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I wouldn't hire a babysitter to teach my kids about G-d and stuff, just to watch them and make sure they were safe. So it wouldn't really matter what religion they were or weren't.
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The person's religion would hold no weight what-so-ever. If they were good with my children, and a nice, trusting person...Who cares what they believe in religiously? I wouldn't want a babysitter that's going to preach to my kids anyway.
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I would never ask a babysitter what religion they were.
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I would, if he/she was responsible. That's my only criteria for a babysitter.
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no, they might bring up subtraction which seems negative
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Yes 'cause religion has nothing to do with responsibility, i'm an theist but i would hire a religious person to babysit my kids, as long as he or she takes good care of them.
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Are you serious? Is the world coming to this? Who cares whether your babysitter is an atheist or a roman catholic or a Buddhist? or if they are black or white? straight or gay?--you hire them to look after your children..that's it.
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G'day albinopoleonbag, Thank you for your question. I am an atheist myself. While I don't have kids, it wouldn't worry me what religion my babysitter was as long as he or she was responsible and good with kids. Regards
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I am a christian, but that wouldn't effect who I can count on with my kids. As long as the babysitter is there do "babysit," and not speak to my kids about their beliefs, than it wouldn't bother me. We are all human. There shouldn't be a discrimination of who we allow around us or our kids. I don't have kids myself, but I have seen different babysitters. The ones that you may have thought would be the best qualified end up being sloppy and lazy. We cannot judge someone based on what they believe. We have to see everyone's good works and appreciate that in them. But I'm rambling....lol. I can stop right.........here. :)
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I don't have any kids so I have no need for any childcare. If I did, I would probably hire the most qualified, well referenced person for the job.
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As long as she or he was honest, ethical and trustworthy, yes. I don't want anyone caring for my children to act in any sort of religious instruction role, period, no matter his or her religion (or lack thereof).
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I very well may already have done so. I don't ask what religion my babysitter is. I don't want him/her teaching my child religion. I just want them to care for him while I'm gone. As long as the person is nice, responsible, isn't going to harm my child and knows what to do in an emergency, then I'm fine with them.
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A persons religion has no effect on how responsible they are and a person not involved in religion can still have morals and values! Personally I would prefer to have a babysitter who did not try and teach my children about religion. When I have children, that is.
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I wouldn't want my daycare provider to make any sort of religous impression on my kids (that's the parents job). Safety, reliability, nutrition these are a few of my priorities. I would be more leary of the daycare provider that advertises any religous tendencies.
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Well, I wouldn't hire a catholic priest.
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I wouldn't ask my sitter's religious preference. I would ask for references as to the quality of care he or she provides. If any sitter attempted to indoctrinate my children using religious enticements, ridicule and/or threats, I would not use their services again, regardless of their belief system or lack thereof. A lady at a daycare center once threatened my child with the devil if she didn't behave, and I immediately removed my child from that center.
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It wouldn't matter if they believe in a God or not.If they are a responsible person then I would hire them.
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As long as my child was well cared for, it wouldn't matter. I wouldn't want the person to try and influence my child's beliefs with their own any more than a Christian should try and influence someone's child with their beliefs.
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As long as they were doing a good job, and of course not preaching their beliefs (Whatever they may be) to my children, I don't see how faith even comes into the equation. And if I were going to discriminate based on religion when picking a childcare provider, my prejudice would probably run in the opposite direction. Seeing as how I haven't met many atheists who make a habit of trying to indoctrinate small children.
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I heard that all aethists kidnap and eat children for some kind of atheist ritual. What kind of question is this? I'm an atheist, and I'm a bit bothered by your question. And just to add a bit to your question, when I was 13, I became a state and Red Cross certified baby sitter (yes, I'm a man). I used to babysit the County Sheriff's kids.
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What would be more important to me was if the person was qualified to look after children. Their personal beliefs are their own, they would be there to do a job, look after my children and religion doesn't come into that.
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Curious and somewhat reassuring that everyone basically aggreed from christian to atheist. As long as they didn't try to teach them anything. I wonder if there were any fundamentalists that responded. But I bet they also wouldn't care. Of course we all know how hard it is to get a good baby sitter! We can't be more picky than doing a good job.
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Whats a Atheist? Stupid 13 year old here... Sorry.
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is it against the law to discriminate on religious grounds, when hiring a babysitter?
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No. I do not have children, nor do I ever plan to. If i did though, I would rather hire an Atheist who kept their beliefs to themselves than a good, pious Christian who proselytizes. Babysitters are there to keep the sprogs from torching the house and drowning the cat, nothing more.
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No, she might infect my children...atheism is infectious right XD
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sure why not? she/he is watching children not preaching right?
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I would hire someone that is responsible and is very good with kids and loves working with children, Christian, Jew, Muslim, Non Religious, atheist. The religion does not matter; can the person take good care of the child is what I want to know and as long as the person does not try to impose their beliefs on my children, that person would be fine.
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If im hiring a baby sitter I think them and my child hving a debate about religion would be the last thing I worry about!
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Hire a babysitter on there merit and how they treat your children. Do not discriminate on religion. Just because a person has a certain religion that differs from your own does not make them bad. Remember the controversy with the trusted Catholic priests? If I based babysitting on religion then I would never choose a Catholic. I'm just trying to say judge by performance, references and behavior toward your kids...not a persons religion.
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Yes. Just because somebody has different religious views doesn't mean they're a bad person in any way. That's also a positive thing for you if you're christian because then the babysitter won't try and teach the children about G-d or any part of your religion that maybe you don't want them learning just yet, or maybe parts you don't agree with. Also it helps because the babysitter can't teach something wrong/incorrect to your children and saves alot of hassel later on. I think it's a plus to have a non-religious babysitter!
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I don't care what they are as long as they don't harm them.Most people use there parents which is why senoir citizens buy a motorhome right after retirement and put the hammer down on it while they peel off in the drive way because they know there damn kids are gonna shove off the grandkids on them all the time and they haven't had sex with you kids bothering them in the house it's the only escape they got so they get out of town and hit the road.
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