Timeline for In the US, at what age can a child refuse to attend a religious service mandated by their parent?
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| May 29, 2018 at 12:35 | comment | added | Keeta - reinstate Monica | I do not want this to be a religious discussion. I just was hoping for a legal precedent wherein I can claim (what I feel is) a personal constitutional right before I am of the age of majority. Child Protective Services and other agencies have been of no help. If parents are providing a safe home, with food and a mattress, it seems they can do nothing. | |
| May 29, 2018 at 12:31 | comment | added | Keeta - reinstate Monica | @gnasher729 OK, full disclosure. I am 16 but I read a LOT. I have studied old Greek and Aramaic and have come to the conclusion that Jehovah's Witness have mistranslated when they created the New World Translation. I believe Jesus is God but my parents don't. I have no intention of misbehaving, because I cannot justify doing evil. I now have this odd balance in honoring my parents but would prefer to not subject myself to the constant barrage that I get at the Kingdom Hall. I would like to get a solution before summer break (on school computer now) because if I don't start attending, no cmputr | |
| May 27, 2018 at 14:18 | comment | added | gnasher729 | Let's say if my parents had stuck me in a church at age 16 against my will, which they would never have done, I would have been quite capable of behaving in a way that got me thrown out. | |
| May 25, 2018 at 20:44 | comment | added | Tim Lymington | @RobertColumbia: The point is that the difference shuld be mentioned if it is important. If not ("e.g. let's say another law specifies that a child can't be physically forced to go anywhere without causing abuse") the question is significantly different. | |
| May 25, 2018 at 19:54 | comment | added | Robert Columbia | @Tim religious freedom is held as a higher right than, say, the rights to play video games until midnight or wear very short skirts. | |
| May 25, 2018 at 19:49 | comment | added | Robert Columbia | @Ron yes, I've understood parental authority to mean, "You can force your child to do whatever you want as long as that force doesn't constitute abuse". The question here is whether there is a workable definition of when forcing a child to participate in religion against their will becomes so forceful that it constitutes abuse, or whether each case is evaluated individually/holistically. | |
| May 25, 2018 at 19:49 | answer | added | ohwilleke | timeline score: 7 | |
| May 25, 2018 at 17:24 | history | edited | Keeta - reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Clarification of unstated age
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| May 25, 2018 at 17:22 | comment | added | Keeta - reinstate Monica | @TimLymington Yes, still a minor (meeting tag given to question). IIRC, In Michigan, a minor that is 17 that runs away from home (for instance) would likely not be pursued by law enforcement unless it could be proved they were in violation of the law because by the time Incorrigibility were proven in court, the minor would have reached the age of majority and the charges would no longer have jurisdiction (or something like that). This would be an example of a de facto situation. | |
| May 25, 2018 at 17:18 | history | edited | Keeta - reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Clarification of abuse statement
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| May 25, 2018 at 17:17 | comment | added | Tim Lymington | Does "(unstated age)" still imply a minor? And if so, how is this different from any other form of parental control, which ends at the age of majority? | |
| May 25, 2018 at 16:52 | comment | added | Ron Beyer | One somewhat parallel would be forcing a child to visit a divorced parent. Legally one parent has the right and the other has the obligation (provided it is mandated by court) to adhere to those visitations regardless of the childs willingness to go. I believe that legally until the child becomes an adult (18), you can force them to do things (not watch TV, go to school, etc) as long as "forcing" doesn't turn into abuse. | |
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| May 25, 2018 at 14:37 | history | asked | Keeta - reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |