Catholic/Muslim....how should we raise our kids?

Answer 1

Both. My children's father and I are muslim, and so are our children, but they are raised with both. When they are at my mom's house for the weekend, they do go to church with her. I want them to choose on their own, not feel pressured to stay with one or the other. The only way they can know why they choose what they believe is if they have the knowledge of another.

Answer 2

You should expose your children to both religions. You want them to have a sound understanding in both areas. Try not to pressure them into what you think is best for them. That is a choice that they must make for themselves, when they are old enough to be able to tell you what they feel is right for them. All you can do is your best, teach them about both religions, what is right and what is wrong. Religion - they will choose, with time. I hope that this gives you some idea of how to raise your kids. This is not the only option.

Answer 3

My husband and I faced this question while awaiting the birth of our daughter. He is Muslim and I am Catholic. We discussed it and agreed to raise her Muslim. The basis for this decision was that I had always struggled with some aspects of the Catholic Church. We teach her about Islam and sometimes she goes to church with me. As long as we instill a good moral foundation, the rest is between her and God.

Answer 4

DO you know that both the religions are from the same GOD?

We as Muslims acknowledge that GOD sent messengers to all nations to guide them towards peace and slavation. Thats why we acknowledge Moses and Jesus Christ (Peace Be Upon Them)

No Muslim will remain a muslim if he denies jesus Christ was a messenger of GOD.

Now coming to your question.

Try to be compatible with your kids. See, if you read the Gospels, there is NOT even a sinlge verse in the Gospels in which Jesus Christ (PBUH) said 'I am GOD' OR 'Worship me'

Infact Jesus Christ asked his people to worship GOD alone. Therefore when he was about to be crucified he cried "ELI Save me"

ELI if translated in Arabic becomes ALLAH. So basically they is ONLY ONE GOD, call HIM by the name ALLAH, ELI etc HE is the same.

Therefore teach HIM about True Monotheism. NOT the Trinity which itself is NOT Jesus Christ's teachings.

Therefore just like Islam if you agree that GOD is ONE and does NOT exist in any material form, i believe there would be NO problems for your kids.

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Answer 5

it is an extraordinarily interesting question. i'm LDS so evidently i might choose you to enhance them LDS. yet extremely this may be a severe determination so you might debate with your spouse and pray approximately jointly. I knew a woman in my final ward who grow to be married to a catholic guy. He in no way extremely went to church until eventually she desperate she needed the youngsters to attend the LDS church. Then he grow to be by surprise a thoroughly committed Catholic. They ended up having the youngsters attend the two churches, alternating weeks. They desperate to no longer have the youngsters baptized in the two faith. yet this entire deal grow to be perplexing the youngsters and coming up a important rift contained in the family and marriage. I haven't any thought if that has replaced considering I knew them. in spite of the undeniable fact that it grow to be for sure undesirable for the completed family. If I have been you i might learn out each and each faith, with a typical heart, and are available to a determination what's sweet and authentic. they are such diverse religions; that's like identifying between an apple and an orange. the two are end result, yet thoroughly diverse. The flavor would not even learn. you like your little ones to enhance up with remarkable doctrine, so so you might extremely learn and pray approximately this. it is not a mild determination. As for each and all of the commitments contained in the LDS church, there are lots of. yet you're taking toddler steps. and you purely do what you are able to. that's what certainly everybody attempt to do.

Answer 6

My husband and I never baptized our children, we decided to leave it up to them when they are older. He was raised as a catholic and I was raised as an atheist. I became a christian when I was a teenager and last yr my Parents became Jehovah's Witnesses. So our children have different religions in their lives. I don't follow any religion I just believe in God and his son Jesus. It's up to u in what u decide, this is just my opinion, good luck!

Answer 7

Its really up to you but listen up !!!! EVERYONE! There should be some things brought to light in here! A previous answerer said that Jesus never said or nothing ever hapenend in the Gospels where Jesus was proclaimed the Son of God, this is a LIE! the Gospels and even the old testament prophets refer to Jesus as the Son of God, and Yes to another answerer Muslims Do believe in Jesus as a prophet but not a Savior! Not the Son of God! Muslims Faith contradicts its self The Koran teaches to respect and believe in the Gospel from the people of the book (Christians ) yet Muslims do not do this, Also Their Prophet also practiced Things such as what the prophet Muhammad was up to in his lifetime -- namely, marrying his adopted son’s wife after Zaid divorced her for the prophet’s pleasure; marrying a nine year old, Aisha; wife beating, killing infidels, fighting Jihad against the Christians and Jews, just to name a few.

Sura 33.37": And when you said to him to whom Allah had shown favour and to whom you had shown a favour: Keep your wife to yourself and be careful of (your duty to) Allah; and you concealed in your soul what Allah would bring to light, and you feared men, and Allah had a greater right that you should fear Him. But when Zaid had accomplished his want of her, we gave her to you as a wife, so that there should be no difficulty for the believers in respect of the wives of their adopted sons, when they have accomplished their want of them; and Allah's command shall be performed.

What God allows a woman to be divorced to be married to a prophet? To me this implies God does not value marriage and is asking a person to divorce his wife and this is exactly what the above Sura says - that Allah knew that he wanted Muhammad to marry Zainab and that could only have happened after the divorce, thus destroying the sanctity of marriage.

Bukhari vol. 7, #64: "Narrated Aisha that the prophet wrote the marriage contract with her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, and then she remained with him for nine years (i.e. till his death)." Muhammad was 49 yrs old when he married Aisha and consummated when he was 52yrs old.

Obviously these things would raise serious questions about a claimed prophet of God!

These things were deeply disturbing to me and as I continued reading I discovered more on how Muhammad lived his life, which is not what Muslims are led to believe. I realized that we have two Muhammad's: the historical Muhammad and the “imagined” Muhammad. The “imagined” Muhammad would try to portray himself as good, righteous, highly esteemed, some great kind of guy, a prophet ordained by God, etc., -- the one Muslims seek to worship, praise and adore. But in actual fact, there is the real historical Muhammad who was nothing like the one the Muslims are taught about. The real Muhammad was nothing short of barbaric, superstitious and evil in his ways. Yes, he may have started off with honesty but ended up with depravity when he acquired more power.

Answer 8

with respect for all human beings.

If the father is muslim then the children should take after his religion. Because they take his last name

Answer 9

I honestly do not mean to offend with this answer. The bible says not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers. From what I know of the Muslim faith, they do not believe in Jesus Christ! Please raise your children as Christians and teach them the word of Jesus Christ. Remember...God is a jealous God!

Answer 10

whatever the religion one is, your religion will definitely encourage you to raise your child in that religion. next, EDUCATION.

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