Would you disown him? Keep in mind that he will "never" find his way back to Religion. His/Her decision is final and permanent. Would you love Him/Her less, disown, or get angry?
This has happened in so many cases.
2007-01-23 10:33:25 · 34 answers · asked by Nicky_Nolstorm 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Corrections: *Your Child
2007-01-23 10:35:00 · update #1
I would congratulate him for evolving to a higher state of intelligence.
2007-01-23 10:36:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Im only 24 and I have a son who is nearly 6 so I guess I dont have to worry about this type of thing for quite a while.....
My son and I are both Christian and he goes to a Private Catholic School.... His father was christened but never practised his faith or really believed in it.
I think Iwould feel very disappointed if my son was to convert to a different religion but if it was just a case of him not practising his faith or living his life by what our religion believes than I think that would be completely up to him. God gave us free - will for a reason. And everyone has to make that choice themselves.
There is no point in following a certain religion if you are only doing so because you are being forced or brainwashed or manipulated. No matter what the religion is. Every person must be true to themselves first and foremost and shouldn't let other people sway their decisions on such a personal issue. The situation is between that person and God. It would be a contradiction for a person to have "beliefs" if there beliefs were simply there to keep someone else happy.
I also don't think that I have much control over the love I have for my son. It's just there and I dont think there is much he could really ever do that would make me ever turn my back on him. Disappointed.... yes Dis-own.... I personally couldn't.
2007-01-23 11:03:14 · answer #2 · answered by miss2sexc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One thing that you must keep in mind that your child is human and they are only doing this to make a statement and to go against what you believe because they are going through something or have gone through something and believe that God does not understand and did nothing about whatever they were going through. And what you must understand that as a parent that you cannot disown your child because of their beliefs if that was the case Jesus would have never died for us even when we were sinful and chose not to believe in him. It is choice that God has given us and that is what you must give your child. For just like the bible says you must train up a child in the way that they should go and when they get old they would not depart from it. And you cannot get angry because of what they do not believe, because they are not doing this to you but they are doing this against God. And what you must do is first give them room and make yourself available to come to you when it is all said and done because God does not leave us no matter how far we run he is right where we leave him. And if their choice is to not believe in God then let them not believe in him just live your life praying and lifting God up and Hoping that the child will turn from their ways and acknowledge him. But the more you try to push God on them the more they will push away. You see we must first show them through our actions that God is real and we must believe in God for ourselves and pray for others that God will deliver them. No one person can never say that they have not called on the name of God at some point in their lives Believer or not. But trust that God will bring them back to the place where they ran away. Just Believe have faith and keep showing by example that with God you can be anything and without him You are nothing.
2007-01-23 11:04:47 · answer #3 · answered by finderofthering 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would be delighted.
I would also love my child as much if they made the strange choice to become religious. People must find their own way and a parent who would disown a child for making a belief of choice should probably have never have been trusted to use his/her reproductive organs responsibly in the first place.
2007-01-23 10:37:16 · answer #4 · answered by Bad Liberal 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My grandparents were upset (all 4 of them) when both of my parents decided to be athiests. I grew up in a non-religious house and was encouraged to try religions if I wanted to. I tried them, and I'm not interested. My grandparents respect all of our choices now.
I would never disown my child, even if he or she became a Branch Davidian or something.
2007-01-25 13:58:49 · answer #5 · answered by sarcastro1976 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope! Everyone is free to choose their own path in life.Its sad that this does happen though.
I would never disown my child,despite his or her acts because I have seen what it has done to people. It hurts the kids and their future. I am hoping that my kids and I will have a strong enough relationship so that they will come to me and tell me about their religious preferences. And if they do,I'll be there to support them.
2007-01-23 10:38:20 · answer #6 · answered by Myaloo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion is not near as important as relationship! Relationship with God the Father through Jesus Christ the son is important. I can not imagine my sons ever walking away from that relationship, but I would always love them. Some things might make me angry at my sons, but I will not ever disown them!
2007-01-23 11:12:03 · answer #7 · answered by shepherd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way. I would support him if he showed he put good thought into the decision and I would ask him to put good thought into it if he hadn't.
But we all make our own way through life and if we have to worry about our family disowning us our freedom of choice is limited. Family should always support family. Even though it often doesn't work out that.
2007-01-23 10:41:36 · answer #8 · answered by LeizyGriezy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never say "never", and to "disown" a child for thinking differently than you do is rather cruel, arrogant, ignorant, unkind.......... you get the idea. Leave them alone... remember the Bible says you're not supposed to try to turn your kids into little carbon copies of you... that's actually a SIN.
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2007-01-23 10:37:35 · answer #9 · answered by vinslave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So what? It's his/her life. So you're telling me that you would disown your own child because they don't think like you? What a shame. Another example of religion dividing instead of uniting.SIGH
2007-01-23 10:40:03 · answer #10 · answered by misteri 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My child is an atheist. He was an atheist before I became one. He gets the credit for asking me questions that led me to really examine the wisdom of my "faith". My other child is Christian, and wishes to remain so. He gets the credit for having his own beliefs and respecting those of others. I have no problem with their choices, they are personal and none of my business. I love them both the same, and I am proud of how secure they are in their own identities. If either of them changes his mind, that's fine with me, they don't need my permission nor my approval. My family is what matters most to me in this world, I would never alienate my children for any reason.
2007-01-23 10:39:21 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋