Would you let them choose a religion or would you want them to stick with yours? Would you let them have friends of other faith?
2006-10-16 08:55:10 · 42 answers · asked by . 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Would you let..... Your kids choose... Sorry about the spelling!
2006-10-16 08:55:39 · update #1
My parents gave me their religion, but they allowed me to Choose... I believe everyone should have the right to choose, after all we all have FREE WILL!!!!
We educate our kids on our beieves, but then they MUST believe for themselves .... Else we are supressing them... Abraham (PBUH, did not choose his parents religion), Moses (PBUH, did not choose his adoptive parents religion) ,,,, why should I be above any prophet... The prophets where given a choice as well....
2006-10-16 09:17:26 · update #2
I would teach them my religion, but I would support their right to change it. I have found that people who change their religion, have actually put some thought into it. As far as their friends go, they can befriend anyone they want. I cannot protect them from the world, but I can teach them to protect themselves.
2006-10-16 08:58:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't be a very good parent if I allowed my children to make all the choices.Should I stop my children from doing drugs or let them make the decision ? At the same time as a Christian parent,whatever the decision they might be faced with,I sooner or later have to let them go and trust that God loves them even more than I do.My job then turns from instructor to allowing them to choose and still loving and praying for them.
2006-10-16 09:06:55 · answer #2 · answered by don_steele54 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having friends from other religions is not a problem, but as long as they are under the care of their parents, they need to abide by their parents' choice, provided it does not involved anything harmful to them, such as human sacrifice. When they are adults, they will have 60+ years to be whatever they wish to be. Eighteen years is a very short time, comparatively. This does not mean they cannot learn about other religions, and possibly convince their parents of the importance of it.
2006-10-16 09:05:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a great question. I asked myself the same for my children and decided to raise and tech them my faith but not to force them to ad-hear or accept, just to learn and respect.
It is a matter of faith. If you believe or have faith, then you put your faith into practice and rest on the knowledge that if truth exist within your faith the children will come to know this truth as your have. If you are unsure of the truth or fear radical elements within your faith approach the faith as your children's guide. If you expose your children to the same teaching that you had without forcing them to conform then they may eclipse your understanding and ultimately help you connect deeper with your faith or help your find a new direction at some point in your understanding.
Teach them in matters of faith but ultimately they must reconcile their perceptions of truth as they live life as adults. Often the enlighten path is not a strait one and requires life experience to fully grasp. Open minded respect for others without compromising your core values is OK. Ultimately you and the example of your life may be the bell "The Almighty" rings to call others to enlightenment.
Peace and Love
2006-10-16 09:30:47 · answer #4 · answered by tchrist36 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I want my kids to choose for themselves, however, I take them to a church that has all of our beliefs and is very involved with youth and outreaches to the community...and I go to a nondenominational, though it is very very spiritual and we raise hands in praise and lay hands to heal..its very awesome..however, if my kids grow up believing something different or want a different church, that is fine with me. I take comfort in knowing what they want now and being involved with their feelings and thoughts and do the best I can based on what they want. So hopefully they will always like this place a grow spiritually and grow in their walk with Christ. I do let them have friends of all kinds. Some of them don't go to church, some are Baptist, Methodist, some are even Church of Christ friends....I try to teach them to reach out to the ones who don't go to church or don't even know who Jesus is, and that it's also ok to reach out to those who do. I would never force them to believe one way or another, I just plant seeds and stay involved with them and see where they need to go spiritually and help them as much as I can. I know I almost wrote a book....sorry. It was a very good question, I could go on even more, but I think I've said enough. God Bless You. Awesome question!
2006-10-16 09:21:45 · answer #5 · answered by mcentiremadness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that religion should be anyone's choice. Including my child's. I educated him with everything I knew about religions...especially those I had been involved with...and let him make up his own mind. He is a free thinker. I'm a Deist, but I think he is a full-fledged atheist. His choice!
2006-10-16 09:07:57 · answer #6 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My children, when I have them, will be free to follow whatever path they choose for themselves. I will try to instill my values on them when they are young, but I will expose them to the good and bad side of every belief system I can. And of course I'll let them have friends of other faiths. I have many friends of other faiths, so it only makes sense. :)
2006-10-16 09:00:39 · answer #7 · answered by Girl Wonder 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When they are old enough to choose the choice is theirs. My sons were raised with my faith but not Baptized in it until recently. They chose themselves at 10 and 12. They were Baptized, Confirmed, and received their first communions on that day. So they have made their choice.
2006-10-16 08:58:12 · answer #8 · answered by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Children are the responsability of the parents... children are to be submisive to their parents untill the time that they are legaly able to take responsability for themselves... at least in my country... when they become adults they must then take their own responsability for their choices in life... If they have been broght up properly they will have the confidence and education to make their own decisions concerning "religion"...If they choose to go in a way that is totaly disrespectful of their parents... then they will have to suffer the concequences of that decision... But, all must come to God in The Way He proscribes... if they do not...then they will suffer greater concequences than mortal family seperation...they will be eternaly seperated from God...
I know of children who are right with God dispite the disbelief of their parents...these children will remain with god forever...they know that if their parents do not come to God then they will be lost... But these children will remain with their parents untill they are adults and on their own... they will continue to love and respect their parents but they will stay with God regardless... God comes before family...
2006-10-16 09:06:18 · answer #9 · answered by IdahoMike 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My kids know that they can choose any religion at any time. They can do so now if they wish, they don't need to wait until adulthood. We're atheist, but they are aware of many religions, and they have friends of many different faiths. We're pretty laid back about such things.
2006-10-16 08:59:45 · answer #10 · answered by . 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋