What if your child wanted to be a Catholic or Buddhist monk or nun?Or a Missionary or a Muslim? What if your child became an Atheist, Agnostic, Pagan, Christian, ect...Whatever it is you are not? How would you react? I am not asking if you would like it or if you would approve of it but would you support your child?
Peace Be With You,
Debra
2006-08-30 05:17:08 · 17 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I would support my child's choice. Spiritually it a very personal thing and it took me years to find my path in life after a lot of research and study because I did not believe in what i was being taught. I am now Pagan and follow the old religion. However it will be children's choice as to what path they follow.
2006-08-30 05:22:44 · answer #1 · answered by Moonmist 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm glad you're back!
Good question.
I am going to train my children about God and Christianity, and I am also going to teach them to always look for the whole truth. If we look for the whole truth in things with integrity, it will always lead us back home. If it doesn't, then perhaps there is something wrong with what we believe.
Faith needs to develop organically or else it isn't real. By organically I mean it needs room to breathe and grow naturally without being forced and pressured, and have room for genuine questions.
If my kids are interested in other faiths, I would help them do research about them....not to point out what I think are the wrong things about them, but to try to help them identify the universal truth within the belief system (that was probably responsible for it's inception). I would even use that to help them understand God better, since all truth belongs to Him. Every faith has truth in it, and some traditions mixed in, so identifying the things that would help them, as well as the things that wouldn't help them is something I would do. I do the same with my own faith, so I don't think that would be bigoted.
If my kids were to decide to change their faith completely, I would ask them many genuine questions, so as to help them make an informed descision, but in the end I supporting them is the only thing I could do because that is their right as a human being.
I would then try to find common ground between our differences. If I felt they were being deceived, I would pray for them. At least I would be happy that they were being proactive in matters of faith and spirituality.
All of this is not to say that I wouldn't be sad. It's so much easier when a family is all the same faith because it's another thing that brings you closer. I would mourn the fact that something has taken my child further away from me.
2006-08-30 09:49:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I do not have a child...I am not even married yet...
If I were faced with this event though I would most definitely support my kid. If he/she really believes with firm conviction that changing or leaving the faith is the right decision for their lives...I will just support them and tell them the best of luck for them and if ever they should decide to return I will always be there for them.
2006-08-30 16:07:37 · answer #3 · answered by betterdeadthansorry 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would support my child regardless what path he may choose as long as he is safe and happy. If he chose to be anything other than a Christian, I would be right by his side and even try the faith he chose just so he knows he has his mothers support. All, I want is for my child to be happy and at peace, regardless what faith he chooses.
2006-08-30 05:23:54 · answer #4 · answered by Mz Bree 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not answering your question here, just taking the opportunity to respond to your response to my question about the catholic church endorsing condoms in Africa. I can't believe anyone would still believe that a benevolent God would want to see so many suffer and die by a preventable disease. Of course abstinence would be best but tell that to a woman who's tragic situation leaves her no skill, no education, no social safety net and is forced to prostitute herself in order to eat.
And yes, I would support my child no matter what faith
2006-08-30 23:34:57 · answer #5 · answered by Hans B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely I would support my child. Faith and personal philosophy are matters of conscience and must be decided by the individual. I would still try to instill in my child the importance of keeping an open mind and the virtue of respecting other people's right to choose their own path, but I certainly would support my child's own choice.
Excellent question.
2006-08-30 05:42:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would support my child in that decison because I know what it's like to not be supported. If possible, I may even celebrate their new religious holidays with them, and honor their new beliefs as much as I can.
2006-08-30 06:08:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i just got married and dont have children yet. but back to ur question. well ofcourse, it will hurt us but eventually time heals everything. i think it always a wiser way to accept things the way they are. u cant pressurize someone when it comes to faith.
Allah knows best. no man can actually ever convert for another man/woman. and no one should ever try converting someone else. Allah has said spread the word not make them beleive it.
we can only tell people about islam not make them beleive it. making them beleive in islam is Allah's job. as Allah says "Verily! I shalt guide those whose hand is in mine"
2006-08-30 05:29:02 · answer #8 · answered by marissa 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would be accepting and supportive of any path our children chose. As long as it was true and not a cult. Any belief that supports an understanding of one superior being, but what ever language his/her name is spoken, that believes in a world of peace, family, and treating each other as one would like to be treated.
2006-08-30 05:27:50 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well, of course, I would support and love my child. I would be sad and pray that my child would one day return to his Christian roots, but I will always love him.
2006-08-30 05:30:52 · answer #10 · answered by BigRichGuy 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋