Parents Who Are Of Alternative or No Religion

[Despare]

Just curious about this. Does anybody out there have kids now and are also of a religion that doesn't believe in God or maybe don't believe in religion at all? If so, have any of your kids turned to Christianity or Jeduism or a more traditional religion? If seen this happen to the opposite degree but haven't personally seen it happen this way. How did you react? Did you support them? Just curious...

[stubbornforgey]

with my children i give them the right to choose thier own religion and yes i would support them in every way.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

I have no religion.

(Which is stupid.)

I don't want kids. It doesn't seem financially possible anyway

[Despare]

Originally Posted by stubbornforgey

with my children i give them the right to choose thier own religion and yes i would support them in every way.

Now do you teach them about your religion (I vaugely remember you being wiccan but I could be wrong) or just about every relgion and let them decide. I personally think it's normal that parents would teach their kids about their religion.

[stubbornforgey]

Originally Posted by X¤MurderDoll¤X

I have no religion.

(Which is stupid.)

not really...being an athiest is just as good.
my family are catholic..(i don't know why exactly)
i was dragged up as a jehovahs witness..
have sat in a mormon church and neither made sense..
they scared the shit out of me.
...but i have recently discovered my true calling
and where i feel more comfortable.

[Miss Olivia]

I'm my own religion. The only hope I have for my children is that they will do whatever feels right to them. I've decided I will show them all the facets of all the different religions, good and bad, and then let them make the decision for themselves. And whatever they choose, I will support. That's what you do when you love someone.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Originally Posted by stubbornforgey

not really...being an athiest is just as good.
my family are catholic..(i don't know why exactly)
i was dragged up as a jehovahs witness..
have sat in a mormon church and neither made sense..
they scared the shit out of me.
...but i have recently discovered my true calling
and where i feel more comfortable.

what if there is a god? It's like the lottery, can't win if you don't buy a ticket.

[urgeok]

my wife and i have no religion ..

i hate even having a label for that ..

we are leaving it out of our childs immediate education.
there is no way he can grasp the concepts yet.

when he stops believing in santa claus we'll give him an unbiased history lesson.

if under his own will he decides to check a religion out later in life - we'll support his beliefs -

its amazing to see what other parents are teaching their kids though ..
makes it difficult at times.

one friend is like a 5 year old televangelist.. already a jesus freak with no understanding of what the whole thing is about yet.
another one (a muslim) told him christians dont believe in god.

kids will lock onto things and apply their own kid logic to it ... best to wait until they can comprehend the more complex trappings of an organized belief system.

[stubbornforgey]

em not a wiccan !!'eeps'..
erm..whats a wiccan ??
'looks nervously around'
is it catchy..??can ppl die from this.??


teach my children about god..??
no way...this is thier choice.
I myself believe god exists in may way shapes and forms but my children can't see through my eyes.

[The Flayed One]

If I decide to have children, I will do my best to teach them about every religion. They will know why I am the way I am, and they will be encouraged to make up their own mind. I don't think there's anyway to avoid teaching your children. Unless they're homeschooled, they are going to be subjected to other views sooner or later. Just like sex, I want them to learn about it from me and let them know they have the right to choose and plenty of time to think about it.

I grew up in a pentacostle family. If that's what my children want for themselves, they will always have my loving support. If they want to be Christian, I want them to be intelligent ones.