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Posted: Fri Mar 7th, 2008 04:19 pm |
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Palmistry dangerous for children?
Dutch political party CDA concerned about astrology and palmistry in playground Zeumeren
Dutch Source: BarneveldseKrant.nl
VOORTHUIZEN (The Netherlands) - Barneveldse CDA group is concerned about plans for astrology, palmistry and tarot card readings in the new indoor playground at Zeumeren. Initiator Jan van der Hoorn confirms that he thought this, but stressed that these activities are not intended for children. "We do not want children to come into contact with this kind of thing," says councillor Jaco Geurts.
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Posted: Fri Mar 7th, 2008 04:46 pm |
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The CDA called the spiritual activities dangerous to the mental health of children.
What exactly are those dangers then? :s
Especially palmistry and astrology are very educative and informative.
Unless they mean 'contacting the dead' or something like that when they say spiritual activities, I don't see what's wrong with children getting educated in that field.
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Posted: Fri Mar 7th, 2008 05:36 pm |
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Hello MyshMash,
The argument regarder the so-called 'danger' appears to be described in this passage:
"Here, we have our doubts as CDA. The initiative for an indoor playground on Zeumeren is fine, but this kind of activities we would rather not see. Seems to us not a good idea when children come into contact with tarot cards and palm reading. It is not for nothing that many schools in their curricula warn against the bad impact. These children learn that this is the mental health could be damaged."
And another aspect is described in the second episode:
"The CDA received complaints about it and has raised the matter."
[PS. The CDA is at the moment the leading (largest) political party in the Dutch governement]
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Posted: Sat Mar 8th, 2008 05:16 pm |
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Hardly a dangerous activity, perhaps taboo to some people. However, I would not want my children getting any kind of reading from someone else without my approval just because they are impressionable, and may get some bad information from an overzealous reader.
But...
I think that drug abuse, teen preganancy, crime, and violence would be a more relevant topics to address than hand reading, but maybe the netherlands is not as bad as the USA in those areas.
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Posted: Sat Mar 8th, 2008 06:54 pm |
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Hi Den,
I think the reason for this political debate are founded in the fact that the Dutch political party CDA has Christian roots (CDA = Christian Democratic Appèl).
Makes sense?
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Posted: Sun Mar 9th, 2008 12:50 am |
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Oh ok, didn't know that. That is a rather impressive indoor facility. How would someone even find their kids in a place that big?
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Posted: Thu Apr 3rd, 2008 04:28 am |
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As to the article, they didn't give any real reasons for their opinion. But is is an interesting platform for debate to be sure. I've read a couple of children's hands (their mothers were present), and it is a challenge to be sure. How to transmit information in a way that could be absorbed, simplifying my language and not getting too "deep".
Basically I stuck to personality analysis, no "predictions" or mention of future difficulties. It was hard because in the case of the 9 year old girl, I did see many troubles for her in the future of her lines. I just told her to be carefull of her body (she was delicate), to strengthen herself and sent her prayers. What do you do if you see something like that?
In the hand of an adult, you have a past to draw on "Oh you had a hard time around the age of 20-25, but now things are smoothing out, and around 45 you'll have another trying time regarding a career shift..." or whatever. People have an experience to compare to, they've lived through things, they have some idea of travail. But for a child who has just begun the path...
Should I have said something? Maybe to her mother? I don't know, it freaked me out a little bit, and made me sad.
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I have to remember that the universe has a pattern. And that nothing is set in stone, our destinies are malleable.
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Posted: Thu Apr 3rd, 2008 02:35 pm |
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Hi Samudra,
Yes, the opinion seems to be build on one single reason/argument (related to Christian roots of the CDA):
"... It is not for nothing that many schools in their curricula warn against the bad impact. ..."
However, I have no doubt that there are Christians who do not support this argument.
And by the way ... this playground still has to be built, so the arguments are likely not founded on the activities of individual hand analysts.
Thank you for your comment!
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