My wife is a Christian and I am somewhere in between Deist and Agnostic. Despite our religious differences, we have a wonderful marriage. We rarely talk about our individual beliefs. We have kind of agreed to disagree. Now, we have two small children, ages 3 and 18 months. About a year ago, I agreed to begin attending a non-denominational Christian Church with my wife and kids, simply so that my kids could be around other children in a relatively positive environment. My 3 and a half year old son has begun asking me questions about God. Right now, I am able to give him broad, generic answers without having to lie to him. However, I know that his questions are going to become more detailed and I will be forced to either tell him that I do not believe in the God they teach him about at Church, or I will have to lie and pretend that I believe all of what they are teaching him at Church. Besides my Dad, everyone that knows my children are Christians. If I tell my son that Church is essentially b.s., it will possibly ruin my marriage. Any suggestions on how to handle this?
2007-09-17
08:19:14
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Biggus Dickus
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