# Why don't Christians kill babies?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 22, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-christians-kill-babies/482482 "2009-01-22T17:51:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-christians-kill-babies/482482/81 "2009-01-25T01:53:08Z")

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Since religion is something into which children are indoctrinated, rather than born, there is no reason for athiests to kill babies.

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-christians-kill-babies/482482/82 "2009-01-25T04:59:54Z")

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> [@Muffin](#):
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> Since religion is something into which children are indoctrinated, rather than born, there is no reason for athiests to kill babies.

Other than to save them from the burdens of religious delusions. Where Chistians might be killing them _because_ of the burdens of religious delusions.

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