especially my Mom, raised us to think for ourselves. I know she was disappointed by my atheism, but I know she respected me for arriving at my own conclusions.

I always wonder - if your faith is so fragile that it can only be maintained by keeping its adherents ignorant, what kind of faith is it?